Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to judiciary |
Feb 09, 2021 |
referred to judiciary |
Assembly Bill A4920
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SIMPSON
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2021-A4920 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A4920 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4920 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 9, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMPSON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the limited liability company law and the general construction law, in relation to the definition of "newspaper" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 102 of the limited liability company law is amended by adding a new subdivision (ii) to read as follows: (II) "NEWSPAPER" MEANS ANY NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION WHICH IS PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED ON A DAILY OR WEEKLY BASIS AND HAS BEEN IN BUSI- NESS FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING ANY PUBLICATION ADVER- TISEMENT, AND WHICH CONTAINS NEWS, ARTICLES OF OPINION, FEATURES, ADVER- TISING AND ANY OTHER MATTER REGARDED AS CURRENT INTEREST. § 2. Subdivision a of section 60 of the general construction law, as separately amended by chapters 724 and 725 of the laws of 1975, is amended to read as follows: a. In any case in which notice of any fact is required by law to be published or advertised in a newspaper, the term "newspaper" shall mean a paper of general circulation which is printed and distributed ordinar- ily not less frequently than once a week, FOR A MINIMUM FORTY-EIGHT WEEK PER YEAR BASIS and has been so for at least one year immediately preced- ing such publication or advertisement, and which contains news, articles of opinion (as editorials), features, advertising, or other matter regarded as of current interest, [has a paid circulation] and (except for such a paper which has been printed and distributed not less frequently than once a week for a period of ten years prior to January one, nineteen hundred seventy-five) has been entered at United States post-office as second-class matter. A publication which is distributed or made available primarily for advertising purposes to the public generally without consideration being paid therefor shall not be deemed to be a "newspaper" for the purpose of publication or advertisement of EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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