New York A 5204: Requires passenger cabs be inspected for carbon monoxide levels and requires information on warning signs of such to be distributed with each operator's license

Bill Text

Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Skip to main content 

 New York State Assembly

 Speaker Carl E. Heastie

 --> 
 --> 

 --> 

• 
 Assembly Members 

• 
 Legislative Info 

• 
 Public Hearings 

• 
 Speaker's Press 

• 
 Assembly Reports 

• 
 Committees & More 

• Bill Search Home
• Laws
• Legislative Calendar
• Public Hearing Schedule
• Assembly Calendars
• Assembly Committee Agenda 

 Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. 

 Bill No.: 

• Summary 
• Actions 
• Committee&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
A05204 Summary:

BILL NOA05204 

&nbsp

SAME ASSAME AS S00286

&nbsp

SPONSORDeStefano (MS)

&nbsp

COSPNSRBrabenec, Miller, DiPietro, Durso, McDonough, Reilly, Manktelow, Smith, Blankenbush, Angelino,
 Mikulin, Brown K, Brown E, Lemondes, Hawley, Simpson, Palmesano, Molitor, Chludzinski

&nbsp

MLTSPNSRPirozzolo

&nbsp

Amd §§8-303 & 8-400, El L; amd §17-169, NYC Ad Cd; amd §4174, Pub Health L; amd §490, V & T L

&nbsp

Requires a government photo identification card to be presented when casting a ballot; provides for a method to receive a government photo identification card at no charge; provides that notaries are not permitted to collect a fee for collecting the documents required.

Go to top A05204 Actions:

BILL NOA05204 

&nbsp

02/12/2025referred to election law

05/28/2025held for consideration in election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

Go to topA05204 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ELECTION LAW Chair:Walker 
DATE:05/28/2025AYE/NAY:10/5 Action: Held for Consideration WalkerAyeSlaterNay

DinowitzAyeBrabenecNay

Carroll RCAyeMikulinNay

TaylorAyeTagueNay

JacobsonAyeBrook-KrasnyNay

MamdaniAbsent

GallagherAye

RiveraAye

Chandler-WatermAye

WiederAye

Carroll P Aye

Go to topA05204 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA05204 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5204

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. DeSTEFANO, BRABENEC, MILLER, DiPIETRO, DURSO,
 McDONOUGH, REILLY, MANKTELOW, SMITH, BLANKENBUSH, ANGELINO, MIKULIN,
 K. BROWN, E. BROWN, LEMONDES, HAWLEY, SIMPSON, PALMESANO -- Multi-
 Sponsored by -- M. of A. PIROZZOLO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Election Law

 AN ACT to amend the election law, the administrative code of the city of
 New York, the public health law and the vehicle and traffic law, in
 relation to requiring a government issued photo identification card to
 be presented when casting a ballot

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

 1 Section 1. Section 8-303 of the election law, as added by chapter 420
 2 of the laws of 2004 and subparagraph 1 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 3
 3 as amended by chapter 160 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
 4 follows:
 5 § 8-303. [Initial voter] Voter identification. 1. Applicability. Each
 6 board of elections, in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, shall
 7 require a voter to meet the requirements of subdivision two of this
 8 section [if:
 9 (a) the individual registered to vote in a jurisdiction by mail on or
 10 after January first, two thousand three; and
 11 (b) the individual has not previously voted in an election for federal
 12 office in the jurisdiction of the board of elections].
 13 2. Requirements. (a) In general. An individual meets the requirements
 14 of this subdivision if the individual:
 15 (1) in the case of an individual who votes in person[: (i)] presents
 16 to the appropriate election inspector, clerk or coordinator a current
 17 and valid government issued photo identification; [or
 18 (ii) presents to the appropriate election inspector, clerk or coordi-
 19 nator a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01050-01-5

 A. 5204 2

 1 check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and
 2 address of the voter;] or
 3 (2) in the case of an individual who votes by mail, submits in the
 4 outer envelope with the envelope containing the ballot: [(i)] a copy of
 5 a current and valid government issued photo identification[; or
 6 (ii) a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government
 7 check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and
 8 address of the voter].
 9 A current and valid government issued photo identification shall
 10 include: a New York state driver's license or non-driver ID; a United
 11 States Passport; an identification card issued by a United States educa-
 12 tional institution; a United States military identification card; a
 13 government issued medical card or any identification card iss