---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to peremptory challenges where there are two or more defendants"
description: "Provides that if there is a tie when there is an even number of defendants, a peremptory challenge must be allowed."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 934"
citation: "New York A 934 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William Magnarelli"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2025-10-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a06016f-bb21-4d86-8f40-f6a59f9f733f"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A934"
source_hash: "c4aeda6040d03a05e0806dd4b46712894afd71c35add5b0f4b5d0b1b6c505f57"
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 934 (2025-2026) — Relates to peremptory challenges where there are two or more defendants

Provides that if there is a tie when there is an even number of defendants, a peremptory challenge must be allowed.

## Version chain

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

1. **A934** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A934&term=2025&Text=Y)
2. **A934A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A934A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **142–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- William Magnarelli — primary (person)
- Jen Lunsford — cosponsor (person)
- Maritza Davila — cosponsor (person)
- MaryJane Shimsky — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Steck — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-08** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-25** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-25** PRINT NUMBER 934A `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-06** REPORTED
- **2025-05-08** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.122
- **2025-05-12** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-05-12** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2025-05-12** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-06** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6735A
- **2025-06-06** 3RD READING CAL.1498
- **2025-06-06** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-06-06** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-10-09** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-10-16** SIGNED CHAP.440 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3a06016f-bb21-4d86-8f40-f6a59f9f733f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).