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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1085: Prohibits deceptive practices and the suppression of voters, and increases penalties for violations of the elective franchise

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

S 1085 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits deceptive practices and the suppression of voters, and increases penalties for violations of the elective franchise. Primary sponsor: Andrea Stewart-Cousins (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 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.

Prohibits deceptive practices and the suppression of voters.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Democratic/Working Families 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Andrea Stewart-CousinsPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate35
Pat FahyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Gustavo RiveraCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33

“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. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.5
  5. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  6. REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
  7. RETURNED TO SENATE
  8. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  9. REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
  10. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  11. PASSED SENATE
  12. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.7

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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