New York A 5864: Establishes the office of census counts and provides for its powers and duties and the New York state census counts commission and provides for its powers and duties; appropriation

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A05864 Summary:

BILL NOA05864 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06898

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SPONSORSolages

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COSPNSRDais, Sayegh, Kay, Anderson, Stirpe, Colton, Lunsford, Simone, Davila, Magnarelli, Schiavoni,
 Hevesi, DeStefano, Griffin, Weprin, Cunningham, Raga, De Los Santos, Otis, McDonald, Meeks, Carroll
 R, Gonzalez-Rojas, Zinerman, Paulin, Dinowitz, Carroll P

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§95-d & 95-e, Exec L; add §190.95, Pen L

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Establishes the office of census counts and provides for its powers and duties and the New York state census counts commission and provides for its powers and duties; establishes the offense of impersonation of a census enumerator; makes an appropriation therefor.

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BILL NOA05864 

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02/24/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5864

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, DAIS -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the
 office of census counts and providing for its powers and duties and
 establishing the New York state census counts commission and providing
 for its powers and duties; to amend the penal law, in relation to
 establishing the offense of impersonation of a census enumerator; and
 making an appropriation therefor

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York
 2 Counts Act".
 3 § 2. Legislative intent. (a) It is the intent of the legislature to
 4 ensure that all New Yorkers have information access and knowledge about
 5 accurate, timely information about the United States government census
 6 and that all New Yorkers have the opportunity to participate in the
 7 census freely and without fear of fraud, intimidation, or harm.
 8 (b) New York State's future depends on accurate census data. The
 9 census provides critical and timely information and data to help inform
 10 businesses, educators, governments, faith-based communities, nonprofit
 11 organizations, foundations, researchers, and the public about the
 12 state's demographic features, where people live, and how they live.
 13 Accurate, ongoing, and consistent census data helps provide for sound
 14 and objective policy decisions, allocates resources, helps target
 15 investments, and evaluates programs for a healthier economy, communi-
 16 ties, and better living. From congressional representation in Washing-
 17 ton, D.C. to billions of dollars in federal funding, the census matters.
 18 (c) New York must address the loss of population that has resulted in
 19 the loss of congressional representation after each federal decennial
 20 census since 1950. While the state had 45 members of Congress after the
 21 1940 census, the loss after each subsequent decennial census now leaves

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08771-03-5

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 1 the state with only 26 members of Congress. Current projections suggest
 2 New York losing at least two seats after the 2030 census. State govern-
 3 ment, working with key stakeholders, has an obligation to step in and
 4 help stem future losses. By ensuring a fair and complete decennial
 5 census, New York State can address this challenge.
 6 (d) By expanding partnerships between the Census Bureau, state and
 7 local community leaders, community-based organizations, education, busi-
 8 ness, labor, philanthropies, and stakeholders, New York State cannot
 9 only help develop accurate census counts through the decennial census,
 10 American Community Survey, the Local Update of Census Addresses program,
 11 and other census data reports, but help avoid the undercounts that have
 12 hurt the state in past decades by directing resources to improve popu-
 13 lation counts in communities that have been historically undercounted.
 14 Key