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A 2689 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts the building up immigrant legal defense or BUILD act

Summary
Enacts the building up immigrant legal defense or BUILD act to provide competitive workforce development and capacity building grants to eligible entities that are seeking to expand access to representation for individuals facing deportation by increasing the workforce and strengthening the legal services infrastructure needed to provide such representation.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill expands legal defense access for deportation cases, strengthening due process and civil rights in immigration courts, aligning with criminal justice reform principles of fair representation.90% confidence ✓ ImmigrationSupports ImmigrationProvides grants to expand legal representation for immigrants facing deportation, strengthening access to defense services per bill summary.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Total actions
2
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Committee
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
1 primary · 36 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Catalina Cruz
Catalina Cruz
DDemocratic
NY
39
Co
Photo of Andrew Hevesi
Andrew Hevesi
DDemocratic
NY
28
Co
Photo of Anna Kelles
Anna Kelles
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
125
Co
Photo of Chris Burdick
Chris Burdick
DDemocratic/Independence/Working Families
NY
93
Co
Photo of Claire Valdez
Claire Valdez
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
37
Co
Photo of Dana Levenberg
Dana Levenberg
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
95
Co
Photo of Demond Meeks
Demond Meeks
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
137
Co
Photo of Diana Moreno
Diana Moreno
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
36
Co
Photo of Didi Barrett
Didi Barrett
DDemocratic
NY
106
Co
Photo of Emily Gallagher
Emily Gallagher
DDemocratic
NY
50
Co
Photo of Gabriella Romero
Gabriella Romero
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
109