Assembly Actions -
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Mar 12, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S7110
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities 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-S7110 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6019
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cities
- Law Section:
- Municipal Home Rule Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld §36 sub (5) ¶¶(e), (f) & (g), Munic Home R L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A2065
2013-2014: A5347
2015-2016: A3839
2017-2018: A3124
2019-2020: A1453
2021-2022: A23
2023-2024: A5661
2009-S7110 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Repeals certain provisions regarding the adoption of a new or revised city charter proposed by a charter commission which limit the submission of questions to a city's qualified electors: eliminates the rule that provides that whenever a city charter commission puts a proposal on the local ballot, all other local referendum proposals are barred from the ballot.
2009-S7110 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7110 TITLE OF BILL : An act to repeal paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) of subdivision 5 of section 36 of the municipal home rule law, relating to limitations on the submitting of a question to the qualified electors of a city when there is a question submitted by a charter commission SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill would delete the "bumping" provision from the Municipal Home Rule Law, which provides that whenever a city charter revision commission puts any proposal on the local ballot, all other local referendum proposals are barred from the ballot. JUSTIFICATION : In 1998, the New York City Council proposed a referendum on a city charter amendment relating to Yankee Stadium. In response, Mayor Giuliani took advantage of the "bumping" provision in the Municipal Home Rule Law, to prevent the City Council from placing referenda on the ballot that year. using his power unilaterally, he appointed a charter revision commission to put proposals on the ballot, bumping not only the Yankee Stadium question, but a campaign finance initiative, as well. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
2009-S7110 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7110 I N S E N A T E March 12, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SCHNEIDERMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities AN ACT to repeal paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) of subdivision 5 of section 36 of the municipal home rule law, relating to limitations on the submitting of a question to the qualified electors of a city when there is a question submitted by a charter commission THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) of subdivision 5 of section 36 of the municipal home rule law are REPEALED. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. REPEAL NOTE.--Paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) of subdivision 5 of section 36 of the municipal home rule law proposed to be repealed by this act provides limitations including prohibition on submission by local law, ordinance, resolution or petition of a question to the qualified elec- tors of a city when any question is submitted by a charter commission. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00788-01-9
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