| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
| Jul 16, 2009 |
committed to rules |
| Jun 08, 2009 |
advanced to third reading |
| Jun 04, 2009 |
2nd report cal. |
| Jun 03, 2009 |
1st report cal.619 |
| Feb 02, 2009 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Senate Bill S1552
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 11th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2009-S1552 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1297
- Current Committee:
- Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง2890-a, Pub Auth L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2011-2012:
S831, A2963
2013-2014: S294, A2925
2015-2016: S3173, A4132
2009-S1552 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits the use of funds and property by any member, officer or employee of any public authority or commission to influence votes or the outcome of an election; does not prohibit the renting of authority or commission space for political advertisements where such space is customarily open to the public or qualifies as public forum space, or to make space available at cost or no cost if it is customarily rented or made available at no cost.
2009-S1552 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1552
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to prohibiting
the use of authority funds and property to influence the outcome of an
election
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
This bill amends the Public Authorities Law by adding a new section,
twenty-eight hundred ninety-a. This bill will prohibit any member of a
public authority or commission, of officer or employee thereof, from
using or authorizing the use of authority funds or property for the
purpose of influencing the vote or political action of any citizen or
authority employee in relation to nomination or election to public or
party office, or the outcome of any constitutional amendment,
proposition or other question submitted to the voters at any election.
However, nothing in this bill will prohibit an authority or commission
or officer or employee thereof from renting authority or commission
space if such space is customarily rented, or make space available at
no cost if such space is customarily made available at no cost, for
political advertisements.
JUSTIFICATION:
During the early 1970s public authority property was used to influence
the passage of a transportation bond issue. The Triborough Bridge and
2009-S1552 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1552
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 2, 2009
___________
Introduced by Sens. STAVISKY, ADAMS, DIAZ -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corpo-
rations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to prohibiting
the use of authority funds and property to influence the outcome of an
election
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
section 2890-a to read as follows:
S 2890-A. USE OF AUTHORITY FUNDS AND PROPERTY PROHIBITED FOR CERTAIN
PURPOSES. NO MEMBER OF AN AUTHORITY OR COMMISSION, HERETOFORE AND HERE-
AFTER CONTINUED OR CREATED BY THIS CHAPTER, OR OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE
THEREOF, SHALL USE OR AUTHORIZE THE USE OF AUTHORITY FUNDS OR PROPERTY
FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFLUENCING THE VOTE OR POLITICAL ACTION OF ANY CITI-
ZEN OR AUTHORITY EMPLOYEE IN RELATION TO NOMINATION OR ELECTION TO
PUBLIC OR PARTY OFFICE, OR THE OUTCOME OF ANY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT,
PROPOSITION OR OTHER QUESTION SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT ANY ELECTION.
NOTHING HEREIN SHALL, HOWEVER, RESTRICT THE RIGHT OF THE AUTHORITY OR
COMMISSION TO SELL ADVERTISING SPACE IF SUCH SPACE IS CUSTOMARILY SOLD
FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, NOR RESTRICT THE RIGHT
OF THE AUTHORITY TO RENT PHYSICAL SPACE IF SUCH SPACE IS CUSTOMARILY
RENTED OR TO MAKE SPACE AVAILABLE AT NO COST IF SUCH SPACE IS CUSTOMAR-
ILY MADE AVAILABLE AT NO COST. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL GIVE THE AUTHORITY
THE RIGHT TO PREVENT LAWFUL PUBLIC ASSEMBLY ON AUTHORITY PROPERTY IF
SUCH PROPERTY OR PORTION THEREOF IS CUSTOMARILY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC OR
QUALIFIES AS PUBLIC FORUM SPACE.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of September next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00209-01-9
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