---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the date for filing the certificate of nomination for new parties"
description: "Changes the date for filing the certificate of nomination for new parties to the first of September preceding the general election."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 4081"
citation: "New York A 4081 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D'URSO"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-01"
last_action: "2019-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/284721b0-8228-41f8-ab4f-3028edf76d0a"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A4081"
source_hash: "c9fda6ab8020117b3ae5ca129473b26638c84c6268f88eb4ec2330bbd3a2eb4d"
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 4081 (2019-2020) — Relates to the date for filing the certificate of nomination for new parties

Changes the date for filing the certificate of nomination for new parties to the first of September preceding the general election.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A4081** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A4081&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **146–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **60–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- D'URSO — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-01** REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** REPORTED
- **2019-02-28** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.83
- **2019-03-06** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-03-06** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-03-06** REFERRED TO ELECTIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** SUBSTITUTED FOR S4426
- **2019-04-09** 3RD READING CAL.395
- **2019-04-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-04-09** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-06-28** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-03** SIGNED CHAP.46 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/284721b0-8228-41f8-ab4f-3028edf76d0a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).