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S 4483: Relates to the filling of vacancies for elective offices in villages with November elections; provides such vacancies shall be filled in accordance with subdivision one of section forty-two of the public officers law.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified December 6, 2025

What S 4483 does, verified December 6, 2025

The bill aims to amend the Village Law to fill vacancies in elective offices in villages with November elections. It adds a new paragraph to the existing law, which specifies that when a village has scheduled its elections for the same day as the general election, vacancies must be filled according to the Public Officers Law. This change ensures that villages follow a standardized process for filling vacancies, regardless of the election date.

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Last action: SIGNED CHAP.604 (2025-12-05)Alert me

Quick answers about S 4483

What is the current status of S 4483?: As of December 6, 2025, S 4483 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on December 5, 2025, was "SIGNED CHAP.604".
Did S 4483 pass?: Yes. S 4483 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action December 5, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
Who wrote S 4483, and where is it now?: S 4483 was authored by Sen. Shelley Mayer with 1 coauthor.

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Sen. Shelley MayerAuthor · New York State Senate

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Lea Webb

Recent actions13 total · showing 5

Dec. 05, 2025	SIGNED CHAP.604
Dec. 01, 2025	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
May. 27, 2025	returned to senate
May. 27, 2025	passed assembly
May. 27, 2025	ordered to third reading rules cal.267

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Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 5, 2025 · 188 words

    STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4483 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE February 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAYER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the village law, in relation to filling vacancies in elective offices in villages with November elections The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 3 of section 3-312 of the 2 village law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 3 to read as 3 follows: 4 (3) Whenever a village, pursuant to section 15-104 of the election 5 law, has provided that village elections shall occur on the day of the 6 general election such vacancy shall be filled in accordance with subdi- 7 vision one of section forty-two of the public officers law. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08430-01-5

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