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S 8015 New York Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Relates to absentee voting

Summary
Authorizes absentee voting; defines the term "illness" for the purposes of absentee voting to include instances where a voter is unable to appear personally at the polling place of the election district in which they are a qualified voter because there is a risk of contracting or spreading a disease causing illness to the voter or to other members of the public.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Jul 2020
Senate Passage
Jul 2020
Assembly Passage
Jul 2020
Signed into Law
Aug 2020
Introduced Mar 9, 2020 Signed Aug 20, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jul 22, 2020 · Assembly Jul 23, 2020

How they voted

41–18
Passed
Total votes 59
Jul 22, 2020
D Democratic39
39 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
2 Yea 18 Nay
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
4
Aug 20, 2020
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.139
upper
Jul 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jul 22, 2020
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jul 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jul 21, 2020
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jul 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8015D
upper
Jul 16, 2020
Committee
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
upper
Jul 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8015C
upper
Jul 15, 2020
Committee
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
upper
May 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8015B
upper
May 21, 2020
Committee
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
upper
Mar 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8015A
upper
Mar 24, 2020
Committee
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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