| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Mar 16, 2016 | referred to veterans' affairs delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Mar 07, 2016 | advanced to third reading |
| Mar 02, 2016 | 2nd report cal. |
| Mar 01, 2016 | 1st report cal.256 |
| Jan 06, 2016 | referred to consumer protection returned to senate died in assembly |
| May 04, 2015 | referred to veterans' affairs delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Apr 27, 2015 | advanced to third reading |
| Apr 23, 2015 | 2nd report cal. |
| Apr 22, 2015 | 1st report cal.376 |
| Apr 15, 2015 | notice of committee consideration - withdrawn |
| Mar 24, 2015 | notice of committee consideration - requested |
| Jan 26, 2015 | referred to consumer protection |
senate Bill S2495
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr
(D) 15th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
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S2495 (ACTIVE) - Details
S2495 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2495 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring a one hundred twenty-day warning period for certain violations at certain veterans' organization facilities PURPOSE: The purpose is to provide a warning period whereby the veteran's organization can rectify the violation in lieu of the immediate imposition of a fine. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends the general business law by adding a new section 397-b which would provide for a warning period for certain violations at certain veterans organizations facilities. The term "congressionally chartered veterans group shall mean any veterans' group that has been chartered by the United States Congress under title 36 of the United States code. JUSTIFICATION: Veteran's organizations such as American Legions and VFW posts provide
S2495 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2495
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 26, 2015
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Introduced by Sens. ADDABBO, SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer
Protection
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring a one
hundred twenty-day warning period for certain violations at certain
veterans' organization facilities
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
397-b to read as follows:
S 397-B. WARNING PERIOD FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS AT CERTAIN VETERANS'
ORGANIZATION FACILITIES. 1. BEFORE ANY MONETARY FINES ARE ISSUED OR
APPLIED BY ANY MUNICIPAL OR HEALTH AGENCY TO THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF
ANY PLACE, POST, FACILITY OR HALL OWNED OR OPERATED BY A CONGRESSIONALLY
CHARTERED VETERANS' GROUP, A WARNING PERIOD OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS
SHALL TAKE PLACE DURING WHICH TIME SUCH GROUP SHALL BE ABLE TO CURE SUCH
VIOLATION. IF, AT THE END OF SUCH ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-DAY PERIOD, SUCH
VIOLATION CONTINUES, THEN A MONETARY FINE MAY BE ISSUED OR APPLIED
PROVIDED, THAT AFTER SUCH ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-DAY PERIOD, SUCH VETERANS'
ORGANIZATION MAY REQUEST AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO CURE SUCH VIOLATION.
SUCH REQUEST SHALL BE MADE IN WRITING AND SHALL INCLUDE PROOF OF AN
ATTEMPT TO CURE SUCH VIOLATION WITHIN SUCH PERIOD. THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS SECTION SHALL NOT: (A) APPLY TO ANY IMMINENT LIFE THREATENING
BUILDING CODE OR HEALTH CODE VIOLATION WHICH NECESSITATES AN EMERGENCY
CLOSURE OF A FACILITY; OR (B) BE CONSTRUED TO APPLY TO OR EFFECT ANY
VIOLATION OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW MADE BY A FACILITY.
2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "CONGRESSIONALLY CHAR-
TERED VETERANS' GROUP" SHALL MEAN ANY VETERANS' GROUP THAT HAS BEEN
CHARTERED BY THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS UNDER TITLE 36 OF THE UNITED
STATES CODE.
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.
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