Assembly Bill A5906

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the power of county legislatures to preempt or supercede state laws

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A5906 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 9 ยงยง1 & 2, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5425
2019-2020: A5363
2021-2022: A4783

2015-A5906 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the power of county legislatures to preempt or supercede state laws.

2015-A5906 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  5906

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Operations

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to sections 1 and 2 of article 9 of the constitu-
  tion,  in  relation  to  the right of counties to preempt or supercede
  state laws

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of  article
9 of the constitution be amended by adding a new subdivision (i) to read
as follows:
  (I)  COUNTIES  SHALL HAVE THE POWER, BY ENACTING LOCAL LAW PURSUANT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE FOUR OF THE COUNTY LAW, TO PREEMPT  OR  SUPER-
CEDE ANY STATE LAW HAVING IMPACT OR EFFECT WITHIN SUCH COUNTY.
  S  2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That paragraph (c) of section 2
of article 9 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  (c) In addition to powers granted in the statute of local  governments
or  any  other law, (i) every local government shall have power to adopt
and amend local laws, not  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of  this
constitution  [or any general law], relating to its property, affairs or
government and, (ii) every local government shall have  power  to  adopt
and  amend  local  laws,  not  inconsistent  with the provisions of this
constitution [or any general law], relating to the  following  subjects,
whether  or  not  they  relate to the property, affairs or government of
such local government[, except to the extent that the legislature  shall
restrict  the  adoption  of  such a local law relating to other than the
property, affairs or government of such local government]:
  (1) The powers, duties, qualifications, number, mode of selection  and
removal,  terms  of  office,  compensation,  hours  of work, protection,
welfare and safety of its officers and employees, except that cities and
towns shall not have such power with respect to members of the  legisla-
tive body of the county in their capacities as county officers.
  (2)  In the case of a city, town or village, the membership and compo-
sition of its legislative body.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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