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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8604: Moves the date of the presidential primary to the first Tuesday in March

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 8604 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on December 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Moves the date of the presidential primary to the first Tuesday in March. Primary sponsor: James Skoufis (Democratic). It lists 25 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 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.

Moves the date of the presidential primary to the first Tuesday in March, also known as Super Tuesday.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 13 · Democratic/Working Families 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
James SkoufisPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Jamaal BaileyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate36
Jabari BrisportCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate25
Leroy ComrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Jeremy CooneyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate56
Pat FahyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Michael GianarisCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Kristen GonzalezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Brian KavanaghCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Liz KruegerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate28
John LiuCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Shelley MayerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate37
Zellnor MyrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Kevin ParkerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate21
Roxanne PersaudCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate19
Jessica RamosCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate13
Gustavo RiveraCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
James SandersCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Luis SepúlvedaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Sam SuttonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22

“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. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.6
  5. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  6. REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
  7. REFERRED TO RULES

Sources

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