Relates to the terms of office of commissioners of elections

Latest action May 4, 2026

Increases the term of office of an election commissioner from two to four years beginning January first of each odd numbered year.

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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 A7289, 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.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Relates to the terms of office of commissioners of election.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 4, 2026Result: passed
(55) (5) (0) (3)
Vote: Committee vote · Elections
Senate ElectionsApr 21, 2026Result: passed
(5) (2) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 12, 2025Result: passed
(56) (4) (0) (3)
Vote: Committee vote · Elections
Senate ElectionsFeb 10, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Patricia Fahy

Democratic1

Patricia Fahy

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Lea Webb says this is needed

The term of office of an election commissioner is two years, by amending this section it would extend the term to a four year period to conform the rest of the State to the same term as the commissioners in New York City and the Counties of Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Ontario, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, St. Lawrence, Sara- toga, Schenectady, Seneca, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Warren, Washington, and Wyoming.

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

May 4, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 4, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 4, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
NY Assembly
Apr 27, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Apr 22, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (12 earlier events)

Apr 21, 2026
1ST Report CAL.791
1ST REPORT CAL.791
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
Mar 25, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
NY Assembly
Mar 12, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 12, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 12, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
NY Assembly
Feb 12, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 11, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 10, 2025
1ST Report CAL.295
1ST REPORT CAL.295
NY Senate
Jan 15, 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.
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