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NY A 1355

in committee

Relates to the procedure for filling certain vacancies in the office of state senator or in the office of member of assembly in N.Y. city

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 1355 pass?

Not yet. NY A 1355 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 1355 about?

Relates to the procedure for filling a vacancy in the office of state senator or in the office of member of assembly occurring in a district consisting of parts of more than one county in a city with a population of one million or more; allows for independent nominating petitions to be presented and provides for a special election to be held forty-five days from the date of the governor making a proclamation for a special election.

Who sponsors NY A 1355?

Jo Anne Simon is the primary sponsor of NY A 1355.

Description

Relates to the procedure for filling a vacancy in the office of state senator or in the office of member of assembly occurring in a district consisting of parts of more than one county in a city with a population of one million or more; allows for independent nominating petitions to be presented and provides for a special election to be held forty-five days from the date of the governor making a proclamation for a special election.

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

  • Jo Anne Simonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-09

    REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 1708not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 4342not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1702not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 8727not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A1355?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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