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                                   4410
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. BOLOGNA -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to expanding voter  regis-
   tration to include registration by certain agencies or entities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 13 of section 5-900 of  the  election  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  37  of  the  laws  of  2021, is amended to read as
 follows:
   13. (A) Beginning January first, two thousand twenty-three, designated
 agencies for purposes of this section shall include  the  department  of
 motor vehicles.
   (B)  Beginning  January  first,  two  thousand twenty-four, designated
 agencies for the purposes of this section shall also include:
   (I) the department of health, the office of temporary  and  disability
 assistance,  the  department  of  labor,  the office of adult career and
 continuing education services - vocational  rehabilitation,  county  and
 city  departments  of  social  services,  and  the New York city housing
 authority[, as well as];
   (II) ANY OTHER  AGENCY  OR  ENTITY  THAT  ACCEPTS  AN  APPLICATION  OR
 COLLECTS  A  FEE  IN  EXCHANGE  FOR A GOVERNMENT OR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE,
 WHICH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS;
   (B) THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE;
   (C) THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION;
   (D) THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES;
   (E) THE STATE INSURANCE FUND;
   (F) THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONS;
   (G) THE DIVISION OF LICENSING SERVICES;
   (H) THE EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION;
   (I) THE STATE LIQUOR AUTHORITY;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (J) THE STATE WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD;
   (K) THE DIVISION OF MILITARY AND NAVAL AFFAIRS;
   (L) THE OFFICE OF REAL PROPERTY TAX SERVICES AND LOCAL ASSESSORS;
   (M)  PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND CAREER AND VOCA-
 TIONAL SCHOOLS; AND
   (N) ANY MUNICIPAL OFFICES PROCESSING PISTOL PERMITS,  BIRTH,  MARRIAGE
 OR  DEATH  CERTIFICATES,  HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES, BUILDING PERMITS
 AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS.
   (III) any other agency designated by the governor.
   [Beginning January first, two thousand twenty-five,  designated  agen-
 cies  for  the  purposes  of  this  section shall also include the state
 university of New York.]
   (C) Each designated agency shall enter  into  an  agreement  with  the
 state board of elections finalizing the format and content of electronic
 transmissions  required  by  this  section. The state board of elections
 shall prepare and distribute to designated agencies written instructions
 as to the implementation of the program and  shall  be  responsible  for
 establishing  training  programs  for  employees  of designated agencies
 listed in this section. Such instructions and such training shall ensure
 usability of the integrated  application  for  low  English  proficiency
 voters.  Any  such  designated  agency  shall  take all actions that are
 necessary and proper for the implementation of this  section,  including
 facilitating  technological  capabilities  to allow transmission of data
 through an interface with the electronic voter registration  transmittal
 system in a secure manner.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.