---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits the change of name of any independent body making nominations"
description: "Prohibits the change of name of any independent body making nominations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 5974"
citation: "New York S 5974 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CARLUCCI"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-05-16"
last_action: "2019-12-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae0661b6-3203-414d-97fe-41386749b026"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S5974"
source_hash: "3f8c73c53cf78967365367924b9684897c0bc8823e4892a305ce302bf80d1e90"
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 5974 (2019-2020) — Prohibits the change of name of any independent body making nominations

Prohibits the change of name of any independent body making nominations.

## Version chain

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

1. **S5974** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S5974&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **S5974A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S5974A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **43–19** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote - Version: A — **15–4** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **111–30** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- CARLUCCI — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-16** REFERRED TO ELECTIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-13** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-13** PRINT NUMBER 5974A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-13** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-13** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1355
- **2019-06-19** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-19** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-06-19** REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20** SUBSTITUTED FOR A2047A
- **2019-06-20** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.387
- **2019-06-20** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-20** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2019-12-06** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-12-11** SIGNED CHAP.619 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ae0661b6-3203-414d-97fe-41386749b026`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).