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NY S 1885

in committee

Requires a valid government issued photo identification card to be presented when casting a ballot

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 1885 pass?

Not yet. NY S 1885 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

What is NY S 1885 about?

Requires a New York state driver's license or non-driver ID, a United States passport, an identification card issued by a United States educational institution, a United States military identification card, a government issued medical card, or any identification card issued by the United States or the state of New York to be presented when casting a ballot.

Who sponsors NY S 1885?

Mark Walczyk is the primary sponsor of NY S 1885, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Requires a New York state driver's license or non-driver ID, a United States passport, an identification card issued by a United States educational institution, a United States military identification card, a government issued medical card, or any identification card issued by the United States or the state of New York to be presented when casting a ballot.

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

  • Mark Walczykprimary
  • Steve Rhoadscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-06

    DEFEATED IN ELECTIONS

  3. 2025-03-18

    NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

  4. 2025-01-14

    REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

    referral-committee

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

Related bills

  • Prior session: S 7876not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 1927

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S1885?summary=&detail=

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