Assembly Bill A559

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides for the declination of a designation as a candidate or nomination for a party position under special circumstance

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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

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2025-A559 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6-146, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A9947
2023-2024: A2736

2025-A559 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the declination of a designation as a candidate or nomination for a party position if the person designated or nominated has received a diagnosis of a serious health condition or has resigned the office for which they are nominated or designated to run for re-election.

2025-A559 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    559
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PAULIN, ROSENTHAL, SEAWRIGHT, COLTON, WOERNER,
   SIMON, SEPTIMO, GALLAGHER, BURDICK, KELLES, SAYEGH --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election  law, in relation to providing for the
   declination of a designation as a candidate or nomination for a  party
   position under special circumstances
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 7  of  section  6-146  of  the
 election  law,  as  added by chapter 178 of the laws of 2022, is amended
 and two new paragraphs (d) and (e) are added to read as follows:
   (c) where the person so nominated or designated has been convicted  of
 one  or  more misdemeanors or felonies under state or federal law at any
 time after such person's designation or nomination[.]; OR
   (D) WHERE THE PERSON SO NOMINATED OR DESIGNATED HAS RECEIVED A DIAGNO-
 SIS OF A SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITION AT ANY TIME AFTER SUCH PERSON'S DESIG-
 NATION OR NOMINATION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM  "SERI-
 OUS   HEALTH   CONDITION"  SHALL  BE  DEFINED  AS  AN  ILLNESS,  INJURY,
 IMPAIRMENT, OR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL CONDITION,  INCLUDING  TRANSPLANTATION
 PREPARATION  AND  RECOVERY  FROM  SURGERY  RELATED  TO  ORGAN  OR TISSUE
 DONATION, THAT INVOLVES INPATIENT CARE IN A HOSPITAL, HOSPICE, OR  RESI-
 DENTIAL  HEALTH CARE FACILITY, CONTINUING TREATMENT OR CONTINUING SUPER-
 VISION BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. CONTINUING  SUPERVISION  BY  A  HEALTH
 CARE PROVIDER INCLUDES A PERIOD OF INCAPACITY WHICH IS PERMANENT OR LONG
 TERM  DUE  TO A CONDITION FOR WHICH TREATMENT MAY NOT BE EFFECTIVE WHERE
 THE FAMILY MEMBER IS UNDER THE CONTINUING SUPERVISION OF, BUT  NEED  NOT
 BE RECEIVING ACTIVE TREATMENT BY, A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER; OR
   (E)  WHERE  THE  PERSON  SO  NOMINATED  OR DESIGNATED HAS RESIGNED THE
 OFFICE FOR WHICH THEY ARE NOMINATED OR DESIGNATED TO  RUN  FOR  RE-ELEC-
 TION,  FOR  ANY  REASON,  AT ANY TIME AFTER SUCH PERSON'S DESIGNATION OR
 NOMINATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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