Bill Commons

NY S 2574

in committee

Relates to providing valid government issued photo identification when casting a ballot

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 2574 pass?

Not yet. NY S 2574 is in committee as of 2026-05-20 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-20): DEFEATED IN ELECTIONS

What is NY S 2574 about?

Requires a valid government issued photo identification card be presented when casting a ballot; provides for persons eligible for Medicaid to receive identification cards.

Who sponsors NY S 2574?

Robert Ortt is the primary sponsor of NY S 2574, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Requires a valid government issued photo identification card be presented when casting a ballot; provides for persons eligible for Medicaid to receive identification cards.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-20 — DEFEATED IN ELECTIONS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Robert Orttprimary
  • Pamela Helmingcosponsor
  • James Tediscocosponsor
  • Steve Rhoadscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-21

    REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-13

    NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

  3. 2025-05-06

    DEFEATED IN ELECTIONS

  4. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-03-10

    NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

  6. 2026-05-20

    DEFEATED IN ELECTIONS

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Elections Vote

    2025-05-06 · fail · 2-5

    Member-level votes (7)
    • George Borrello: yes
    • Mark Walczyk: yes
    • Samra Brouk: no
    • Kristen Gonzalez: no
    • Brian Kavanagh: no
    • Shelley Mayer: no
    • Zellnor Myrie: no

  • Elections Vote

    2026-05-20 · fail · 2-5

    Member-level votes (7)
    • George Borrello: yes
    • Mark Walczyk: yes
    • Samra Brouk: no
    • Kristen Gonzalez: no
    • Brian Kavanagh: no
    • Shelley Mayer: no
    • Zellnor Myrie: no

Related bills

  • Prior session: S 2091not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3625not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 876not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 3302

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S2574?summary=&detail=

Attribution

Data from openstates_api_sync, retrieved 2026-08-21T20:55:24.997799Z

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