Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 16, 2020 |
signed chap.22 |
Feb 13, 2020 |
delivered to governor |
Feb 03, 2020 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.27 substituted for s6948 |
Feb 03, 2020 |
substituted by a8946 |
Jan 09, 2020 |
ordered to third reading cal.27 |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to rules |
Jan 06, 2020 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6948
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8946 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2019-S6948 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8946
- Law Section:
- Commissions
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§2, 4, 5, 6 & 7, Chap of 2019 (as proposed in S.3204 & A.7667)
2019-S6948 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6948 SPONSOR: COMRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend a chapter of the laws of 2019 establishing the 400 Years of African-American History Commission, in relation to the amount of members of such commission, the deadline such commission shall submit reports of its findings and to the effectiveness thereof PURPOSE: This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to provisions of L.2019, c.650. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This legislation amends the previous bills establishing the 400 Years of African-American History Commission in a number of ways. The size of the commission is increased from 13 to 15 members, with the Governor now having seven designees, up from 3, while the two legislate leaders now have two appointments each, as opposed to three. This gives the Execu- tive a majority of the appointments on the commission. The time for
2019-S6948 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6948 I N S E N A T E January 6, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend a chapter of the laws of 2019 establishing the 400 Years of African-American History Commission, in relation to the amount of members of such commission, the deadline such commission shall submit reports of its findings and to the effectiveness thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Sections 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of a chapter of the laws of 2019 establishing the 400 Years of African-American History Commission, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3204 and A. 7667, are amended to read as follows: § 2. (a) The commission shall consist of [thirteen] FIFTEEN members, including the secretary of state, or his or her designee, the commis- sioner of education, or his or her designee, [three] SEVEN members appointed by the governor, [three] TWO members appointed by the tempo- rary president of the senate, [three] TWO members appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one member appointed by the senate minority leader, and one member appointed by the assembly minority leader. Appointed members shall include but not be limited to historians and those with a background in African-American history, arts, or culture. Such appointments shall be made within [30] 90 days of the effective date of this act. (b) A vacancy on the commission shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. (c) The members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for all necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. (d) The secretary of state, or his or her designee, shall serve as the chair and shall appoint the vice-chair of the commission. The presence of a majority of the authorized membership of the commission shall be required for the conduct of official business. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. S LBD06194-02-9
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