---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to state party names; repealer"
description: "Prohibits a state party from using the word \"Independent\" or \"Independence\" in its name."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 1851"
citation: "New York S 1851 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SKOUFIS"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-16"
last_action: "2022-12-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4fcb539d-495e-47ee-8412-b966054e0f9a"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S1851"
source_hash: "2f8fc4381e633ace2309bdaa2b49aae56e4b1398808604c3983b65c10518f458"
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 1851 (2021-2022) — Relates to state party names; repealer

Prohibits a state party from using the word "Independent" or "Independence" in its name.

## Version chain

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

1. **S1851** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S1851&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S1851A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S1851A)

## Votes

- Elections Vote — **4–2** (pass) · upper
- Elections Vote — **5–2** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **100–45** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **41–20** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **43–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- SKOUFIS — primary (person)
- BIAGGI — cosponsor (person)
- BROUK — cosponsor (person)
- KRUEGER — cosponsor (person)
- LIU — cosponsor (person)
- MAY — cosponsor (person)
- MAYER — cosponsor (person)
- THOMAS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-16** REFERRED TO ELECTIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** 1ST REPORT CAL.1052
- **2021-05-12** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2021-05-19** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-06-07** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-07** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-07** REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** DIED IN ASSEMBLY
- **2022-01-05** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO ELECTIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-11** 1ST REPORT CAL.1316
- **2022-05-16** AMENDED 1851A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-16** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2022-05-17** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2022-05-24** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-24** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-05-24** REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-25** SUBSTITUTED FOR A1819A
- **2022-05-25** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.423
- **2022-05-25** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-25** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-12-02** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-12-09** SIGNED CHAP.671 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4fcb539d-495e-47ee-8412-b966054e0f9a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).