Relates to requiring bills with a threshold level of co-sponsorship to be brought to the floor for a vote to be taken thereon

Latest action May 5, 2026

Relates to requiring bills with a threshold level of co-sponsorship to be brought to the floor for a vote to be taken thereon.

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Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A537, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Legislative Law.

Committee

Governmental Operations · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Investigations And Government Operations · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To allow for a piece of legislation that has garnered the co-sponsorship of 76 members of the Assembly and 32 members in the Senate to be brought to the floor in that respective house for a vote.

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

Cosponsors

Angelo J. Morinello, Brian Manktelow and 16 more on Agora

Republican18

Show all 18 on Agora

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why James Tedisco says this is needed

In theory, any piece of legislation in any legislative body that has earned the sponsorship of more than half its members has been vetted, passed muster and merits an open floor debate and up or down vote. This legislation would require that those pieces of legislation that have garnered widespread support (76 members in the Assembly/32 members in the Senate) be discharged from committee and brought to the floor for a vote. It is the very concept of good governance and democracy for a legisla- tive body to openly debate a bill in the public square that has the support of the majority of its members, hence a majority of that legis- lative body's constituency.

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 5, 2026
Held for Consideration in Governmental Operations
HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
NY Senate
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
NY Senate

About this record

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Source: From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 29, 2026. About our data

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