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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 590: Repeals certain provisions regarding adoption of new or revised city charter proposed by charter commission which limit submission of questions to city's electors

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 590 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Repeals certain provisions regarding adoption of new or revised city charter proposed by charter commission which limit submission of questions to city's electors. Primary sponsor: Liz Krueger (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 12, 2025): SUBSTITUTED BY A3665A.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Repeals certain provisions regarding the adoption of a new or revised city charter proposed by a charter commission which limits the submission of questions to a city's qualified electors; eliminates the rule that provides that whenever a city charter commission puts a proposal on the local ballot, all other local referendum proposals are barred from the ballot.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic/Working Families 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Liz KruegerPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate28
Jabari BrisportCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate25
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Jessica RamosCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate13
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY A3665A
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1866
  3. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  4. PRINT NUMBER 590A
  5. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CITIES 1
  6. REFERRED TO CITIES 1

Sources

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