New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A10960: Requires the board of elections to notify victims of domestic violence whose registration is maintained as confidential of the expiration of the confidentiality of such registration records
Status: Signed into law, October 27, 2026
Requires the board of elections to notify victims of domestic violence whose registration is maintained as confidential of the expiration of the confidentiality of such registration records; requires such notice to include information on a new application for confidentiality of records.
What the bill says
An act to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the board of elections to notify victims of domestic violence whose registration is maintained as confidential of the expiration of the confidentiality of such registration records.
From the amended text, April 30, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the board of elections to notify victims of domestic violence whose registration is maintained as confidential of the expiration of the confidentiality of such registration records THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 5-508 of the election law is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: (C) NO LATER THAN SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH CONFIDENTIALITY OF REGISTRATION RECORDS PROVIDED TO A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE THE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WITH NOTICE BY MAIL OF THE DATE OF EXPIRATION OF SUCH CONFIDENTIALITY AND INFORMATION ON THE PROCESS TO MAKE A NEW APPLICATION FOR CONFIDENTIALITY OF SUCH RECORDS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14320-02-6
Sponsors
- Linda Rosenthal (D, 67) · primary sponsor
- Steven Otis (D, 91)
Latest actions
- : SIGNED CHAP.366
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : 3RD READING CAL.1493
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S9671A
- : REFERRED TO RULES
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.486
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (June 1, 2026): 60 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 1, 2026): 60 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (June 1, 2026): 138 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Election Law Committee: Favorable (May 6, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Election Law
Common questions
- What is A10960?
- A10960 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Requires the board of elections to notify victims of domestic violence whose registration is maintained as confidential of the expiration of the confidentiality of such registration records.
- What does A10960 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the board of elections to notify victims of domestic violence whose registration is maintained as confidential of the expiration of the confidentiality of such registration records.
- What is the status of A10960?
- Signed into law as of October 27, 2026. Latest action: SIGNED CHAP.366 (October 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored A10960?
- Linda Rosenthal (D, 67), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for A10960?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10960
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