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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 6973: Relates to special elections of federal officers

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 6973 is a bill introduced in the New York House on March 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to special elections of federal officers. Primary sponsor: Mary Beth Walsh (Republican). It lists 21 additional sponsors. 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.

Incorporates legislative provisions regarding the conduct of special elections to fill vacancies in federal elected offices into the constitution.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 11 · Republican/Conservative 7 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mary Beth WalshPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse112
Joe AngelinoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse121
Anil BeephanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse105
Ken BlankenbushCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse117
Paul BolognaCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse144
Karl BrabenecCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Alec Brook-KrasnyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse46
Ari BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Lester ChangCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse49
Mike FitzpatrickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Chris FriendCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse124
Jarett GandolfoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse7
Scott GrayCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse116
Steve HawleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse139
Josh JensenCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse134
Brian MaherCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse101
Angelo MorinelloCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse145
Misha NovakhovCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse45
Phil PalmesanoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse132
Matt SlaterCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse94
Chris TagueCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse102

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

Sources

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