A 5133: Requires choices of a question or proposal printed on a ballot include a brief phrase stating the effect of such choice should such choice win such question or proposal.
What A 5133 does, verified January 11, 2026
The bill requires that when a question or proposal is included on the ballot, it must include a brief phrase stating the effect of such choice if it wins. This phrase will be written by the Secretary of State and approved by the Attorney General. The phrase will be posted on the Secretary of State's website before the official ballots are sent to be printed. The language will be used for all types of votes that can be chosen, and will describe the positive or negative effects of the vote winning the question or proposal. The bill will take effect on January 1 of the following year.
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Last action: referred to election law (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5133
- What is the current status of A 5133?
- As of January 11, 2026, A 5133 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 5133 pass?
- Not yet. A 5133 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5133, and where is it now?
- A 5133 was authored by Asm. Keith Brown with 4 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Election Law. It is filed under ELN, alongside 111 other New York ELN bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to election law |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | referred to election law |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 12, 2025 · 290 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5133 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 12, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring that choices of a question or proposal printed on a ballot include a brief phrase stating the effect of such choice should such choice win such question or proposal The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 7-104 of the election law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 15-a to read as follows: 3 15-a. (a) When a question or proposal is included on the ballot, there 4 shall be the following with the description of the question or proposal 5 for each type of vote which can be chosen: 6 "A (type of vote) vote shall have the effect of (the positive or nega- 7 tive effects of the type of vote winning such question or proposal)." 8 (b) The language required by this subdivision shall be written by the 9 secretary of state and approved by the attorney general. Such language 10 shall be posted on the secretary of state's website after being approved 11 by the attorney general and before the date on which the official 12 ballots are sent to be printed. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 14 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08776-01-5
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