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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1649: Relates to primary election voting ballots in cities with a population of one million or more as of the latest federal decennial census

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 1649 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to primary election voting ballots in cities with a population of one million or more as of the latest federal decennial census. Primary sponsor: John Liu (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO ELECTIONS.

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.

Relates to the order of candidate and delegate names on primary ballots in cities with a population of one million or more as of the latest federal decennial census and provides for a rotation of names in subsequent elections.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John LiuPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16

“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 ELECTIONS
  2. PRINT NUMBER 1649A
  3. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
  4. REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

Sources

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