Assembly Bill A3558A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Amends the definition of "newspaper"

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2015-A3558 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Limited Liability Company Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §102, Lim Lil L; amd §60, Gen Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1157
2011-2012: A535
2013-2014: A4742
2017-2018: A2887
2019-2020: A4396
2021-2022: A4920

2015-A3558 - Summary

Amends the definition of "newspaper"; deletes provisions of law requiring "newspaper" to include paid circulation.

2015-A3558 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3558

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. STEC, WALTER, GRAF, DUPREY, FINCH -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  CORWIN -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
  tee on Judiciary

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  limited  liability  company law and the general
  construction law, in relation to the definition of "newspaper"

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

  Section 1. Section 102 of the limited liability company law is amended
by adding a new subdivision (ii) to read as follows:
  (II)  "NEWSPAPER"  MEANS ANY NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION WHICH IS
PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED ON A DAILY OR WEEKLY BASIS AND HAS BEEN IN BUSI-
NESS FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING ANY PUBLICATION  ADVER-
TISEMENT, AND WHICH CONTAINS NEWS, ARTICLES OF OPINION, FEATURES, ADVER-
TISING AND ANY OTHER MATTER REGARDED AS CURRENT INTEREST.
  S  2.  Subdivision a of section 60 of the general construction law, as
separately amended by chapters 724 and 725  of  the  laws  of  1975,  is
amended to read as follows:
  a.  In  any  case in which notice of any fact is required by law to be
published or advertised in a newspaper, the term "newspaper" shall  mean
a paper of general circulation which is printed and distributed ordinar-
ily  not  less frequently than once a week, and has been so for at least
one year immediately preceding such publication  or  advertisement,  and
which  contains  news,  articles  of  opinion (as editorials), features,
advertising, or other matter regarded as of  current  interest,  [has  a
paid  circulation]  and  (except for such a paper which has been printed
and distributed not less frequently than once a week for a period of ten
years prior to January one,  nineteen  hundred  seventy-five)  has  been
entered  at United States post-office as second-class matter. A publica-
tion which is distributed or made available  primarily  for  advertising
purposes to the public generally without consideration being paid there-
for  shall not be deemed to be a "newspaper" for the purpose of publica-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06416-01-5
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2015-A3558A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Limited Liability Company Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §102, Lim Lil L; amd §60, Gen Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1157
2011-2012: A535
2013-2014: A4742
2017-2018: A2887
2019-2020: A4396
2021-2022: A4920

2015-A3558A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the definition of "newspaper"; deletes provisions of law requiring "newspaper" to include paid circulation.

2015-A3558A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 3558--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. STEC, WALTER, GRAF, DUPREY, FINCH -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M.  of A. CORWIN -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
  tee  on  Judiciary  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the  limited  liability  company  law  and  the  general
  construction law, in relation to the definition of "newspaper"

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

  Section 1. Section 102 of the limited liability company law is amended
by adding a new subdivision (ii) to read as follows:
  (II) "NEWSPAPER" MEANS ANY NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION  WHICH  IS
PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED ON A DAILY OR WEEKLY BASIS AND HAS BEEN IN BUSI-
NESS  FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING ANY PUBLICATION ADVER-
TISEMENT, AND WHICH CONTAINS NEWS, ARTICLES OF OPINION, FEATURES, ADVER-
TISING AND ANY OTHER MATTER REGARDED AS CURRENT INTEREST.
  S 2. Subdivision a of section 60 of the general construction  law,  as
separately  amended  by  chapters  724  and  725 of the laws of 1975, is
amended to read as follows:
  a. In any case in which notice of any fact is required by  law  to  be
published  or advertised in a newspaper, the term "newspaper" shall mean
a paper of general circulation which is printed and distributed ordinar-
ily not less frequently than once a week, FOR A MINIMUM FORTY-EIGHT WEEK
PER YEAR BASIS and has been so for at least one year immediately preced-
ing such publication or advertisement, and which contains news, articles
of opinion (as  editorials),  features,  advertising,  or  other  matter
regarded  as  of  current interest, [has a paid circulation] and (except
for such a paper  which  has  been  printed  and  distributed  not  less
frequently  than  once a week for a period of ten years prior to January
one, nineteen hundred seventy-five) has been entered  at  United  States
post-office  as  second-class matter. A publication which is distributed
or made available primarily  for  advertising  purposes  to  the  public

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06416-02-5
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.