Relates to mandatory training curriculum

Latest action Jan 12, 2026

Relates to mandatory training curriculum for election commissioners and key staff of boards of elections.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A1228, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Election Law.

Committee

Election Law · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Elections · New York State Senate, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill is to ensure consistent training of election commissioners by the New York State Board of Elections (NYSBOE).

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJan 12, 2026Result: passed
(55) (4) (0) (2)
Vote: Committee vote · Elections
Senate ElectionsJan 12, 2026Result: passed
(19) (1) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJan 13, 2025Result: passed
(57) (4) (0) (2)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJan 13, 2025Result: passed
(21) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Al Taylor, Amy Paulin and 19 more on Agora

Democratic19
Republican2

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Zellnor Myrie says this is needed

Election commissioners serve a vital role in safeguarding the electoral processes. Therefore, they must be adequately trained to effectively fulfill this role. This bill would require the NYSBOE to create a manda- tory uniform training program. This ensures that all commissioners across New York State are provided with the same baseline training. The NYSBOE and county election commissioners generally maintain very close working relationships and jointly engage in informal training workshops at the New York State Election Commissioners Association conferences held each winter and summer. Feedback from those conferences indicates mutual interest in a more general training program as well.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Jan 12, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jan 12, 2026
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.3
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.3
NY Senate
Jan 12, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jan 12, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Jan 12, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate

Show full history (11 earlier events)

Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Mar 25, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Jan 13, 2025
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jan 13, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jan 13, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.5
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.5
NY Senate
Jan 13, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jan 13, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
NY Assembly
Jan 9, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
NY Assembly
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
Party colors: Parties are shown in the same neutral colors.
Source: From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 30, 2026. About our data

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