A 7152: Relates to the designation and nomination of candidates for village office in village elections conducted on the day of the general election.
What A 7152 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to amend the election law to make nominations for village office designations and nominations more specific. It changes the process for making nominations, allowing villages that hold elections on the day of the general election to follow a different set of rules for designating and nominating candidates. The bill also states that the new rules will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to election law (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7152
- What is the current status of A 7152?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 7152 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 7152 pass?
- Not yet. A 7152 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7152, and where is it now?
- A 7152 was authored by Asm. Steven Otis. 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 |
| Jun. 04, 2025 | print number 7152a |
| Jun. 04, 2025 | amend and recommit to election law |
| Mar. 21, 2025 | referred to election law |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 21, 2025 · 223 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7152 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the designation and nomination of candidates for village office in village elections conducted on the day of the general election The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Sections 6-100 through 6-168 of article 6 of the election 2 law are designated title I and a new title heading is added to read as 3 follows: 4 DESIGNATION AND NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES 5 § 2. Section 6-200 of the election law is amended by adding new subdi- 6 vision 3 to read as follows: 7 3. Whenever a village, pursuant to section 15-104 of the election law, 8 has provided that village elections shall occur on the day of the gener- 9 al election, the designation and nomination of candidates for village 10 offices shall be made pursuant to title one of this article. 11 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08408-01-5
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