New York S 8615: Relates to interest to be recovered upon a sum awarded in certain circumstances

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S08615 Summary:

BILL NOS08615 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11324

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SPONSORGONZALEZ

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COSPNSRBOTTCHER

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §3-113, El L

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Establishes an election security navigator program within the state board of elections to provide assistance for local boards of elections in mitigating cybersecurity threats, improving physical and operational preparedness, and enhancing public confidence in the integrity of elections.

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BILL NOS08615 

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12/12/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

02/26/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8615

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 December 12, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to establishing the
 election security navigator program

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative findings and declaration. The legislature here-
 2 by finds that New York's elections are administered by a decentralized
 3 network of state and county boards of elections, many of which face
 4 resource constraints and limited technical staffing capacity. In light
 5 of growing cybersecurity threats, sophisticated disinformation
 6 campaigns, and physical threats to election infrastructure and opera-
 7 tional disruptions, coordinated state support is necessary to safeguard
 8 New York's election systems. To ensure that local boards of elections
 9 receive technical guidance, training, and response assistance tailored
 10 to their specific vulnerabilities and resource levels, the legislature
 11 declares that the public interest requires that a dedicated election
 12 security navigator program be established with funding adequate to
 13 support the maximum number of county boards of elections who seek such
 14 support.
 15 § 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-113 to read
 16 as follows:
 17 § 3-113. Election security navigator program. 1. For the purposes of
 18 this section:
 19 (a) "Navigator program" shall mean the election security navigator
 20 program established pursuant to this section.
 21 (b) "Program director" shall mean the director of the navigator
 22 program.
 23 2. (a) There is hereby established within the state board of elections
 24 an election security navigator program. The head of such program shall
 25 be the program director who shall be appointed by the state board of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13952-02-5

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 1 elections. The program director shall have expertise in election
 2 cybersecurity, operational security, and personnel management.
 3 (b) The navigator program shall have the following functions, powers
 4 and duties:
 5 (i) provide assistance on a voluntary basis for local boards of
 6 elections in mitigating cybersecurity threats, improving physical and
 7 operational preparedness, and enhancing public confidence in the integ-
 8 rity of elections;
 9 (ii) develop and operate the navigator program based on a system that
 10 prioritizes requests for allocation of services that considers local
 11 boards of elections' need, risk, and available resources, as determined
 12 by the state board of elections;
 13 (iii) employ or contract election security navigators to carry out the
 14 functions and duties of the navigator program with respect to local
 15 boards of elections and local jurisdictions and serve as a liaison
 16 between the state board of elections, local jurisdictions, and local
 17 boards of elections;
 18 (iv) facilitate information sharing between the state board of
 19 elections, local jurisdictions, and local boards of elections on
 20 election threats, vulnerabilities, and incident reports;
 21 (v) conduct or coordinate ongoing risk assessments for election
 22 offices and infrastructure;
 23 (vi) assist with incident respons