Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 24, 2014 |
print number 3440a |
Jan 24, 2014 |
amend and recommit to cities |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to cities |
Feb 01, 2013 |
referred to cities |
Senate Bill S3440A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 28th 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
Bill Amendments
2013-S3440 - Details
2013-S3440 - Summary
Provides an appointment process for members of a charter revision commission appointed by the mayor of a city of one million or more inhabitants; establishes qualifications for such members and prohibits certain political contributions by them during their tenure; provides for the manner of submission of certain proposals.
2013-S3440 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3440 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the municipal home rule law, in relation to promoting representative charter revision commissions in cities of one million or more PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To ensure charter revision committees are representative of the city and are appointed with adequate time to make proposals to be placed on the ballot. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 36 of the municipal home rule law by adding section 4-a. This section would require the mayor to choose the charter revision commission from at least the nominations of the following: the comptroller, public advocate, the borough presidents acting together, and one nominated by each of the borough delegations to the city coun- cil. No member of the commission may be an officer Of a political party, a registered lobbyist or employee of a registered lobbyist. commission members may not make contributions to campaigns of people seeking or holding city office. The commission members will be subject to the conflict of interest provisions in the charter. If charter revision commission is created after February 15th, the commission may not submit proposals until the following calendar year without city council approval at least 90 days prior to the year's
2013-S3440 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3440 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 1, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities AN ACT to amend the municipal home rule law, in relation to promoting representative charter revision commissions in cities of one million or more THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 36 of the municipal home rule law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows: 4-A. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION APPLY TO CITIES OF ONE MILLION OR MORE INHABITANTS. IN APPOINTING THE MEMBERS OF A COMMISSION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, THE MAYOR SHALL CHOOSE AT LEAST THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS NOMINATED BY LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS: ONE EACH BY THE COMPTROLLER, BY THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE, AND BY THE BOROUGH PRESIDENTS ACTING TOGETHER; AND ONE NOMINATED BY EACH OF THE BOROUGH DELEGATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL. IN NOMINATING AND APPOINTING COMMISSION MEMBERS, THE MAYOR AND LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS SHALL CHOOSE INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR INDEPENDENCE, INTEGRITY, AND EXPERIENCE IN CITY GOVERNMENT AND IN THE SECTORS OF THE CITY AFFECTED BY CITY GOVERNMENT. NO MEMBER OF SUCH COMMISSION MAY BE A CURRENT OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY OR AN OFFI- CER OF A POLITICAL PARTY OR A LOBBYIST REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OR AN EMPLOYEE OF SUCH LOBBYIST, NOR MAY MEMBERS MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CAMPAIGNS OF PERSONS HOLDING OR SEEKING PUBLIC OR PARTY ELECTED OFFICES OR POSITIONS OF SUCH CITY DURING THEIR TENURE AS MEMBERS. COMMISSION MEMBERS AND STAFF SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER OR OTHER APPLICABLE LOCAL LAWS OF SUCH A CITY. IF SUCH A COMMISSION IS CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION AFTER THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY OF ANY YEAR, SUCH COMMISSION MAY NOT PLACE ANY PROPOSALS ON THE BALLOT UNTIL THE SUBSEQUENT CALENDAR YEAR FOLLOWING ITS CREATION, UNLESS SUCH PROPOSALS ARE APPROVED BY THE LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY AT LEAST NINETY DAYS PRIOR TO THAT YEAR'S GENERAL ELECTION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00961-01-3
2013-S3440A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S3440A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides an appointment process for members of a charter revision commission appointed by the mayor of a city of one million or more inhabitants; establishes qualifications for such members and prohibits certain political contributions by them during their tenure; provides for the manner of submission of certain proposals.
2013-S3440A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3440A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the municipal home rule law, in relation to promoting representative charter revision commissions in cities of one million or more PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To ensure charter revision committees are representative of the city and are appointed with adequate time to make proposals to be placed on the ballot. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 36 of the municipal home rule law by adding section 4-a. This section would require the mayor to choose the charter revision commission from at least the nominations of the following: the comptroller, public advocate, the borough presidents acting together, and one nominated by each of the borough delegations to the city council. No member of the commission may be an officer of a political party, a registered lobbyist or employee of a registered lobbyist, commission members may not make contributions to campaigns of people seeking or holding city office. The commission members will be subject to the conflict of interest provisions in the charter. If charter revision commission is created after February 15th, the commission may not submit proposals until the following calendar year without city council approval at least 90 days prior to the year's
2013-S3440A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3440--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 1, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities -- recommitted to the Committee on Cities in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the municipal home rule law, in relation to promoting representative charter revision commissions in cities of one million or more THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 36 of the municipal home rule law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows: 4-A. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION APPLY TO CITIES OF ONE MILLION OR MORE INHABITANTS. IN APPOINTING THE MEMBERS OF A COMMISSION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, THE MAYOR SHALL CHOOSE AT LEAST THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS NOMINATED BY LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS: ONE EACH BY THE COMPTROLLER, BY THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE, AND BY THE BOROUGH PRESIDENTS ACTING TOGETHER; AND ONE NOMINATED BY EACH OF THE BOROUGH DELEGATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL. IN NOMINATING AND APPOINTING COMMISSION MEMBERS, THE MAYOR AND LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS SHALL CHOOSE INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR INDEPENDENCE, INTEGRITY, AND EXPERIENCE IN CITY GOVERNMENT AND IN THE SECTORS OF THE CITY AFFECTED BY CITY GOVERNMENT. NO MEMBER OF SUCH COMMISSION MAY BE A CURRENT OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY OR AN OFFI- CER OF A POLITICAL PARTY OR A LOBBYIST REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OR AN EMPLOYEE OF SUCH LOBBYIST, NOR MAY MEMBERS MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CAMPAIGNS OF PERSONS HOLDING OR SEEKING PUBLIC OR PARTY ELECTED OFFICES OR POSITIONS OF SUCH CITY DURING THEIR TENURE AS MEMBERS. COMMISSION MEMBERS AND STAFF SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER OR OTHER APPLICABLE LOCAL LAWS OF SUCH A CITY. IF SUCH A COMMISSION IS CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION AFTER THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY OF ANY YEAR, SUCH COMMISSION MAY NOT PLACE ANY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00961-02-4
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