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Senate Bill S3173

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of funds and property of any public authority or commission to influence the outcome of an election, constitutional amendment or proposition

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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2015-S3173 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4132
Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2890-a, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1552, A1297
2011-2012: S831, A2963
2013-2014: S294, A2925

2015-S3173 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of funds and property by any member, officer or employee of any public authority or commission to influence votes or the outcome of an election; does not prohibit the renting of authority or commission space for political advertisements where such space is customarily open to the public or qualifies as public forum space, or to make space available at cost or no cost if it is customarily rented or made available at no cost.

2015-S3173 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3173 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3173

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
  and Commissions

AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to prohibiting
  the use of authority funds and property to influence the outcome of an
  election

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

  Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
section 2890-a to read as follows:
  S 2890-A.  USE OF AUTHORITY FUNDS AND PROPERTY PROHIBITED FOR  CERTAIN
PURPOSES.  NO MEMBER OF AN AUTHORITY OR COMMISSION, HERETOFORE AND HERE-
AFTER  CONTINUED  OR  CREATED  BY  THIS  CHAPTER, OR OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE
THEREOF, SHALL USE OR AUTHORIZE THE USE OF AUTHORITY FUNDS  OR  PROPERTY
FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFLUENCING THE VOTE OR POLITICAL ACTION OF ANY CITI-
ZEN  OR  AUTHORITY  EMPLOYEE  IN  RELATION  TO NOMINATION OR ELECTION TO
PUBLIC OR PARTY OFFICE, OR THE OUTCOME OF ANY CONSTITUTIONAL  AMENDMENT,
PROPOSITION  OR  OTHER QUESTION SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT ANY ELECTION.
NOTHING HEREIN SHALL, HOWEVER, RESTRICT THE RIGHT OF  THE  AUTHORITY  OR
COMMISSION  TO  SELL ADVERTISING SPACE IF SUCH SPACE IS CUSTOMARILY SOLD
FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, NOR RESTRICT  THE  RIGHT
OF  THE  AUTHORITY  TO  RENT PHYSICAL SPACE IF SUCH SPACE IS CUSTOMARILY
RENTED OR TO MAKE SPACE AVAILABLE AT NO COST IF SUCH SPACE IS  CUSTOMAR-
ILY  MADE  AVAILABLE AT NO COST. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL GIVE THE AUTHORITY
THE RIGHT TO PREVENT LAWFUL PUBLIC ASSEMBLY  ON  AUTHORITY  PROPERTY  IF
SUCH  PROPERTY  OR  PORTION THEREOF IS CUSTOMARILY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC OR
QUALIFIES AS PUBLIC FORUM SPACE.
  S 2.   This act shall take effect  on  the  first  of  September  next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04954-01-5

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