Senate Bill S1495

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits the naming of buildings after public officials

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

  • 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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2021-S1495 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Add §79-a, Pub Off L; add §7-h, Leg L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S3260

2021-S1495 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the naming of buildings after public officials.

2021-S1495 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1495 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1495
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment 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.
                                                            LBD03794-01-1

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