Senate Bill S8330

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to display of governor's portraits in the state capitol

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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-S8330 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10090
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
State Law
Laws Affected:
Add §72-a, State L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A5545

2021-S8330 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a concurrent resolution of the legislature to permit the display in the state capitol of a portrait of any governor who does not complete any term for which they were elected; excludes death in office.

2021-S8330 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8330 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8330
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 14, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEIK  --  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 state law, in relation to portraits of former gover-
   nors
 
   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 72-a to
 read as follows:
   § 72-A. PORTRAITS OF GOVERNORS IN THE STATE CAPITOL. NO PORTRAIT OF  A
 FORMER  GOVERNOR  WHO  DOES  NOT  COMPLETE  ANY TERM FOR WHICH THEY WERE
 ELECTED MAY BE DISPLAYED IN  THE  STATE  CAPITOL  BUILDING  WITHOUT  THE
 APPROVAL  OF  THE LEGISLATURE BY THE PASSAGE OF A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
 THIS PROVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO A GOVERNOR WHO DIES WHILE IN OFFICE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14540-02-2

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