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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 4973: Relates to authorizing voting by incarcerated individuals in correctional facilities; repealer

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 4973 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to authorizing voting by incarcerated individuals in correctional facilities; repealer. Primary sponsor: Eddie Gibbs (Democratic). It lists 12 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.

Relates to authorizing voting by incarcerated individuals in correctional facilities; requires the department of corrections and community supervision, in collaboration with the state and county boards of election, to establish a program to facilitate incarcerated individuals voter registration and voting.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10 · Democratic/Working Families 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Eddie GibbsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse68
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Phara Souffrant ForrestCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Rodneyse Bichotte HermelynCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Nikki LucasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Marcela MitaynesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse51
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Yudelka TapiaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71

“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