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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8129: Requires government-issued photo registration for registration and voting

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 8129 is a bill introduced in the New York House on May 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires government-issued photo registration for registration and voting. Primary sponsor: John Mikulin (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 6, 2026): HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN 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.

Requires a signature and government-issued photo identification for both voter registration and at the time of voting.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John MikulinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse17

“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. HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN ELECTION LAW
  2. OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  3. TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
  4. REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
  5. OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  6. TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
  7. REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

Sources

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