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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 1277: Allows only citizens to vote at elections

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 1277 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Allows only citizens to vote at elections. Primary sponsor: Matt Slater (Republican/Conservative). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 30, 2026): OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Allows only citizens to vote at elections.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 9 · Republican/Conservative 6 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 3 · Republican/Conservative/Independence/Libertarian 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Matt SlaterPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse94
Joe AngelinoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse121
Scott BendettCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse107
Karl BrabenecCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Ari BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Lester ChangCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse49
Pat ChludzinskiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse143
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Michael DursoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/Independence/LibertarianHouse9
Jodi GiglioCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse2
Scott GrayCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse116
Steve HawleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse139
John LemondesCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse126
Brian MaherCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse101
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Angelo MorinelloCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse145
Robert SmullenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Chris TagueCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse102

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  2. TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
  3. REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
  4. OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  5. TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
  6. REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source