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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 4239: Provides for initiative and referendum in New York State for the People as electors to propose or reject laws and submit amendments to the state constitution

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 4239 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides for initiative and referendum in New York State for the People as electors to propose or reject laws and submit amendments to the state constitution. Primary sponsor: Josh Jensen (Republican/Conservative/Independence). It lists 1 additional sponsor. 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.

Provides for initiative and referendum in New York State for the People as electors to propose or reject laws and submit amendments to the state constitution.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Josh JensenPrimary sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse134
Andrea BaileyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse133

“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 JUDICIARY
  4. OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  5. TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
  6. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Sources

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