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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 559: Provides for the declination of a designation as a candidate or nomination for a party position under special circumstance

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 559 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides for the declination of a designation as a candidate or nomination for a party position under special circumstance. Primary sponsor: Amy Paulin (Democratic). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 12, 2026): ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.250.

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Official summary

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

Provides for the declination of a designation as a candidate or nomination for a party position if the person designated or nominated has received a diagnosis of a serious health condition or has resigned the office for which they are nominated or designated to run for re-election.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Amy PaulinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse88
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Jonathan JacobsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Amanda SeptimoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse84
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Carrie WoernerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113

“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. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.250
  2. REPORTED
  3. REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
  4. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  5. PRINT NUMBER 559A
  6. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTION LAW
  7. REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

Sources

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