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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 7962: Sets the timeline for candidate declination

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 7962 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on May 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Sets the timeline for candidate declination. Primary sponsor: Kristen Gonzalez (Democratic/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (March 11, 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.

Sets the timeline for candidate declination from ten days to seven days.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kristen GonzalezPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59

“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.444
  7. REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
  8. RETURNED TO SENATE
  9. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  10. REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
  11. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  12. PASSED SENATE

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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