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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relates to peremptory challenges where there are two or more defendants"
+description: "Provides that if there is a tie when there is an even number of defendants, a peremptory challenge must be allowed."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
+legislature: "New York Legislature"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "A 934"
+citation: "New York A 934 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["William Magnarelli"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2025-01-08"
+last_action: "2025-10-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a06016f-bb21-4d86-8f40-f6a59f9f733f"
+source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A934"
+source_hash: "c4aeda6040d03a05e0806dd4b46712894afd71c35add5b0f4b5d0b1b6c505f57"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
+---
+
+# New York A 934 (2025-2026) — Relates to peremptory challenges where there are two or more defendants
+
+Provides that if there is a tie when there is an even number of defendants, a peremptory challenge must be allowed.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **A934** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A934&term=2025&Text=Y)
+2. **A934A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A934A)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Assembly Vote — **142–0** (pass) · lower
+- Floor Vote - Version: A — **53–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- William Magnarelli — primary (person)
+- Jen Lunsford — cosponsor (person)
+- Maritza Davila — cosponsor (person)
+- MaryJane Shimsky — cosponsor (person)
+- Phil Steck — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-01-08** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-25** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-25** PRINT NUMBER 934A `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-05-06** REPORTED
+- **2025-05-08** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.122
+- **2025-05-12** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
+- **2025-05-12** DELIVERED TO SENATE
+- **2025-05-12** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
+- **2025-06-06** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6735A
+- **2025-06-06** 3RD READING CAL.1498
+- **2025-06-06** PASSED SENATE `passage`
+- **2025-06-06** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
+- **2025-10-09** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-10-16** SIGNED CHAP.440 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3a06016f-bb21-4d86-8f40-f6a59f9f733f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
+