# New York S 4483: Relates to the filling of vacancies for elective offices in villages with November elections

New York S 4483, Relates to the filling of vacancies for elective offices in villages with November elections, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Shelley Mayer (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-05 (SIGNED CHAP.604) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 4483
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relates to the filling of vacancies for elective offices in villages with November elections
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-12-05, SIGNED CHAP.604
- Sponsor: Shelley Mayer (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (213 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New vacancy rules for village offices: benefit, low. The law applies to New York villages that choose general election day for village elections under Election Law §15-104. Vacancies in their elected offices must follow the process in Public Officers Law §42(1). The law takes effect immediately and provides no direct household payment or financial be…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shelley Mayer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lea Webb (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-27 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 145 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 61 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | committee | Local Government Committee Vote | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-12-05: SIGNED CHAP.604 (Senate)
- 2025-12-01: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-05-27: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-05-27: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-05-27: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.267 (House)
- 2025-05-27: SUBSTITUTED FOR A6685 (House)
- 2025-03-05: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (House)
- 2025-03-04: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: 1ST REPORT CAL.376 (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4483)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4483)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S4483-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).