New York A 11416: Provides for the notification of individuals when their address confidentiality time period is expiring

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A11416 Summary:

BILL NOA11416 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09857

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SPONSORRules (Moreno)

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §5-508, El L; amd §108, Exec L

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Provides for the notification of individuals when their address confidentiality time period is expiring no later than six months prior to such expiration; provides that such notification shall include information on how to reapply.

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BILL NOA11416 

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05/15/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11416

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 15, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Moreno) --
 read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

 AN ACT to amend the election law and the executive law, in relation to
 providing notice to individuals when their address confidentiality
 time period is expiring

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 5-508 of the
 2 election law, as amended by chapter 521 of the laws of 2021, is amended
 3 to read as follows:
 4 (b) Upon application made to the board of elections pursuant to para-
 5 graph (a) of this subdivision, the board of elections shall ensure that
 6 any registration record kept or maintained in accordance with this arti-
 7 cle and any other records with respect to such victim of domestic
 8 violence be kept separate and apart from other such records and not be
 9 made available for inspection or copying by the public or any other
 10 person, except election officials acting within the course and scope of
 11 their official duties and only as pertinent and necessary in connection
 12 therewith. The confidentiality of such registration records shall begin
 13 upon the board's acceptance of such sworn statement and continue for
 14 four years from such date. A new application may be made prior to the
 15 expiration of such [four year] four-year period. The board of elections
 16 shall provide written notice to such victim no later than six months
 17 prior to the expiration of such four-year period to inform them of the
 18 upcoming expiration and the opportunity to reapply.
 19 § 2. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 108 of the executive
 20 law, as added by chapter 502 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as
 21 follows:
 22 (e) Participants shall be certified for four years following the date
 23 of filing, unless the certification is withdrawn or cancelled before
 24 that date. The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations for
 25 renewal of applications pursuant to this section, including, but not
 26 limited to, requiring that written notice be provided to the participant
 27 no later than six months prior to the expiration of such four-year peri-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15193-01-6

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 1 od to inform the participant of the upcoming expiration and the opportu-
 2 nity to reapply.
 3 § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 4 have become a law.

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