Assembly Actions -
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Feb 11, 2010 |
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Assembly Bill A9909
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LANCMAN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A9909 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S1558
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Governmental Operations
- Law Section:
- Public Officers Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง73-c, Pub Off L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A203, S3868
2013-2014: A9126, S688
2015-2016: A293, S917
2017-2018: A3450, S1425
2009-A9909 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A9909 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to the naming of facilities after public officials PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the politicization of naming facilities after sitting public officials, by prohibiting such namings while a public official is still in office. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the public officers law by adding a new section, 73-c. This section prohibits the naming of facili- ties whose construction, rehabilitation or operation is supported by state funds after any public official who is living unless they have been out of public office for at least ten years. This prohibition will not apply when the legislature approves the naming of the facility in accordance with section fourteen of article three of the state constitu- tion, and when the governor approves the naming in a manner provided for in section seven of article four of the state constitution. The attorney general may initiate a civil action against any entity that violates the provisions of this new section. Section 2 provides for this act to take effect immediately. JUSTIFICATION: The naming of a facility which is supported by state funds after an elected official while that elected official is still in office should be prohibited. This legislation would prevent the percep-
2009-A9909 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9909 I N A S S E M B L Y February 11, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LANCMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to the naming of facilities after public officials THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new section 73-c to read as follows: S 73-C. NAMING OF FACILITIES AFTER PUBLIC OFFICIALS; PROHIBITED. 1. NO FACILITY, THE CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION OR OPERATION OF WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY STATE FUNDS, MAY BE NAMED AFTER A LIVING PERSON WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE UNLESS SUCH PERSON HAS BEEN OUT OF PUBLIC OFFICE FOR AT LEAST TEN YEARS. 2. THE PROHIBITION SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY WHERE THE LEGISLATURE APPROVES THE NAMING OF SUCH FACILITY IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION FOURTEEN OF ARTICLE THREE OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION, AND THE GOVERNOR APPROVES THE NAMING OF SUCH FACILITY IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION SEVEN OF ARTICLE FOUR OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION. 3. WHERE ANY PERSON, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY INITIATE A CIVIL ACTION TO ENFORCE THE PROHIBITION SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07501-01-9
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