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Senate Bill S3118
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D) Senate District
2015-S3118 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4439
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Public Officers Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §79-a, Pub Off L; add §7-h, Leg L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
A2816
2019-2020: A3735
2015-S3118 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3118 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public officers law and the legislative law, in relation to the prohibition of naming buildings after public officials PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit naming a building after a public official who was responsible for securing public funds for the person or entity naming the building. This will not apply to deceased or retired public officials. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Sections 1 and 2 amend the public officers law and the legislative law by adding new sections, 79-a and 7-h, respectively. No person who is subject to the provisions of these chapters shall have a building named or cause a building to be named after himself or herself, while he or she holds public office, based on the fact that such a person was responsible for securing public funds for the person or entity involved in naming the building or for securing public funds for the person's or entity's cause or agenda.
2015-S3118 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 3118 A. 4439 2015-2016 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y February 2, 2015 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi- gations and Government Operations IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the public officers law and the legislative law, in relation to the prohibition of naming buildings after public officials THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new section 79-a to read as follows: S 79-A. PROHIBITION ON THE NAMING OF BUILDINGS. NO PERSON WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL HAVE A BUILDING OR SPACE NAMED OR CAUSE A BUILDING OR SPACE TO BE NAMED AFTER HIMSELF OR HERSELF WHILE HE OR SHE HOLDS PUBLIC OFFICE BASED ON THE FACT THAT SUCH PERSON WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN NAMING THE BUILDING OR FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PERSON'S OR ENTITY'S CAUSE OR AGENDA. S 2. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 7-h to read as follows: S 7-H. PROHIBITION ON THE NAMING OF BUILDINGS. NO PERSON WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL HAVE A BUILDING OR SPACE NAMED OR CAUSE A BUILDING OR SPACE TO BE NAMED AFTER HIMSELF OR HERSELF WHILE HE OR SHE HOLDS PUBLIC OFFICE BASED ON THE FACT THAT SUCH PERSON WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN NAMING THE BUILDING OR FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PERSON'S OR ENTITY'S CAUSE OR AGENDA. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07725-01-5
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