Senate Bill S6048

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enacts the New York State Iran divestment act; repealer

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

co-Sponsors

2015-S6048 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9262
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2, Chap 1 of 2012; amd §165-a, St Fin L; amd §1, Chap 481 of 2013; rpld §1415 sub§ 5, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S923, A1648
2019-2020: S4107, S5156, A5340
2021-2022: A403
2023-2024: A1365

2015-S6048 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the New York State Iran divestment act.

2015-S6048 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6048 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6048

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                           September 11, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  CROCI,  ORTT,  FELDER,  FARLEY  -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Rules

AN  ACT to amend the Iran divestment act of 2012, the state finance law,
  and chapter 481 of the laws of 2013 amending the insurance law  relat-
  ing to investments in foreign states sponsoring terrorism, in relation
  to  the  divestment  of  Iran; and to repeal certain provisions of the
  insurance law relating thereto

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

  Section  1.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as the New York
state Iran divestment act.
  S 2. Section 2 of chapter 1  of  the  laws  2012  amending  the  state
finance  law  and other laws enacting the Iran divestment act of 2012 is
amended to read as follows:
  S 2. The legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:
  [(a) Congress and the  President  have  determined  that  the  illicit
nuclear activities of the Government of Iran, combined with its develop-
ment  of  unconventional weapons and ballistic missiles, and its support
of international terrorism, represent a serious threat to  the  security
of  the United States, Israel, and other United States allies in Europe,
the Middle East, and around the world.
  (b) The International  Atomic  Energy  Agency  has  repeatedly  called
attention  to  Iran's unlawful nuclear activities, and, as a result, the
United Nations  Security  Council  has  adopted  a  range  of  sanctions
designed  to  encourage the government of Iran to cease those activities
and comply with its obligations under the Treaty on  the  Non-Prolifera-
tion  of  Nuclear Weapons (commonly known as the "Nuclear Non-Prolifera-
tion Treaty").
  (c) On July 1, 2010, President  Barack  Obama  signed  into  law  H.R.
2194,  the "Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11938-02-5
              

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.