Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to local governments |
May 08, 2023 |
referred to local governments |
Assembly Bill A6797
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BARRETT
Current 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
co-Sponsors
Fred Thiele
Billy Jones
Deborah Glick
Jo Anne Simon
2023-A6797 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Local Governments
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §6-w, amd §3-c, Gen Muni L
2023-A6797 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6797 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 8, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT, THIELE, JONES, GLICK, SIMON, BENDETT, McDONOUGH, JENSEN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing municipalities to establish a history, arts, and culture levy 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 6-w to read as follows: § 6-W. HISTORY, ARTS, AND CULTURE FUNDS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "HISTORY, ARTS, AND CULTURE" MEANS CREATIVE AND CULTURAL ACTIV- ITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, MUSEUM CURA- TION, PERFORMING, VISUAL, AND FINE ARTS, MUSIC, DANCE, GRAPHIC DESIGN, FILM, DIGITAL MEDIA AND VIDEO, ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN, HUMANI- TIES, LITERATURE, HISTORIC EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE EDUCATION, CRAFTS, AND FOLK ARTS. (B) "LOCAL ARTS COUNCIL" MEANS AN ENTITY, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS A LOCAL ARTS AGENCY, ARTS COMMISSION, OR CULTURAL AFFAIRS OFFICE, THAT: (I) IS EITHER A MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY GOVERNMENT AGENCY, OR A PRIVATE ENTITY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION UNDER PARAGRAPH (3) OF SUBSECTION (C) OF SECTION 501 OF THE FEDERAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (26 U.S.C. S.501(C)(3)); AND (II) MAINTAINS A MISSION THAT GENERALLY INVOLVES MAKING HISTORY, ARTS, AND CULTURE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, AND SUPPORTING LOCAL ARTISTS, ART PROGRAMMING, OR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON HISTORY, ARTS, AND CULTURE. (C) "TAX" MEANS A CHARGE IMPOSED UPON REAL PROPERTY BY OR ON BEHALF OF A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, BUT SHALL HAVE A DIFFERENT MEANING IF THE CONTEXT CLEARLY INDICATES. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09643-03-3 A. 6797 2
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