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Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| May 17, 2022 |
print number 3188a |
| May 17, 2022 |
amend and recommit to local government |
| Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to local government |
| Jan 28, 2021 |
referred to local government |
Senate Bill S3188A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 42nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government 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
Bill Amendments
2021-S3188 - Details
2021-S3188 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3188
SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to limiting the
naming of municipalities and subdivisions thereof
PURPOSE:
To prohibit municipalities from having a name containing the word swast-
ika and requires municipalities which has a name containing the word
swastika in it to change such name as to remove the word swastika.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends General Municipal Law by adding a new section 99-x,
prohibiting municipalities or any subdivision thereof from having a name
containing the word swastika and requiring municipalities or any subdi-
vision thereof which has a name containing the word swastika shall, by
an act of its governing body, to change such name as to remove the word
2021-S3188 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
3188
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 28, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to limiting the
naming of municipalities and subdivisions thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
section 99-x to read as follows:
§ 99-X. NAMING OF MUNICIPALITIES; LIMITATIONS. NO MUNICIPAL CORPO-
RATION, OR ANY SUBDIVISION THEREOF, SHALL HAVE A NAME CONTAINING THE
WORD SWASTIKA AND ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, OR ANY SUBDIVISION THEREOF,
WHICH HAS A NAME CONTAINING THE WORD SWASTIKA IN IT SHALL, BY AN ACT OF
ITS GOVERNING BODY, CHANGE SUCH NAME AS TO REMOVE THE WORD SWASTIKA.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06532-01-1
2021-S3188A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S3188A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3188A
SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to limiting the
naming of municipalities and subdivisions thereof
PURPOSE:
To prohibit municipalities from having a name containing the word swast-
ika and requires municipalities which has a name containing the word.
swastika in it to change such name as to remove the word swastika.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends General Municipal Law by adding a new section 99-z,
prohibiting municipalities or any subdivision thereof from having a name
containing the word swastika and requiring municipalities or any subdi-
vision thereof which has a name containing the word swastika shall, by
an act of its governing body, to change such name as to remove the word
swastika.
2021-S3188A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
3188--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 28, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- recom-
mitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with Senate
Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to limiting the
naming of municipalities and subdivisions thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
section 99-z to read as follows:
§ 99-Z. NAMING OF MUNICIPALITIES; LIMITATIONS. NO MUNICIPAL CORPO-
RATION, OR ANY SUBDIVISION THEREOF, SHALL HAVE A NAME CONTAINING THE
WORD SWASTIKA AND ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, OR ANY SUBDIVISION THEREOF,
WHICH HAS A NAME CONTAINING THE WORD SWASTIKA IN IT SHALL, BY AN ACT OF
ITS GOVERNING BODY, CHANGE SUCH NAME AS TO REMOVE THE WORD SWASTIKA.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06532-02-2
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