---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the form of submission and abstract for proposed amendments to the constitution"
description: "Authorizes the form of submission and abstract for proposed amendments to the constitution submitted to the people to be determined by enactment in a separate joint resolution passed by both houses of the legislature at least 120 days prior to the general election where such amendment to the constitution shall be submitted."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 10639"
citation: "New York S 10639 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael Gianaris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-06-01"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50ad08e2-84a6-4c82-a6be-d54927035d0f"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S10639"
source_hash: "5f39ee4b75eb9033daa5580e3b1723a87d7789be87ddb99dcd30660ec6c3d2eb"
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 10639 (2025-2026) — Relates to the form of submission and abstract for proposed amendments to the constitution

Authorizes the form of submission and abstract for proposed amendments to the constitution submitted to the people to be determined by enactment in a separate joint resolution passed by both houses of the legislature at least 120 days prior to the general election where such amendment to the constitution shall be submitted.

## Version chain

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

1. **S10639** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S10639&term=2025&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **94–47** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **38–22** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael Gianaris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-06-01** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2026-06-04** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1784
- **2026-06-04** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2026-06-04** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2026-06-04** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2026-06-04** SUBSTITUTED FOR A11557
- **2026-06-04** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.441
- **2026-06-04** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2026-06-04** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2026-06-05** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-05** SIGNED CHAP.130 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/50ad08e2-84a6-4c82-a6be-d54927035d0f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).