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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 4449: Relates to prohibiting ballot harvesting

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 4449 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to prohibiting ballot harvesting. Primary sponsor: Andrew Molitor (Republican/Conservative). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW.

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.

Prohibits ballot harvesting; prohibits a person from submitting an application for an absentee ballot on behalf of a voter without notarized consent; permits family members, caregivers and other officials to submit applications.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 4 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Andrew MolitorPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse150
Ken BlankenbushCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse117
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Jeff GallahanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse131
Jodi GiglioCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse2
John LemondesCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse126
Robert SmullenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118

“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. REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
  2. REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

Sources

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