New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A3954: Enacts the student voter empowerment act
Status: In committee, June 3, 2026
Enacts the "student voter empowerment act"; requires each institution of higher education to designate a staff member to act as a student voting coordinator; requires such coordinator to develop and implement a student voting action plan to increase student voter registration and voting and democratic participation among students.
What the bill says
An act to amend the election law, in relation to enacting the "student voter empowerment act".
From the amended text, June 1, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to enacting the "student voter empowerment act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "student voter empowerment act". § 2. Subdivision 18 of section 5-211 of the election law, as amended by chapter 481 of the laws of 2023, is amended and two new subdivisions 19 and 20 are added to read as follows: 18. (a) [(i)] On or before January first, two thousand twenty, all institutions of the state university of New York and the city university of New York shall create and make available to all students a webpage for voter education on each such institution's website, containing a link to an application for voter registration, a link to an application for an early mail ballot, UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT THE LOCATION AND HOURS OF THE POLLING PLACE DESIGNATED FOR STUDENTS REGISTERED TO VOTE ON THE CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY OF THE INSTITUTION, IF SUCH POLLING PLACE EXISTS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE-A OF SECTION 4-104 OF THIS CHAPTER OR AS DESIGNATED BY THE LOCAL BOARD OF ELECTION, KEY DATES FOR VOTING REGISTRATION, VOTING TIMES, AND ABSENTEE VOTING DETAILED IN THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS POLITICAL CALENDAR, INFORMATION …
Sponsors
- Steven Raga (D, 30) · primary sponsor
- Rebecca Seawright (D, 76)
- Tony Simone (D, 75)
- Rebecca Kassay (D, 4)
- John McDonald (D, 108)
- Karines Reyes (D, 87)
- Sarahana Shrestha (D, 103)
- Marcela Mitaynes (D, 51)
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (D, 34)
- Noah Burroughs (D, 18)
- Emily Gallagher (D, 50)
- Jo Simon (D, 52)
Latest actions
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.444
- : RULES REPORT CAL.444
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : PRINT NUMBER 3954B
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTION LAW
- : REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
- : PRINT NUMBER 3954A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTION LAW
Votes
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (June 3, 2026): 22 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 3, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Election Law
Common questions
- What is A3954?
- A3954 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Enacts the student voter empowerment act.
- What does A3954 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the election law, in relation to enacting the "student voter empowerment act".
- What is the status of A3954?
- In committee as of June 3, 2026. Latest action: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.444 (June 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored A3954?
- Steven Raga (D, 30), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A3954?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A3954
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