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NY A 6896

in committee

Relates to utilizing schools as polling places

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NY A 6896 pass?

Not yet. NY A 6896 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO EDUCATION

What is NY A 6896 about?

Provides that where practicable, school districts in which schools are utilized as polling places shall schedule conference or professional development days on primary or election days when the polls are open to voters, and if students are present during hours when polls are open, school districts shall take measures to ensure that the general public shall not access other areas of the school outside of the polling place.

Who sponsors NY A 6896?

Carrie Woerner is the primary sponsor of NY A 6896.

Description

Provides that where practicable, school districts in which schools are utilized as polling places shall schedule conference or professional development days on primary or election days when the polls are open to voters, and if students are present during hours when polls are open, school districts shall take measures to ensure that the general public shall not access other areas of the school outside of the polling place.

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

  • Carrie Woernerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-18

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 8440not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A6896?summary=&detail=

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