New York A 1225: Enacts the Restrict Insurrectionists from Office Taking (RIOT) Act

Status: REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 1225

Sponsors: Alex Bores, Al Taylor, Anna Kelles, Brian Cunningham, Charles Fall, Charles Lavine, Chris Burdick, Dana Levenberg, Deborah Glick, Demond Meeks, Eddie Gibbs, George Alvarez, Grace Lee, Jeffrey Dinowitz, Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, Jo Anne Simon, John Zaccaro Jr., Jonathan Rivera, Khaleel Anderson, Maritza Davila, Philip Ramos, Rebecca Seawright, Steven Raga, Tony Simone, Yudelka Tapia

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A01225 Summary:

BILL NOA01225 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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COSPNSRAlvarez, Dinowitz, Gibbs, Gonzalez-Rojas, Kelles, Lavine, Lee, Levenberg, Raga, Seawright, Simone,
 Taylor, Zaccaro, Simon, Ramos, Fall, Rivera, Glick, Meeks, Burdick, Tapia, Cunningham, Davila,
 Anderson

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Prohibits a person convicted of rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof under 18 U.S.C. Section 2383 from holding an elected office, a judgeship, or an appointed position in the state.

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01/09/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1225

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BORES, ALVAREZ, DINOWITZ, GIBBS, GONZALEZ-ROJAS,
 KELLES, LAVINE, LEE, LEVENBERG, RAGA, SEAWRIGHT, SIMONE, TAYLOR,
 ZACCARO, SIMON, RAMOS, FALL, RIVERA, GLICK, MEEKS, BURDICK, TAPIA,
 CUNNINGHAM, DAVILA, ANDERSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to prohibiting a
 person convicted of rebellion or insurrection against the authority of
 the United States or the laws thereof from holding an elected office,
 a judgeship, or an appointed position in the state

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be referred to
 2 as the "Restrict Insurrectionists from Office Taking (RIOT) Act".
 3 § 2. Subdivision 1-a of section 3 of the public officers law is
 4 amended by adding a new paragraph (iii) to read as follows:
 5 (iii) No person shall be capable of holding an elected office, a
 6 judgeship or an appointed position who shall stand convicted of violat-
 7 ing 18 U.S.C. § 2383.
 8 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02170-01-5

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