A 3954 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts the student voter empowerment act

Summary

Enacts the "student voter empowerment act"; requires each institution of higher education to designate a staff member to act as a student voting coordinator; requires such coordinator to develop and implement a student voting action plan to increase student voter registration and voting and democratic participation among students.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2026

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A3954A → A3954B · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to expand its applicability from all public and private higher education institutions to only public higher education systems. The reporting deadline was updated from June 1, 2020, to June 1, 2027, reflecting the bill's reintroduction in a future session. Additionally, a new requirement was added for the State Board of Elections to make these reports publicly available on its website.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed from covering both public and private institutions to covering only public higher education systems.

SCOPE

Changed the requirement to apply only to public higher education systems instead of all public and private higher education institutions.

TIMELINE

Updated the initial reporting deadline from June 1, 2020, to June 1, 2027.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement for the State Board of Elections to make submitted reports publicly available on its website.

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Amendments

Jun 3, 2026

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

Jun 2, 2026

Committee

REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Jun 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3954B

lower

Jun 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTION LAW

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

lower

Jun 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3954A

lower

Jun 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTION LAW

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

lower

1 primary · 18 co-sponsors