Assembly Bill A2653

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Repeals the requirement that the senate vote to confirm the appointment of certain chief executive officers within a certain time period; repealer

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  • 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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2025-A2653 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §2852, amd §§354, 1004 & 1678, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A8022

2025-A2653 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Repeals the requirement that the senate vote to confirm the appointment of certain chief executive officers within a certain time period; amends certain provisions of law relating thereto.

2025-A2653 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2653
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SHRESTHA,  REYES,  MAMDANI,  GONZALEZ-ROJAS,
   GALLAGHER, SHIMSKY, LAVINE, LEVENBERG, MITAYNES, FORREST -- read  once
   and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commis-
   sions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  authorities  law, in relation to senate
   confirmation of  certain  chief  executive  officers;  and  to  repeal
   section 2852 of the public authorities law relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2852 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
   § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 354 of the public  authorities  law,  as
 amended  by  section  2 of part TT of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is
 amended to read as follows:
   6. To appoint officers, agents and employees  and  fix  their  compen-
 sation,  provided, however, that the appointment of the executive direc-
 tor shall be subject to confirmation by the senate [in  accordance  with
 section twenty-eight hundred fifty-two of this chapter]; subject however
 to  the  provisions  of  the civil service law, which shall apply to the
 authority as a municipal corporation other than a city;
   § 3. Section 1004 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter
 506 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   § 1004. Officers and employees; expenses. The  trustees  shall  choose
 from  among  their  own  number a [chairman and vice-chairman] CHAIR AND
 VICE-CHAIR.  They shall select such officers and employees, including  a
 chief  executive officer whose appointment shall be subject to confirma-
 tion by the senate [in  accordance  with  section  twenty-eight  hundred
 fifty-two  of  this  chapter], and such engineering, marketing and legal
 officers and employees, as they may require for the performance of their
 duties and shall prescribe the duties and compensation of  each  officer
 and  employee.  They shall adopt by-laws and rules and regulations suit-
 able to the purposes of this title. As long as and to  the  extent  that
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00512-01-5

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