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Assembly Bill A2912

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes a permissive referendum to be initiated by the local government or voters on an amendment or adoption to local laws relating to the increase of taxes

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2011-A2912 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Municipal Home Rule Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง24, Munic Home R L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9398
2013-2014: A5735
2015-2016: A5085
2017-2018: A5095, A10933
2019-2020: A4920

2011-A2912 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a permissive referendum to be initiated by the local government or voters where a legislative body of a local government is amending or adopting local laws relating to the increase of taxes, fines, fees or surcharges pursuant to state legislative authority.

2011-A2912 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2912

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. P. LOPEZ, BURLING -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. CROUCH, SALADINO -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Local Governments

AN  ACT to amend the municipal home rule law, in relation to authorizing
  a permissive referendum where a legislative body of a local government
  is amending or adopting local laws relating to the increase  of  taxes
  pursuant to state legislative authority

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 24 of the municipal home rule  law
is amended by adding a new paragraph l to read as follows:
  L.  IN  THE  CASE  WHERE  A  LEGISLATIVE BODY OF A GIVEN UNIT OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENT IS GRANTED SPECIAL AUTHORITY  BY  THE  STATE  LEGISLATURE  TO
AMEND  OR  ADOPT  LOCAL  LAWS  RELATING TO THE INCREASE OF TAXES, FINES,
FEES, OR SURCHARGES AS A FUNCTION OF A HOME RULE  REQUEST  MADE  TO  THE
STATE LEGISLATURE BY SAID LEGISLATIVE BODY.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any
pending amendments or adoptions to local laws relating to  the  increase
of taxes, fines, fees, or surcharges.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05989-01-1

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