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Assembly Bill A6432

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for local governing board approval of any policies and procedures regarding the public use of public space

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2015-A6432 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2521
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง124-a, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3567, S8349
2011-2012: A4370, S1181
2013-2014: A4819, S3194
2017-2018: A2821, S2200
2019-2020: A1338, S5025
2021-2022: A1624, S5427
2023-2024: S6848
2025-2026: S4308

2015-A6432 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for local governing board approval of any policies and procedures regarding the public use of public space.

2015-A6432 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6432

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 24, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON,
  FARRELL, GLICK -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Local
  Governments

AN  ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to local govern-
  ing board approval of policies and procedures affecting public use  of
  public space

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

  Section 1.   The general municipal law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 124-a to read as follows:
  S  124-A.  ISSUANCE  OF ANY PERMIT FOR PARADES OR THE TEMPORARY USE OF
PUBLIC SPACE BY THE PUBLIC. NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  GENERAL,  SPECIAL,  OR
LOCAL  LAW  TO THE CONTRARY, ANY ADOPTED OR IMPLEMENTED POLICIES, PROCE-
DURES, RULES OR REGULATIONS OF A DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY THAT REQUIRES  THE
ISSUANCE  OF  ANY  PERMIT FOR PARADES OR FOR THE TEMPORARY USE OF PUBLIC
SPACE BY THE PUBLIC SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY
OF THE COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE  PROP-
ERTY  THAT  WOULD  BE  SUBJECT  TO THE PERMIT. ANY POLICIES, PROCEDURES,
RULES OR REGULATIONS PROPOSED BY  A  DEPARTMENT  OR  AGENCY  THAT  WOULD
REQUIRE  THE ISSUANCE OF ANY PERMIT FOR PARADES OR FOR THE TEMPORARY USE
OF PUBLIC SPACE BY THE PUBLIC SHALL NOT BE  CONSIDERED  EFFECTIVE  UNTIL
APPROVED  BY  THE  GOVERNING  BODY  OF THE COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE
HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE PROPERTY  THAT  WOULD  BE  SUBJECT  TO  THE
PERMIT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03558-01-5

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