senate Bill S4288

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Designates baseball the official sport of the state of New York

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Current Bill Status - Passed Senate

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 21, 2018 referred to governmental operations
Jun 20, 2018 delivered to assembly
passed senate
Jun 18, 2018 ordered to third reading cal.1829
committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 03, 2018 referred to investigations and government operations
Feb 08, 2017 referred to investigations and government operations

Votes

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Jun 20, 2018 - floor Vote

S4288
56
4
floor
56
Aye
4
Nay
0
Absent
3
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Jun 20, 2018

aye (56)
nay (4)
excused (3)

Jun 18, 2018 - Rules committee Vote

S4288
22
1
committee
22
Aye
1
Nay
2
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Rules Committee Vote: Jun 18, 2018

aye (22)
nay (1)
aye wr (2)

S4288 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7579
Law Section:
State Law
Laws Affected:
Add §91, State L

S4288 - Summary

Designates baseball as the official sport of the state of New York.

S4288 - Sponsor Memo

S4288 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4288

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 8, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to  designating  baseball  as
  the official sport of the state of New York

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

  Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new section 91 to read
as follows:
  S 91. STATE SPORT. BASEBALL SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL SPORT OF  THE  STATE
OF NEW YORK.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09735-01-7

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