S 88 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

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 S88A · 3 edits
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

4021
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jan 13, 2025
D Democratic41
39 Yea 2
95% Yea
R Republican22
1 Yea 21 Nay
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