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NY S 5738

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Requires the board of elections to provide Russian interpreters at certain polling locations in N.Y. city

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 5738 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5738 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

What is NY S 5738 about?

Requires the board of elections to provide Russian interpreters at certain polling locations in cities having a population in excess of one million people.

Who sponsors NY S 5738?

Jessica Scarcella-Spanton is the primary sponsor of NY S 5738.

Description

Requires the board of elections to provide Russian interpreters at certain polling locations in cities having a population in excess of one million people.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Jessica Scarcella-Spantonprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-28

    REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 223not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 6273not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 5766not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1703not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 7337not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4033not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 2457

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https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5738?summary=&detail=

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