Assembly Bill A7027

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Expands voter registration to include registration by certain agencies or entities

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A7027 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5-900, El L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A2292

2021-A7027 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands voter registration to include registration by any agency or entity that accepts an application or collects a fee in exchange for a government or educational service.

2021-A7027 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7027
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 21, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. NORRIS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to expanding voter regis-
   tration to include registration by certain agencies or entities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision  13  of section 5-900 of the election law, as
 amended by chapter 37 of the  laws  of  2021,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   13. (A) Beginning January first, two thousand twenty-three, designated
 agencies  for  purposes  of this section shall include the department of
 motor vehicles.
   (B) Beginning January  first,  two  thousand  twenty-four,  designated
 agencies for the purposes of this section shall also include:
   (I)  the  department of health, the office of temporary and disability
 assistance, the department of labor, the  office  of  adult  career  and
 continuing  education  services  - vocational rehabilitation, county and
 city departments of social services,  and  the  New  York  city  housing
 authority[, as well as];
   (II)  ANY  OTHER  AGENCY  OR  ENTITY  THAT  ACCEPTS  AN APPLICATION OR
 COLLECTS A FEE IN EXCHANGE FOR  A  GOVERNMENT  OR  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICE,
 WHICH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS;
   (B) THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE;
   (C) THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION;
   (D) THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES;
   (E) THE STATE INSURANCE FUND;
   (F) THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONS;
   (G) THE DIVISION OF LICENSING SERVICES;
   (H) THE EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION;
   (I) THE STATE LIQUOR AUTHORITY;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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