---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to ballots submitted in envelopes that are sealed and have no indication of tampering"
description: "Relates to ballots submitted in envelopes that are sealed with tape, paste or any other binding agent or device and have no indication of tampering."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 1177"
citation: "New York A 1177 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Paulin"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-13"
last_action: "2023-09-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6291ca1d-9cf4-4dd7-99cb-37002223c812"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A1177"
source_hash: "8e73368c11864704f6448001f41baee26938adcdae2275d3d0c9f9c99dd23d92"
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 1177 (2023-2024) — Relates to ballots submitted in envelopes that are sealed and have no indication of tampering

Relates to ballots submitted in envelopes that are sealed with tape, paste or any other binding agent or device and have no indication of tampering.

## Version chain

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

1. **A1177** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A1177&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **42–21** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **100–48** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amy Paulin — primary (person)
- Grace Lee — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Jacobson — cosponsor (person)
- Karines Reyes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-13** REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-18** REPORTED
- **2023-04-20** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.128
- **2023-06-07** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-06-07** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-06-07** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-09** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6195
- **2023-06-09** 3RD READING CAL.1343
- **2023-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-06-09** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-09-19** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-09-20** SIGNED CHAP.472 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6291ca1d-9cf4-4dd7-99cb-37002223c812`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).