---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the information which must be included on applications for absentee ballots for school district elections"
description: "Relates to the information which must be included on applications for absentee ballots for school district elections."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 2038"
citation: "New York S 2038 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CARLUCCI"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2019-12-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/112d7ef0-067f-49aa-a42c-35837bbe5e18"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S2038"
source_hash: "ffbac938a21ca6726b50c2523f7c0b9ea9c4adb17e5d1e2e1453dcda721e7ee5"
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 S 2038 (2019-2020) — Relates to the information which must be included on applications for absentee ballots for school district elections

Relates to the information which must be included on applications for absentee ballots for school district elections.

## Version chain

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

1. **S2038** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S2038&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **S2038A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S2038A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **142–4** (pass) · lower
- Education Vote — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **41–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- CARLUCCI — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-18** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** 1ST REPORT CAL.127
- **2019-02-11** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2019-02-12** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2019-04-08** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2038A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-29** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-04-29** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-04-29** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18** SUBSTITUTED FOR A1922A
- **2019-06-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.327
- **2019-06-18** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-18** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2019-12-06** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-12-10** SIGNED CHAP.616 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/112d7ef0-067f-49aa-a42c-35837bbe5e18`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).