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NY A 8957

in committee

Requires a special election to fill a vacant supervisor position in towns with a population of six hundred thousand or more

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NY A 8957 pass?

Not yet. NY A 8957 is in committee as of 2026-04-30 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-30): PRINT NUMBER 8957A

What is NY A 8957 about?

Provides that where a supervisor in a town with a population of six hundred thousand or more vacates their position before the end of their term, a special election shall occur in order to fill such vacant supervisor position.

Who sponsors NY A 8957?

Noah Burroughs is the primary sponsor of NY A 8957, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Provides that where a supervisor in a town with a population of six hundred thousand or more vacates their position before the end of their term, a special election shall occur in order to fill such vacant supervisor position.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-30 — PRINT NUMBER 8957A
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Noah Burroughsprimary
  • Judy Griffincosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-08-11

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-04-30

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  4. 2026-04-30

    PRINT NUMBER 8957A

    amendment-passage

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A8957?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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