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Assembly Bill A941

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to regulations authorizing the issuance of financial penalties

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2015-A941 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง229, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7371
2013-2014: A1576
2017-2018: A2033

2015-A941 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to regulations authorizing the issuance of financial penalties.

2015-A941 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   941

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Housing

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  housing law, in relation to regulations
  authorizing the issuance of financial penalties

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

  Section  1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new section
229 to read as follows:
  S 229. REGULATIONS. NO AUTHORITY, OFFICE  OR  OTHER  ENTITY  OPERATING
PURSUANT  TO THIS CHAPTER SHALL ENACT ANY NEW REGULATION AUTHORIZING THE
ISSUANCE OF A FINANCIAL PENALTY UNLESS:
  (A) ALL AFFECTED RESIDENTS ARE NOTIFIED  OF  THE  PROPOSED  REGULATION
WITH A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF (I) THE PENALTY, (II) WHO HAS THE AUTHOR-
ITY  TO  ISSUE  SUCH  PENALTY,  AND  (III)  HOW  SUCH  PENALTY  SHALL BE
COLLECTED;
  (B) A MAJORITY OF THE  AFFECTED  RESIDENTS  APPROVES  SUCH  REGULATION
THROUGH A PAPER BALLOT; AND
  (C)  A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SUCH ENTITY APPROVES SUCH
REGULATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01132-01-5

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