New York S 5639: Clarifies that the New York state health insurance program remains subject to certain provisions of the financial services law

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S05639 Summary:

BILL NOS05639 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06877

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §5-232, El L

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Requires any student graduating from a high school in New York state be provided with a voter registration form.

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BILL NOS05639 

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02/26/2025REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

05/06/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5639

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 26, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring any student
 graduating from a high school in New York state be provided with a
 voter registration form

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-232
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 5-232. Graduating high school students. 1. In addition to any other
 4 method of voter registration provided for in this article, every quali-
 5 fied person shall be provided with an application for registration and
 6 enrollment upon graduation from any public or private high school within
 7 the state. Such application shall be in the same form as prescribed by
 8 section 5-210 of this title.
 9 2. A school district in which qualified persons are graduating shall
 10 transmit any completed application for registration form to the appro-
 11 priate board of elections not later than ten days after receipt except
 12 that all such completed applications and forms received by the school
 13 districts or department of education after the twentieth day prior to an
 14 election and by the twelfth day before such election shall be transmit-
 15 ted in such manner and at such time as to assure their receipt by such
 16 board of elections as soon as practicable and not later than the tenth
 17 day before such election. All transmittals shall include original signa-
 18 tures.
 19 3. Completed application forms received by a school district not later
 20 than the twelfth day before the next ensuing primary, general or special
 21 election and transmitted by such school district to the appropriate
 22 board of elections so that they are received not later than the tenth
 23 day before such election shall entitle the applicant to vote in such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09372-01-5

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 1 election provided the board determines that the applicant is otherwise
 2 qualified.
 3 4. Disclosure of voter registration information, including a declina-
 4 tion to register, by a school district, its agents or employees, for
 5 purposes other than voter registration shall be deemed an unwarranted
 6 invasion of personal privacy pursuant to the provisions of subdivision
 7 two of section eighty-nine of the public officers law and shall consti-
 8 tute a violation of this chapter.
 9 5. Application forms shall be processed by the board of elections in
 10 the manner prescribed by section 5-210 of this title. The board shall
 11 send the appropriate notice of approval or rejection as required by
 12 subdivision nine of such section 5-210.
 13 6. Strict neutrality with respect to a person's party enrollment shall
 14 be maintained and all persons seeking voter registration forms and
 15 information shall be advised that government services are not condi-
 16 tioned on being registered to vote.
 17 7. No statement shall be made nor any action taken to discourage the
 18 applicant from registering to vote.
 19 8. The state board of elections shall adopt such rules and regulations
 20 as may be necessary to carry out the requirements of this section. The
 21 board shall also adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to
 22 require county boards and the department of education to provide the
 23 state board of elections with such information and data as the boa