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A 2179: Relates to prohibiting New York city boards of elections from entering into contracts for certain services related to the conduct of elections with any entity that does not employ union labor.
What A 2179 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill proposes to amend the New York City charter to prohibit the city board of elections from entering into contracts with entities that do not employ union labor for specific election-related activities. This includes preparation, design, printing, mailing, distribution, delivery, processing, or counting of ballots and related materials. The new rule aims to ensure that union labor is used for these tasks, effectively banning non-union entities from providing these services to the city board of elections.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to election law (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 2179
- What is the current status of A 2179?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 2179 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to election law".
- Did A 2179 pass?
- Not yet. A 2179 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 2179, and where is it now?
- A 2179 was authored by Asm. Alicia Hyndman. Its committee of record is Assembly Election Law.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to election law |
| Jan. 15, 2025 | referred to election law |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 15, 2025 · 225 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2179 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the New York city charter, in relation to prohibiting New York city boards of elections from entering into certain contracts with entities that do not employ union labor The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The New York city charter is amended by adding a new 2 section 1055 to read as follows: 3 § 1055. Private contracts for materials prohibited. Except where 4 expressly permitted by law, the New York city board of elections shall 5 not enter into any contract or agreement with any person, firm, corpo- 6 ration, or other entity, that does not employ union labor, for the prep- 7 aration, design, printing, mailing, distribution, delivery, processing, 8 or counting of ballots, affidavits, petitions, applications, or other 9 papers and materials involved in the conduct of elections and the 10 canvass of results under this chapter. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04987-01-5
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