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NY A 4973

in committee

Relates to authorizing voting by incarcerated individuals in correctional facilities; repealer

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 4973 pass?

Not yet. NY A 4973 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

What is NY A 4973 about?

Relates to authorizing voting by incarcerated individuals in correctional facilities; requires the department of corrections and community supervision, in collaboration with the state and county boards of election, to establish a program to facilitate incarcerated individuals voter registration and voting.

Who sponsors NY A 4973?

Eddie Gibbs is the primary sponsor of NY A 4973, joined by 12 cosponsors.

Description

Relates to authorizing voting by incarcerated individuals in correctional facilities; requires the department of corrections and community supervision, in collaboration with the state and county boards of election, to establish a program to facilitate incarcerated individuals voter registration and voting.

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

  • Eddie Gibbsprimary
  • Nader Sayeghcosponsor
  • Dana Levenbergcosponsor
  • Phara Souffrant Forrestcosponsor
  • Catalina Cruzcosponsor
  • Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyncosponsor
  • Al Taylorcosponsor
  • Nikki Lucascosponsor
  • Alicia Hyndmancosponsor
  • Yudelka Tapiacosponsor
  • Marcela Mitaynescosponsor
  • Demond Meekscosponsor
  • Karines Reyescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-10

    REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 9862not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 699not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 3999not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 5972

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A4973?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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