Assembly Bill A9679

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to notice by museums of art stolen during the Nazi era in Europe

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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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2019-A9679 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7808
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §233-aa, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A3719, S117

2019-A9679 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires museums to post a notice with the display of any art stolen during the Nazi era in Europe.

2019-A9679 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9679
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to notice of art stolen
   during the Nazi era in Europe
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Section 233-aa of the education law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
   15. EVERY MUSEUM WHICH HAS ON DISPLAY ANY IDENTIFIABLE  WORKS  OF  ART
 KNOWN  TO HAVE BEEN CREATED BEFORE NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE AND WHICH
 CHANGED HANDS DUE TO THEFT, SEIZURE, CONFISCATION, FORCED SALE OR  OTHER
 INVOLUNTARY  MEANS IN EUROPE DURING THE NAZI ERA (NINETEEN HUNDRED THIR-
 TY-THREE--NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE) SHALL PROMINENTLY PLACE A PLACARD
 ACKNOWLEDGING SUCH INFORMATION ALONG WITH SUCH DISPLAY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14939-01-0

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