Assembly Bill A1172

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the length of time of a state disaster emergency declaration

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

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2021-A1172 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3878
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§28 & 29-a, add §§28-b & 29-l, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10502, S8387
2023-2024: S1602

2021-A1172 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the length of time of a state disaster emergency declaration, requires the governor to transmit a weekly report to the legislature during a state disaster emergency and relates to the communication between the governor and parties affected by a suspension of laws during a state disaster emergency.

2021-A1172 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1172
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, SANTABARBARA, STECK, WOERNER, THIELE
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the length of time of
   a state disaster emergency  declaration,  requiring  the  governor  to
   transmit  a  weekly  report to the legislature during a state disaster
   emergency, and the communication  between  the  governor  and  parties
   affected by a suspension of laws during a state disaster emergency
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 3 of section 28 of the executive law, as added
 by chapter 640 of the laws of 1978 and as renumbered by chapter  708  of
 the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  The  executive  order shall include a description of the disaster,
 and the affected area. Such order or orders shall remain in effect for a
 period not to exceed [six months] THIRTY DAYS or until rescinded by  the
 governor,  whichever occurs first, EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION
 THREE OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT-B  OF  THIS  ARTICLE.  The  governor  [may
 issue]  SHALL  REQUEST  additional  orders  to extend the state disaster
 emergency for additional periods not to exceed [six months] THIRTY DAYS.
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 28-b to read
 as follows:
   § 28-B. TERM OF STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY DECLARATION.   1. THE  PERIOD
 FOR  WHICH  A  DECLARATION  OF A STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY, AS DEFINED IN
 PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION TWENTY OF THIS ARTICLE,  SHALL
 BE  FOR  NO  MORE  THAN  THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS, EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION. AFTER THE THIRTY DAY PERIOD,  IF  THE
 GOVERNOR  SHALL DEEM IT NECESSARY TO CONTINUE THE DECLARATION, HE OR SHE
 SHALL SEEK THE APPROVAL OF THE SENATE AND THE ASSEMBLY TO CONTINUE  SUCH
 DECLARATION  FOR  AN  ADDITIONAL  THIRTY DAYS. THE GOVERNOR MAY SEEK THE
 APPROVAL OF THE SENATE AND THE ASSEMBLY AS MANY TIMES AS IS NECESSARY TO
 ADDRESS A STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY AND TO CONTINUE SUCH A DECLARATION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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