NY State Senate Bill S4288

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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

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S4288 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7579
Law Section:: State Law
Laws Affected:: Add §91, State L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S3935, A6654
2021-2022: S5363, A5156

S4288 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

S4288 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S4288

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the state law, in relation to
designating baseball as the official sport of the state of New York

 PURPOSE :

To designate baseball as the official sport of New York State.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 amends chapter 6 of the state law to include section 91,
designating baseball as the official sport of the state of New York.
Section 2 states the effective date.

 EXISTING LAW :

Currently, the state law of New York does not define any official
state sport.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Chapter 6 of the state law of New York includes within it various
provisions designating the "official     of the state" such as tree,
fresh-water fish, shell, insect, and even muffin. However, there is
currently no mention of any official state sport. New York State has

so many connections with the sport of baseball, most notably housing
the official Baseball Hall of Fame located in Cooperstown. This
historical attraction lures tourists from around the world, honoring
the greatest teams and players in the game (56 players from 5 New York
teams alone). Baseball was, it is believed, founded in Cooperstown by
Abner Doubleday, and New York offers a "Birthplace of Baseball"
license plate.

Aside from this attraction, baseball has always been known to be as
American as apple pie. It is a sport loved and watched on by many, and
this legislation is a means of honoring all that this iconic sport has
done for the people of New York since its origination in Cooperstown
in 1839.

This legislation came as a proposal by Cooperstown Elementary School's
2015-16 fourth grade class.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to the state.

 EFFECTIVE  DATE :

Immediately.

S4288 (ACTIVE) - 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:
  § 91. STATE SPORT. BASEBALL SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL SPORT OF  THE  STATE
OF NEW YORK.
  § 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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S4288 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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