---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to testimony related to voter's signature on a petition"
description: "Relates to testimony related to voter's signature on a petition."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 120"
citation: "New York A 120 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BUCHWALD"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-09"
last_action: "2019-11-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/145481c0-2603-46df-8cbb-2a5b6341bb88"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A120"
source_hash: "489f501fefc9535476a7650c363ae511a8e514893ee0620293bed0ee7400434f"
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 120 (2019-2020) — Relates to testimony related to voter's signature on a petition

Relates to testimony related to voter's signature on a petition.

## Version chain

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

1. **A120** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A120&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **145–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **42–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BUCHWALD — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-09** REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-05** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17** REPORTED
- **2019-06-17** RULES REPORT CAL.312
- **2019-06-17** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.312
- **2019-06-18** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-18** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-06-18** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18** SUBSTITUTED FOR S3133
- **2019-06-18** 3RD READING CAL.1538
- **2019-06-18** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-18** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-11-19** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-11-25** SIGNED CHAP.533 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/145481c0-2603-46df-8cbb-2a5b6341bb88`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).