Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 08, 2010 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 04, 2010 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 03, 2010 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 02, 2010 |
1st report cal.204 |
Feb 09, 2010 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to transportation |
May 19, 2009 |
reported and committed to finance |
Apr 27, 2009 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S4837
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last 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
Votes
2009-S4837 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S4837 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4837 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the highway law, in relation to permitting small seasonal farmers to place signs near state highways PURPOSE OF BILL : To allow small agricultural businesses to place advertising signs near state highways. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends the Highway Law by adding a new section 331, permitting farmers upon request to place, cause to be placed, or permit to be placed signs beyond 660 feet outside urban areas, with the purpose of the signage to be the indication of seasonal farms. Such signage shall be subject to the rules and regulations as provided by the commissioner. Section 2 is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION : Seasonal signs, indicating the availability of specific products to consumers, are vital to agricultural business. Farmers have generally placed signs along state highways to advertise these seasonal products, but in recent years have been notified that their actions
2009-S4837 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4837 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 27, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AUBERTINE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to permitting small seasonal farmers to place signs near state highways THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 331 to read as follows: S 331. SEASONAL FARM SIGNS. SMALL SEASONAL FARMERS MAY, UPON THE REQUEST OF THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY, PLACE, CAUSE TO BE PLACED, OR PERMIT TO BE PLACED SIGNS BEYOND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY FEET OUTSIDE URBAN AREAS AND ERECTED WITH THE PURPOSE OF THEIR MESSAGE INDICATING SEASONAL FARMS. SUCH SIGNAGE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS AS PROVIDED BY THE COMMISSIONER. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10898-01-9
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