Senate Bill S7344

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the manner of submission of proposed charter revision proposals by a charter revision commission

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A10172 - On Floor Calendar

  • 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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2009-S7344 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10172
Law Section:
Municipal Home Rule Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง36, Munic Home R L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1432
2013-2014: A5381
2015-2016: A3584

2009-S7344 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the manner of submission of proposed charter revision proposals by a charter revision commission.

2009-S7344 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7344 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7344

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 31, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. HUNTLEY, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the municipal home rule  law,  in  relation  to  charter
  revision commissions

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 36 of the municipal home rule  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
  4-A.    IF  A COMMISSION IS CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AFTER THE
FIFTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY OF ANY YEAR, SUCH COMMISSION MAY NOT PLACE ANY
PROPOSALS ON THE BALLOT UNTIL THE SUBSEQUENT CALENDAR YEAR FOLLOWING ITS
CREATION; PROVIDED, THAT SUCH COMMISSION, WITH APPROVAL OF THE  LEGISLA-
TIVE BODY MAY PLACE A PROPOSAL ON THE BALLOT IN THE YEAR IT WAS CREATED,
REGARDLESS  OF  THE  DATE  SUCH  COMMISSION  WAS CREATED.   PRIOR TO THE
CONSIDERATION OF ANY PROPOSALS BY THE COMMISSION, SUCH COMMISSION  SHALL
HOLD  ONE  OR  MORE  PUBLIC  HEARINGS IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE PUBLIC OPINION
REGARDING WHAT REVISIONS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE
CHARTER. FOLLOWING A DETERMINATION BY  THE  COMMISSION  REGARDING  WHICH
PROPOSED  CHANGES  SHALL  BE  PLACED  ON THE BALLOT FOR CONSIDERATION BY
ELECTORS, SUCH COMMISSION SHALL HOLD ONE  OR  MORE  PUBLIC  HEARINGS  IN
ORDER  TO ACQUIRE PUBLIC OPINION REGARDING SUCH PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS FOR
SPECIFIC CHANGES TO THE CHARTER RECOMMENDED BY SUCH COMMISSION SHALL, TO
THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PRACTICABLE, BE SEPARATELY IDENTIFIED ON  THE  BALLOT
FOR SEPARATE VOTER CONSIDERATION.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately, and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect on and after  January  1,  2010,  and
shall  apply to any charter revision commission coming into existence on
or after January 1, 2010; provided that any charter revision  commission
that  is  in  existence  prior  to  January  1, 2010 and which is not in
compliance with the provisions of this act is hereby terminated, and  no
proposed  new  charter  or amendment offered by such commission shall be
put to vote nor take effect.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16334-06-0

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