Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 3, 2026Result: passed
(39) (22) (0) (2)
Senate bill · S1087 (2025-26)
Makes commissioners full time employees of boards outside the city of New York
Latest action Jun 3, 2026
New York State Senate
Same as A5056, the matching bill in the Assembly.
Summary
Makes commissioners full time employees of boards outside the city of New York.
Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries
Amends the Election Law.
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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
Makes election commissioners full time employees of Boards of Elections.
Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)
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
Committee
Election Law · New York State Assembly
Also referred to Elections · New York State Senate.
Cosponsors
Al Taylor, Albert A. Stirpe and 16 more on Agora
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Read on NY Senate (opens in a new tab)- Democratic18
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The sponsor's argument
Why Shelley Mayer says this is needed
Currently, New York's county boards of elections are funded locally by each county and therefore vary widely in size, resources, and capacity. This leads to inconsistencies for voters in different jurisdictions. Requiring election commissioners to be full time employees in county boards of election will ensure that the boards have greater capacity.
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.
Recorded votes
Vote: Committee vote · Finance
Senate FinanceMay 19, 2026Result: passed
(14) (6) (0) (2)Vote: Committee vote · Elections
Senate ElectionsApr 21, 2026Result: passed
(5) (2) (0) (0)Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJan 13, 2025Result: passed
(15) (6) (0) (0)Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJan 13, 2025Result: passed
(39) (22) (0) (2)
Full history
- Jun 3, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
- Jun 3, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
- Jun 3, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
NY Assembly
- May 21, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
- May 20, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
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- May 19, 2026
1ST Report CAL.1193
1ST REPORT CAL.1193
NY Senate
- Apr 21, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
- Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
NY Assembly
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
NY Senate
- Feb 11, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
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.8
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.8
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 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
NY Senate