Assembly Bill A7579

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Designates baseball the official sport of the state of New York

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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-A7579 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4288
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Law
Laws Affected:
Add §91, State L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6654, S3935
2021-2022: A5156, S5363

2017-A7579 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates baseball as the official sport of the state of New York.

2017-A7579 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7579
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to  designating  baseball  as
   the official sport of the state of New York
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new section 91 to read
 as follows:
   § 91. STATE SPORT. BASEBALL SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL SPORT OF  THE  STATE
 OF NEW YORK.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09735-01-7

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