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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 4458: Requires government-issued photo registration for registration and voting

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 4458 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires government-issued photo registration for registration and voting. Primary sponsor: Steve Rhoads (Republican/Conservative). Most recent recorded action (February 3, 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.

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steve RhoadsPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5

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

Sources

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