| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Feb 24, 2020 | amended on third reading 426b |
| Feb 20, 2020 | advanced to third reading cal.399 |
| Feb 11, 2020 | reported |
| Jan 08, 2020 | referred to local governments |
| Jun 18, 2019 | reported referred to rules |
| Jun 17, 2019 | print number 426a |
| Jun 17, 2019 | amend and recommit to local governments |
| Jan 09, 2019 | referred to local governments |
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Bill Amendments
Co-Sponsors
Sandy Galef
Felix Ortiz
Aileen Gunther
Multi-Sponsors
Kevin Cahill
Steven Englebright
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
N. Nick Perry
A426 - Details
A426 - Summary
Provides that any plan of apportionment relating to the division of a county, except a county wholly contained within a city, into districts for the purpose of apportionment or reapportionment of members of its local legislative body shall be subject to federal and state constitutional requirements; further provides for standards to be followed for such plan.
A426 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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426
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2019
___________
Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, GALEF, ORTIZ, GUNTHER -- Multi-Sponsored
by -- M. of A. CAHILL, ENGLEBRIGHT, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the municipal home rule law, in relation to the division
of a county into districts for the apportionment of members of its
local legislative body
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph g of subdivision 3 of section 34 of the munici-
pal home rule law is relettered paragraph h and a new paragraph g is
added to read as follows:
G. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR OF
ANY OTHER GENERAL, SPECIAL, OR LOCAL LAW, OR ANY CODE, ORDINANCE, CHAR-
TER, RULE, OR REGULATION, WHICH RELATES TO THE DIVISION OF ANY COUNTY
EXCEPT A COUNTY WHOLLY CONTAINED WITHIN A CITY, INTO DISTRICTS FOR THE
PURPOSE OF THE APPORTIONMENT OR REAPPORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS OF ITS LOCAL
LEGISLATIVE BODY PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER, SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE
CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS;
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03710-01-9
Co-Sponsors
Sandy Galef
Felix Ortiz
Aileen Gunther
Multi-Sponsors
Kevin Cahill
Steven Englebright
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
N. Nick Perry
A426A - Details
A426A - Summary
Provides that any plan of apportionment relating to the division of a county, except a county wholly contained within a city, into districts for the purpose of apportionment or reapportionment of members of its local legislative body shall be subject to federal and state constitutional requirements; further provides for standards to be followed for such plan.
A426A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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426--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2019
___________
Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, GALEF, ORTIZ, GUNTHER -- Multi-Sponsored
by -- M. of A. CAHILL, ENGLEBRIGHT, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the municipal home rule law, in relation to the division
of a county into districts for the apportionment of members of its
local legislative body
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 34 of the municipal home rule law
is renumbered subdivision 5 and a new subdivision 4 is added to read as
follows:
4. ANY PLAN OF APPORTIONMENT ADOPTED PURSUANT TO A COUNTY CHARTER OR
CHARTER LAW RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF ANY COUNTY, EXCEPT A COUNTY
WHOLLY CONTAINED WITHIN A CITY, INTO DISTRICTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE
APPORTIONMENT OR REAPPORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS OF ITS LOCAL LEGISLATIVE
BODY SHALL BE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
AND SHALL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS, WHICH SHALL HAVE PRIORITY
IN THE ORDER SET FORTH IN THIS SUBDIVISION, TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE:
A. THE PLAN SHALL PROVIDE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL WEIGHT FOR ALL OF THE
VOTERS OF THAT COUNTY IN THE ALLOCATION OF REPRESENTATION IN THE LOCAL
LEGISLATIVE BODY.
B. IN SUCH PLAN, NO TOWN EXCEPT A TOWN HAVING MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED
TEN PERCENT OF A FULL RATIO FOR EACH REPRESENTATIVE, SHALL BE DIVIDED IN
THE FORMATION OR REPRESENTATION AREAS. ADJACENT REPRESENTATION AREAS IN
THE SAME TOWN OR CITY SHALL NOT CONTAIN A GREATER EXCESS IN POPULATION
THAN FIVE PERCENT OF A FULL RATIO FOR EACH REPRESENTATIVE.
C. THE PLAN SHALL PROVIDE SUBSTANTIALLY FAIR AND EFFECTIVE REPRESEN-
TATION FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTY AS ORGANIZED IN POLITICAL PARTIES.
D. REPRESENTATION AREAS SHALL BE OF CONVENIENT AND CONTIGUOUS TERRITO-
RY IN AS COMPACT FORM AS PRACTICABLE.
Co-Sponsors
Sandy Galef
Felix Ortiz
Aileen Gunther
Steven Otis
Multi-Sponsors
Kevin Cahill
Steven Englebright
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
N. Nick Perry
A426B (ACTIVE) - Details
A426B (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that any plan of apportionment relating to the division of a county, except a county wholly contained within a city, into districts for the purpose of apportionment or reapportionment of members of its local legislative body shall be subject to federal and state constitutional requirements; further provides for standards to be followed for such plan.
A426B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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426--B
Cal. No. 399
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2019
___________
Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, GALEF, ORTIZ, GUNTHER -- Multi-Sponsored
by -- M. of A. CAHILL, ENGLEBRIGHT, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Governments
in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- advanced to a third
reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the
order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the municipal home rule law, in relation to the division
of a county into districts for the apportionment of members of its
local legislative body
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 34 of the municipal home rule law
is renumbered subdivision 5 and a new subdivision 4 is added to read as
follows:
4. ANY PLAN OF APPORTIONMENT ADOPTED PURSUANT TO A COUNTY CHARTER OR
CHARTER LAW RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF ANY COUNTY, EXCEPT A COUNTY
WHOLLY CONTAINED WITHIN A CITY, INTO DISTRICTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE
APPORTIONMENT OR REAPPORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS OF ITS LOCAL LEGISLATIVE
BODY SHALL BE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
AND SHALL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS, WHICH SHALL HAVE PRIORITY
IN THE ORDER SET FORTH IN THIS SUBDIVISION, TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE:
A. THE PLAN SHALL PROVIDE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL WEIGHT FOR ALL OF THE
RESIDENTS OF THAT COUNTY IN THE ALLOCATION OF REPRESENTATION IN THE
LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY.
B. IN SUCH PLAN, NO TOWN EXCEPT A TOWN HAVING MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED
TEN PERCENT OF A FULL RATIO FOR EACH REPRESENTATIVE, SHALL BE DIVIDED IN
THE FORMATION OR REPRESENTATION AREAS. ADJACENT REPRESENTATION AREAS IN
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets