Assembly Bill A2816

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits the naming of buildings after public officials

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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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2017-A2816 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Add §79-a, Pub Off L; add §7-h, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A4439
2019-2020: A3735

2017-A2816 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the naming of buildings after public officials.

2017-A2816 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2816
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  McDONALD,  PICHARDO, RAIA, FINCH, GOTTFRIED,
   TITONE, STECK,  DiPIETRO,  STIRPE,  GALEF,  FAHY,  FRIEND,  CURRAN  --
   Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. BUCHWALD, GARBARINO, GLICK, LAWRENCE,
   OAKS, SKARTADOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Govern-
   mental Operations

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public officers law and the legislative law, in
   relation to the prohibition of naming buildings 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
 79-a to read as follows:
   § 79-A. PROHIBITION ON THE NAMING  OF  BUILDINGS.  NO  PERSON  WHO  IS
 SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL HAVE A BUILDING OR SPACE
 NAMED  OR CAUSE A BUILDING OR SPACE TO BE NAMED AFTER HIMSELF OR HERSELF
 WHILE HE OR SHE HOLDS PUBLIC OFFICE BASED ON THE FACT THAT  SUCH  PERSON
 WAS  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  SECURING  PUBLIC  FUNDS  FOR THE PERSON OR ENTITY
 INVOLVED IN NAMING THE BUILDING OR FOR SECURING  PUBLIC  FUNDS  FOR  THE
 PERSON'S OR ENTITY'S CAUSE OR AGENDA.
   §  2.  The  legislative  law is amended by adding a new section 7-h to
 read as follows:
   § 7-H. PROHIBITION ON THE  NAMING  OF  BUILDINGS.  NO  PERSON  WHO  IS
 SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL HAVE A BUILDING OR SPACE
 NAMED  OR CAUSE A BUILDING OR SPACE TO BE NAMED AFTER HIMSELF OR HERSELF
 WHILE HE OR SHE HOLDS PUBLIC OFFICE BASED ON THE FACT THAT  SUCH  PERSON
 WAS  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  SECURING  PUBLIC  FUNDS  FOR THE PERSON OR ENTITY
 INVOLVED IN NAMING THE BUILDING OR FOR SECURING  PUBLIC  FUNDS  FOR  THE
 PERSON'S OR ENTITY'S CAUSE OR AGENDA.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07534-01-7

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