Provides for automatic voter registration and preregistration for persons applying for certain department of motor vehicles documentation, and for Medicaid enrollees
Summary
Provides for automatic voter registration and pre-registration for persons applying for certain department of motor vehicles documentation, and for persons applying for or re-enrolling in Medicaid; allows individuals to decline such automatic registration and pre-registration.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action May 11, 2026
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What changed between versions
S88
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S88A
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MINOR
This bill was amended to expand the list of agencies required to offer automatic voter registration, adding the State University of New York and specific housing authority procedures. It also updated the bill's metadata to reflect multiple sponsors and its current legislative status after committee review.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include the State University of New York as a designated agency for voter registration starting in 2025, and it added specific procedural requirements for the New York City Housing Authority effective in 2028.
SCOPE
Added the State University of New York to the list of agencies required to implement automatic voter registration starting January 1, 2025.
REQUIREMENT
Added a new provision requiring the New York City Housing Authority to use specific Medicaid-related procedures for voter registration applications starting January 1, 2028.
TECHNICAL
Updated the bill title to reflect multiple sponsors and recorded the bill's progression through the Senate Elections Committee.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 13, 2025
How they voted
40–21
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jan 13, 2025
D
Democratic41
95% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
2
May 11, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
lower
May 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 88A
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
upper
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Gianaris
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Andrew Gounardes
DDemocratic
Co
Cordell Cleare
DDemocratic
Co
Erik Bottcher
DDemocratic
Co
Gustavo Rivera
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Joe Addabbo
DDemocratic
Co
John Liu
DDemocratic
Co
Jose Serrano
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Julia Salazar
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Kevin Parker
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
NF
Nathalia Fernández
DDemocratic
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