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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5234: Eliminates the ability of judicial candidates enrolled in a particular party to automatically be allowed to run as a candidate in another party's primary election

Passed one chamber 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 5234 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Eliminates the ability of judicial candidates enrolled in a particular party to automatically be allowed to run as a candidate in another party's primary election. Primary sponsor: Jonathan Jacobson (Democratic). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.138.

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.

Eliminates the ability of judicial candidates for office who are enrolled in a particular party to automatically be allowed to run as a candidate in another party's primary election.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jonathan JacobsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Jeffrey DinowitzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Eddie GibbsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse68
Rodneyse Bichotte HermelynCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Larinda HooksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse35
Paula KayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Ron KimCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Amy PaulinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse88
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Gabriella RomeroCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse109
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Sarahana ShresthaCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse103

“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. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.138
  2. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. DIED IN SENATE
  4. REFERRED TO RULES
  5. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  6. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  7. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.315
  8. RULES REPORT CAL.315
  9. REPORTED
  10. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  11. REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

Sources

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