NY S 9994

in committee

Relates to the qualifications of voters and civic education of students

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 9994 pass?

Not yet. NY S 9994 is in committee as of 2026-04-21 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-21): REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

What is NY S 9994 about?

Lowers the voting age to 16 years; requires that students receive education in civics and be given the opportunity to register to vote in the classroom.

Who sponsors NY S 9994?

Erik Bottcher is the primary sponsor of NY S 9994, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Description

Lowers the voting age to 16 years; requires that students receive education in civics and be given the opportunity to register to vote in the classroom.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-04-21 — REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

2026-04-21
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
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Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

Prior session: S 5646not in this corpus
Prior session: S 2273not in this corpus
Prior session: S 366not in this corpus
Prior session: S 660not in this corpus
Prior session: S 1016not in this corpus
Companion bill: A 5790

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S9994?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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