NY State Senate Bill 2023-S6567

Senate Bill S6567

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for a referendum on the question "Do you support the division of New York into two separate states"

download bill text pdf

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

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

Please enter your contact information

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

A valid email address is required.

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.

Actions

View Actions

	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2024	referred to elections
Apr 26, 2023	referred to elections

co-Sponsors

2023-S6567 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1978
Current Committee:: Senate Elections
Law Section:: Elections
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S3526, A8213
2011-2012: S712, A1964
2013-2014: S4051, A391
2015-2016: S2176, A4167
2017-2018: S386, A1615
2019-2020: S62, A1687
2021-2022: S7314, A5591

2023-S6567 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a referendum on the question "Do you support the division of New York into two separate states?".

2023-S6567 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6567

SPONSOR: HELMING
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to provide for a referendum on the question "Do you support the
division of New York into two separate states?"; and providing for the
repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

 
PURPOSE:

To allow the people of New York State to vote in a state-wide election
on the question of whether they support the division of New York into
two separate states.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill would permit New York State, to place a non-binding initiative
on the ballot before December 31, 2024; as to whether the citizens of
the state would support the division of New York into two separate
states.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Presently, there is a large degree of apparent support for dividing New
York into two separate states, so as to separate the distinct social and
political concerns between upstate and downstate New York.  This bill
would help to measure this apparent support by permitting the state to
place an initiative on the ballot to poll the citizens of New York on
this issue.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-2022: S.7134 referred to Elections/A.5591 held for consideration in
Local Governments

2019-2020: S.62 referred to Elections/A.1687-A held for consideration in
Local Governments

2017-2018: S.386-A referred to Elections/A.1615 referred to Local
Governments

2015-2016: S.2176-A referred to Elections/A.4167-A referred to Local
Governments

2014: S.4051-A referred to Elections/A.391-A referred to Local Govern-
ments

2013: S.4051-A Died on Third Reading/A.391-A held for consideration in
Local Governments

2011-2012: S.712 referred to Elections/A.1964 referred to Local Govern-
ments

2009-10 - A.8213 Referred to local governments

2007-08 - A.6444, Referred to local governments

2005-06 - A.4795, Held for consideration in Local Governments
2003-04 - A.1980/S.1044, Referred to local governments

2001-02 - A.3376/S.2012, Referred to Elections Committee

1999-00 - A.4133/S.2332, Senate Elections Committee

1997-95 - A.3597/S.2229, Senate Elections Committee

1995-96 - A.2501/S.1717, Senate Elections Committee

1993-94 - A.3528/S.2040, Senate Rules Committee

1991-92 - A.10836/S.8749 Senate Rules Committee

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal undetermined cost to counties to place an initiative on the
ballot.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This Act will take effect immediately and shall expire on January 1,
2025.

2023-S6567 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6567
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT to provide for a referendum on the question "Do you  support  the
   division of New York into two separate states?"; and providing for the
   repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. There shall be submitted to the voters of the  state  at  a
 general election held on or before December 31, 2024 the following ques-
 tion:  "Do  you  support  the  division  of  New  York into two separate
 states?"
   § 2. Such question shall be submitted in the manner  provided  in  the
 election law, and the provisions of such law, not inconsistent with this
 act,  relating  to  the  submission  of  and to the taking, counting and
 returning of the vote and canvassing the results upon a question submit-
 ted pursuant to law to the voters of the state shall apply to the  ques-
 tion  herein required to be submitted. The ballots shall be in such form
 as prescribed by such law. When the  board  of  elections    shall  have
 completed  its canvass of the results of the vote upon such question, it
 shall forthwith certify the results of the vote upon  such  question  to
 the secretary of the senate and clerk of the assembly.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire January
 1, 2025 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall  be  deemed
 repealed.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02910-01-3

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Senate Bill S6567

Share this bill

Sponsored By

Pamela Helming