New York A 5494: Relates to leave time for certain employees to volunteer as a poll worker

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A05494 Summary:

BILL NOA05494 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBrook-Krasny

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COSPNSRNovakhov, Brabenec, McDonough

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §159-e, Civ Serv L

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Provides for a paid leave of absence for public officers and certain other employees to volunteer as a poll worker.

Go to top A05494 Actions:

BILL NOA05494 

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02/14/2025referred to governmental employees

01/07/2026referred to governmental employees

05/19/2026held for consideration in governmental employees

Go to topA05494 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES Chair:Pheffer Amato 
DATE:05/19/2026AYE/NAY:9/4 Action: Held for Consideration Pheffer AmatoAyeDeStefanoNay

ColtonAyeReillyNay

SantabarbaraNayGiglioNay

EichensteinAyeTannousisExcused

FallAye

BurkeAye

GriffinAye

CarrollAye

RomeroAye

YegerAye

Go to topA05494 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA05494 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5494

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY, NOVAKHOV -- read once and referred
 to the Committee on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to leave time for
 certain employees to volunteer as a poll worker

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

 1 Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section
 2 159-e to read as follows:
 3 § 159-e. Leave time for poll volunteers. 1. Every public officer and
 4 every employee of the state, any county, any community college, any
 5 public authority, any public benefit corporation, any board of cooper-
 6 ative educational services (BOCES), any vocational education and exten-
 7 sion board or a school district enumerated in section one of chapter
 8 five hundred-sixty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred sixty-seven, any
 9 municipality, any school district or a participating employer in the New
 10 York state and local employees' retirement system, or a participating
 11 employer in the New York state teachers' retirement system shall be
 12 entitled to absent themself and shall be deemed to have a paid leave of
 13 absence from their duties or service for a sufficient period of time,
 14 not to exceed eight hours annually, to volunteer as a poll worker during
 15 a local, national, or primary election.
 16 2. The entire period of the leave of absence granted pursuant to this
 17 section shall be excused leave and shall not be charged against any
 18 other leave to which such public officer or employee is otherwise enti-
 19 tled.
 20 3. The commission is hereby authorized and directed to establish any
 21 necessary guidelines, including requirements for notice, request,
 22 approval of leave and documentation.
 23 4. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to impede, infringe, dimin-
 24 ish, or impair the rights of a public employee or employer under any
 25 law, rule, regulation or collectively negotiated agreement, or the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09216-01-5

 A. 5494 2

 1 rights and benefits which accrue to employees through collective
 2 bargaining agreements, or otherwise diminish the integrity of the exist-
 3 ing collective bargaining agreement.
 4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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