Senate Bill S4279

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Enacts the "New York is home act" to establish New York state citizenship, regardless of immigration status, and providing certain rights and benefits to persons with such citizenship; repealer

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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-S4279 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 14-A §§275 - 275-f, §§243-a & 223-a, amd §§296 & 296-a, Exec L; amd §5-102, El L; amd §§3 & 89, Pub Off L; amd §5, Tax L; amd §3-503, Gen Ob L; amd Ed L, generally; amd §10, Gen City L; amd Part I §1 Art X, Chap 882 of 1953; amd §3421, Pub Health L; amd §41, Gen Bus L; amd §460, Judy L; rpld §131-k, amd §122, Soc Serv L; add §71-b, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7879
2015-2016: S776
2017-2018: S1215
2019-2020: S1021

2021-S4279 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "New York is home act" to establish New York state citizenship, regardless of immigration status, and providing certain rights and benefits to persons with such citizenship.

2021-S4279 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4279 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   4279
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 3, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. RIVERA, SALAZAR, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, the election law, the public officers
   law, the tax law, the general obligations law, the education law,  the
   alcoholic  beverage  control law, the general city law, chapter 882 of
   the laws of 1953, establishing a compact with the state of New  Jersey
   for  the elimination of criminal and corrupt practices in the handling
   of waterborne freight within the port of New York district, the public
   health law, the general business law, the real property law, the judi-
   ciary law, the social services law and the correction law, in relation
   to enacting the "New York is home act" to  establish  New  York  state
   citizenship,  regardless  of federal immigration status, and requiring
   the provision of certain rights of such citizenship; to repeal section
   131-k of the social services law relating to illegal aliens
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "New York is home act".
   § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that New  York
 is  home to over 19.5 million individuals, including workers, consumers,
 students, neighbors and taxpayers. The wellbeing of this state is  inex-
 tricably  linked  to  the  wellbeing of all these New Yorkers. These New
 Yorkers share a common destiny and common dreams: a  thriving  New  York
 state  replete  with  healthy families, healthy communities and striving
 businesses. New York is home to these individuals, regardless  of  their
 federal immigration status.
   This act addresses the compelling need to lift up all state residents,
 upon  whom  this  state's  society, vibrancy, health and economic growth
 depend. Our state recognizes the value of those who  contribute  to  and
 make our state home.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07872-01-1
              

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