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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 6259: Requires colleges in the state to communicate all absentee deadlines for New York state elections

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 6259 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires colleges in the state to communicate all absentee deadlines for New York state elections. Primary sponsor: James Skoufis (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 2, 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.

Requires colleges in the state to communicate all absentee deadlines for New York state elections to all enrolled students.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
James SkoufisPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate42

“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. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.1314
  7. REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
  8. REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

Sources

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