| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jan 11, 2018 | print number 386a |
| Jan 11, 2018 | amend and recommit to elections |
| Jan 03, 2018 | referred to elections |
| Jan 04, 2017 | referred to elections |
senate Bill S386A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Joseph E. Robach
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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S386 - Details
S386 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S386 TITLE OF BILL : An act to provide for a referendum on the question "Do you support the division of New York into two separate states?"; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE OF BILL : To allow the people of New York State to vote in a state wide election on the question of whether they support the division of New York into two separate states. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill would permit New York State, to place a non-binding initiative on the ballot, before December 31, 2018; as to whether the citizens of the state would support the division of New York into two separate states. JUSTIFICATION : Presently, there is a large degree of apparent support for dividing New York into two separate states, so as to separate the distinct social and political concerns between upstate and downstate New York.
S386 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
386
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 4, 2017
___________
Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
AN ACT to provide for a referendum on the question "Do you support the
division of New York into two separate states?"; and providing for the
repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. There shall be submitted to the voters of the state at a
general election held on or before December 31, 2018 the following ques-
tion: "Do you support the division of New York into two separate
states?"
§ 2. Such question shall be submitted in the manner provided in the
election law, and the provisions of such law, not inconsistent with this
act, relating to the submission of and to the taking, counting and
returning of the vote and canvassing the results upon a question submit-
ted pursuant to law to the voters of the state shall apply to the ques-
tion herein required to be submitted. The ballots shall be in such form
as prescribed by such law. When the board of elections shall have
completed its canvass of the results of the vote upon such question, it
shall forthwith certify the results of the vote upon such question to
the secretary of the senate and clerk of the assembly.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire January
1, 2019 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed
repealed.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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Co-Sponsors
Patrick M. Gallivan
(R, C, IP) 59th Senate District
Pamela Helming
(R, C, IP) 54th Senate District
S386A (ACTIVE) - Details
S386A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S386A SPONSOR: ROBACH TITLE OF BILL: An act to provide for a referendum on the question "Do you support the division of New York into two separate states?"; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE OF BILL: To allow the people of New York State to vote in a state wide election on the question of whether they support the division of New York into two separate states. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would permit New York State, to place a non-binding initiative on the ballot, before December 31, 2018; as to whether the citizens of the state would support the division of New York into two separate states.
S386A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
386--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 4, 2017
___________
Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections -- recommitted
to the Committee on Elections in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
-- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to provide for a referendum on the question "Do you support the
division of New York into two separate states?"; and providing for the
repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. There shall be submitted to the voters of the state at a
general election held on or before December 31, 2019 the following ques-
tion: "Do you support the division of New York into two separate
states?"
§ 2. Such question shall be submitted in the manner provided in the
election law, and the provisions of such law, not inconsistent with this
act, relating to the submission of and to the taking, counting and
returning of the vote and canvassing the results upon a question submit-
ted pursuant to law to the voters of the state shall apply to the ques-
tion herein required to be submitted. The ballots shall be in such form
as prescribed by such law. When the board of elections shall have
completed its canvass of the results of the vote upon such question, it
shall forthwith certify the results of the vote upon such question to
the secretary of the senate and clerk of the assembly.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire January
1, 2020 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed
repealed.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01027-03-8
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