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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1297: Relates to enacting the taxpayer voter registration act

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

S 1297 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to enacting the taxpayer voter registration act. Primary sponsor: George Borrello (Republican/Conservative). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE.

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.

Allows taxpayers to register to vote upon paying their taxes or changing their address.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
George BorrelloPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51

“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 BUDGET AND REVENUE
  2. REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE

Sources

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