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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 7009: Provides for initiative and referendum and recall

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 7009 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides for initiative and referendum and recall. Primary sponsor: Joe Griffo (Republican/Conservative). Most recent recorded action (February 5, 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.

Provides for initiative and referendum and recall; empowers the electors with the ability to propose statutes and amendments to the constitution, approve or reject statutes or parts of statutes, and remove elective officers.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe GriffoPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate53

“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