senate Bill S2072

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the right to clean air and water and a healthful environment

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 13, 2020 opinion referred to judiciary
Feb 14, 2020 to attorney-general for opinion
Jun 24, 2019 delivered to secretary of state
Apr 30, 2019 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading cal.181
substituted for a2064
referred to judiciary
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Feb 27, 2019 opinion referred to judiciary
Feb 26, 2019 advanced to third reading
Feb 12, 2019 2nd report cal.
Feb 11, 2019 1st report cal.140
Feb 07, 2019 to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 22, 2019 referred to judiciary

Votes

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Apr 30, 2019 - floor Vote

S2072
45
17
floor
45
Aye
17
Nay
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Apr 30, 2019

aye (45)
nay (17)

Feb 11, 2019 - Judiciary committee Vote

S2072
11
3
committee
11
Aye
3
Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Judiciary Committee Vote: Feb 11, 2019

aye (11)
nay (3)
aye wr (1)

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S2072 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2064
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Add Art 1 §19, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5287, A6279
2021-2022: S528, A1368

S2072 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the right to clean air and water and a healthful environment.

S2072 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S2072 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  2072

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. CARLUCCI, ADDABBO, BAILEY, BRESLIN, BROOKS, HOYLMAN,
  KAMINSKY,  KRUEGER,  SANDERS,  SAVINO, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, STAVISKY --
  read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
  the Committee on Judiciary

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing  an amendment to article 1 of the constitution, in relation to
  the right to clean air and water and a healthful environment

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That article  1  of  the
constitution be amended by adding a new section 19 to read as follows:
  §  19.  ENVIRONMENTAL  RIGHTS. EACH PERSON SHALL HAVE A RIGHT TO CLEAN
AIR AND WATER, AND A HEALTHFUL ENVIRONMENT.
  § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the  foregoing  amendment
be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89064-01-9

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