NY State Senate Bill S4539B

Current Bill Status - Passed Senate

Introduced
In Committee
On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
Delivered to Governor
Signed/Vetoed by Governor

Your Voice

Please enter your contact information

First Name *

Last Name *

Email Address *

A valid email address is required.

Home address search or enter your address manually *

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.

Leave this field blank

Actions

view actions (18)

	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 24, 2022	referred to local governments delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1500 committee discharged and committed to rules
Apr 29, 2022	print number 4539b
Apr 29, 2022	amend and recommit to local government
Jan 06, 2022	print number 4539a
Jan 06, 2022	amend (t) and recommit to local government
Jan 05, 2022	referred to local government returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 09, 2021	referred to local governments delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 08, 2021	ordered to third reading cal.1640 committee discharged and committed to rules
Feb 05, 2021	referred to local government

Votes

view votes

May 24, 2022 - floor Vote

S4539B

floor

Aye

Nay

Absent

Excused

Abstained

May 24, 2022 - Rules committee Vote

S4539B

committee

Aye

Nay

Aye with Reservations

Absent

Excused

Abstained

Jun 9, 2021 - floor Vote

S4539

floor

Aye

Nay

Absent

Excused

Abstained

Jun 8, 2021 - Rules committee Vote

S4539

committee

Aye

Nay

Aye with Reservations

Absent

Excused

Abstained

Bill Amendments

Original

B (Active)

Original

B (Active)

Co-Sponsors

S4539 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5458
Law Section:: General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:: Add §99-z, Gen Muni L; add §147, Pub Bldg L

S4539 - Summary

Prohibits municipal officers or employees from displaying political advertisements on or within public buildings and various other locations.

S4539 - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S4539

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the general municipal law and the public buildings law,
in relation to prohibiting municipal officers or employees from display-
ing political advertisements on or within public buildings

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation would prohibit a municipal officer or employee as
defined in this act from selling or displaying any political advertise-
ment on or in a public building, vehicle, flagpole, monument, sign or
any other permanent structure.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the general municipal law to prohibit a municipal
employee or officer from displaying political advertisements. This
section defines municipal officer or employee as what is defined in

section BOO of this chapter, but also shall include members of volunteer
fire departments. Further, this section defines political advertisement
to mean any poster, sign, flag, banner, picture, sticker, patch, bumper
sticker, article of clothing, accessory or any other item meant to
advertise or promote a certain individual for political office. Display
is prohibited on or within any public building, vehicle, flagpole, monu-
ment, sign or any other permanent structure. This section exempts when a
political advertisement appears in a book, digital medium, museum, or
otherwise as an education or historical purpose, or where the subject of
the advertisement is deceased.

Section 2 amends the public building law to prohibit a municipal employ-
ee or officer from displaying political advertisements. This section
defines municipal officer or employee as what is defined in section 800
of this chapter, but also shall include members of volunteer fire
departments. Further, this section defines political advertisement to
mean any poster, sign, flag, banner, picture, sticker, patch, bumper
sticker, article of clothing, accessory or any other item meant to
advertise or promote a certain individual for political office. Display
is prohibited on or within any public building, vehicle, flagpole, monu-
ment, sign or any other permanent structure. This section exempts when a
political advertisement appears in a book, digital medium, museum, or
otherwise as an education or historical purpose, or where the subject of
the advertisement is deceased.

Section 3 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation seeks to address the possible issue of a municipal
employee from putting on display for the public to see political adver-
tisements of their favored candidates. It is improper for political
advertisements for any political candidate to be displayed on or in any
municipal building or any other area defined within this bill. This
legislation seeks to remove the impropriety of political advertisements
being on display that can lead to the public to believe that particular
municipal government is backing a candidate.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None..

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S4539 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4539
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 5, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KAPLAN, BIAGGI -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the public buildings  law,
   in  relation  to  prohibiting  municipal  officers  or  employees from
   displaying political advertisements on or within public buildings

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
 section 99-x to read as follows:
   § 99-X. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS OR  EMPLOYEES  PROHIBITED  FROM  DISPLAYING
 POLITICAL  ADVERTISEMENTS  ON  PUBLIC  PROPERTY. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "MUNICIPAL OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE" SHALL HAVE  THE  SAME  MEANING  AS
 DEFINED  PURSUANT  TO SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED OF THIS CHAPTER, EXCEPT THAT
 IT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE MEMBERS OF ANY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WHICH  IS
 PART OF SUCH MUNICIPALITY.
   (B)  "POLITICAL  ADVERTISEMENT"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  POSTER, SIGN, FLAG,
 BANNER, PICTURE, STICKER, PATCH, BUMPER STICKER,  ARTICLE  OF  CLOTHING,
 ACCESSORY  OR  ANY  OTHER  ITEM  MEANT TO ADVERTISE OR PROMOTE A CERTAIN
 INDIVIDUAL FOR POLITICAL OFFICE.
   2. A MUNICIPAL OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, WHETHER PAID OR UNPAID,  SHALL  BE
 PROHIBITED  FROM  DISPLAYING  OR  CAUSING  TO BE DISPLAYED ANY POLITICAL
 ADVERTISEMENT ON OR WITHIN ANY PUBLIC  BUILDING,  FLAG  POLE,  MONUMENT,
 SIGN OR ANY OTHER PERMANENT STRUCTURE, AS WELL AS ON OR WITHIN ANY MUNI-
 CIPALLY OWNED VEHICLE, VEHICLE OWNED BY A VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, OR ANY
 EQUIPMENT OWNED BY A MUNICIPALITY OR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
   3.  THIS  SECTION  SHALL NOT APPLY WHEN SUCH A POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT
 APPEARS IN A BOOK, DIGITAL MEDIUM, MUSEUM, OR OTHERWISE SERVES AN EDUCA-
 TIONAL OR HISTORICAL PURPOSE, OR IN INSTANCES WHERE THE CERTAIN INDIVID-
 UAL WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF SUCH POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT IS DECEASED.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09066-05-1

 S. 4539                             2
 
   § 2. The public buildings law is amended by adding a new  section  147
 to read as follows:
   §  147.  MUNICIPAL  OFFICERS  OR  EMPLOYEES PROHIBITED FROM DISPLAYING
 POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. 1.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "MUNICIPAL  OFFICER  OR  EMPLOYEE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS
 DEFINED PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL  LAW,
 EXCEPT  THAT IT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE MEMBERS OF ANY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPART-
 MENT WHICH IS PART OF SUCH MUNICIPALITY.
   (B) "POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  POSTER,  SIGN,  FLAG,
 BANNER,  PICTURE,  STICKER,  PATCH, BUMPER STICKER, ARTICLE OF CLOTHING,
 ACCESSORY OR ANY OTHER ITEM MEANT TO  ADVERTISE  OR  PROMOTE  A  CERTAIN
 INDIVIDUAL FOR POLITICAL OFFICE.
   2.  A  MUNICIPAL OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, WHETHER PAID OR UNPAID, SHALL BE
 PROHIBITED FROM DISPLAYING OR CAUSING  TO  BE  DISPLAYED  ANY  POLITICAL
 ADVERTISEMENT  ON  OR  WITHIN  ANY PUBLIC BUILDING, FLAG POLE, MONUMENT,
 SIGN OR ANY OTHER PERMANENT STRUCTURE, AS WELL  AS  ANY  OTHER  LOCATION
 SPECIFIED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  NINETY-NINE-X OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
 LAW.
   3. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY WHEN SUCH  A  POLITICAL  ADVERTISEMENT
 APPEARS IN A BOOK, DIGITAL MEDIUM, MUSEUM, OR OTHERWISE SERVES AN EDUCA-
 TIONAL OR HISTORICAL PURPOSE, OR IN INSTANCES WHERE THE CERTAIN INDIVID-
 UAL WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF SUCH POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT IS DECEASED.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

Co-Sponsors

S4539A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5458
Law Section:: General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:: Add §99-z, Gen Muni L; add §147, Pub Bldg L

S4539A - Summary

Prohibits municipal officers or employees from displaying political advertisements on or within public buildings and various other locations.

S4539A - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S4539A

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the general municipal law and the public buildings law,
in relation to prohibiting municipal officers or employees from display-
ing political advertisements on or within public buildings and various
other locations

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation would prohibit a municipal officer or employee as
defined in this act from selling or displaying any political advertise-
ment on or in a public building, vehicle, flagpole, monument, sign or
any other permanent structure.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the general municipal law to prohibit a municipal
employee or officer from displaying political advertisements. This
section defines municipal officer or employee as what is defined in

section BOO of this chapter, but also shall include members of volunteer
fire departments. Further, this section defines political advertisement
to mean any poster, sign, flag, banner, picture, sticker, patch, bumper
sticker, article of clothing or accessory worn as part of their official
capacity or any other item meant to advertise or promote a certain indi-
vidual for political office. Display is prohibited on or within any
public building, vehicle, flagpole, monument, sign or any other perma-
nent structure. This section exempts when a political advertisement
appears in a book, digital medium, museum, or otherwise as an education
or historical purpose, or where the subject of the advertisement is
deceased.

Section 2 amends the public building law to prohibit a municipal employ-
ee or officer from displaying political advertisements. This section
defines municipal officer or employee as what is defined in section 800
of this chapter, but also shall include members of volunteer fire
departments. Further, this section defines political advertisement to
mean any poster, sign, flag, banner, picture, sticker, patch, bumper
sticker, article of clothing, accessory or any other item meant to
advertise or promote a certain individual for political office. Display
is prohibited on or within any public building, vehicle, flagpole, monu-
ment, sign or any other permanent structure. This section exempts when a
political advertisement appears in a book, digital medium, museum, or
otherwise as an education or historical purpose, or where the subject of
the advertisement is deceased.

Section 3 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation seeks to address the possible issue of a municipal
employee from putting on display for the public to see political adver-
tisements of their favored candidates. It is improper for political
advertisements for any political candidate to be displayed on or in any
municipal building or any other area defined within this bill. This
legislation seeks to remove the impropriety of political advertisements

being on display that can lead to the public to believe that particular
municipal government is backing a candidate.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S4539A - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4539--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 5, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. KAPLAN, BIAGGI, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Local
   Government  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee on Local Government in
   accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the public buildings  law,
   in  relation  to  prohibiting  municipal  officers  or  employees from
   displaying political advertisements on or within public buildings  and
   various other locations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 99-x to read as follows:
   §  99-X.  MUNICIPAL  OFFICERS  OR EMPLOYEES PROHIBITED FROM DISPLAYING
 POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. 1.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "MUNICIPAL  OFFICER  OR  EMPLOYEE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS
 DEFINED PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED OF THIS CHAPTER,  EXCEPT  THAT
 IT  SHALL ALSO INCLUDE MEMBERS OF ANY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WHICH IS
 PART OF SUCH MUNICIPALITY.
   (B) "POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  POSTER,  SIGN,  FLAG,
 BANNER,  PICTURE,  STICKER,  PATCH, BUMPER STICKER, ARTICLE OF CLOTHING,
 ACCESSORY OR ANY OTHER ITEM MEANT TO  ADVERTISE  OR  PROMOTE  A  CERTAIN
 INDIVIDUAL FOR POLITICAL OFFICE.
   2.  A  MUNICIPAL OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, WHETHER PAID OR UNPAID, SHALL BE
 PROHIBITED FROM DISPLAYING OR CAUSING  TO  BE  DISPLAYED  ANY  POLITICAL
 ADVERTISEMENT  ON  OR  WITHIN  ANY PUBLIC BUILDING, FLAG POLE, MONUMENT,
 SIGN OR ANY OTHER PERMANENT STRUCTURE,  ON  ANY  UNIFORM,  ACCESSORY  OR
 OTHER GEAR WORN OR USED BY A MUNICIPAL OFFICER AS PART OF THEIR OFFICIAL
 CAPACITY, AS WELL AS ON OR WITHIN ANY MUNICIPALLY OWNED VEHICLE, VEHICLE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09066-09-1

 S. 4539--A                          2
 
 OWNED  BY  A VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, OR ANY EQUIPMENT OWNED BY A MUNICI-
 PALITY OR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
   3.  THIS  SECTION  SHALL NOT APPLY WHEN SUCH A POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT
 APPEARS IN A BOOK, DIGITAL MEDIUM, MUSEUM, OR OTHERWISE SERVES AN EDUCA-
 TIONAL OR HISTORICAL PURPOSE, OR IN INSTANCES WHERE THE CERTAIN INDIVID-
 UAL WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF SUCH POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT IS DECEASED.
   § 2. The public buildings law is amended by adding a new  section  147
 to read as follows:
   §  147.  MUNICIPAL  OFFICERS  OR  EMPLOYEES PROHIBITED FROM DISPLAYING
 POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. 1.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "MUNICIPAL  OFFICER  OR  EMPLOYEE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS
 DEFINED PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL  LAW,
 EXCEPT  THAT IT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE MEMBERS OF ANY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPART-
 MENT WHICH IS PART OF SUCH MUNICIPALITY.
   (B) "POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  POSTER,  SIGN,  FLAG,
 BANNER,  PICTURE,  STICKER,  PATCH, BUMPER STICKER, ARTICLE OF CLOTHING,
 ACCESSORY OR ANY OTHER ITEM MEANT TO  ADVERTISE  OR  PROMOTE  A  CERTAIN
 INDIVIDUAL FOR POLITICAL OFFICE.
   2.  A  MUNICIPAL OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, WHETHER PAID OR UNPAID, SHALL BE
 PROHIBITED FROM DISPLAYING OR CAUSING  TO  BE  DISPLAYED  ANY  POLITICAL
 ADVERTISEMENT  ON  OR  WITHIN  ANY PUBLIC BUILDING, FLAG POLE, MONUMENT,
 SIGN OR ANY OTHER PERMANENT STRUCTURE, AS WELL  AS  ANY  OTHER  LOCATION
 SPECIFIED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-NINE-X OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW
 THAT  SUCH  MUNICIPAL  OFFICER  INTERACTS WITH AS PART OF THEIR OFFICIAL
 CAPACITY.
   3. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY WHEN SUCH  A  POLITICAL  ADVERTISEMENT
 APPEARS IN A BOOK, DIGITAL MEDIUM, MUSEUM, OR OTHERWISE SERVES AN EDUCA-
 TIONAL OR HISTORICAL PURPOSE, OR IN INSTANCES WHERE THE CERTAIN INDIVID-
 UAL WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF SUCH POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT IS DECEASED.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

Co-Sponsors

S4539B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5458
Law Section:: General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:: Add §99-z, Gen Muni L; add §147, Pub Bldg L

S4539B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits municipal officers or employees from displaying political advertisements on or within public buildings and various other locations.

S4539B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S4539b

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the general municipal law and the public buildings law,
in relation to prohibiting municipal officers or employees from display-
ing political advertisements on or within public buildings and various
other locations

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation would prohibit a municipal officer or employee as
defined in this act from selling or displaying any political advertise-
ment on or in a public building, vehicle, flagpole, monument, sign or
any other permanent structure.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the general municipal law to prohibit a municipal
employee or officer from displaying political advertisements. This
section defines municipal officer or employee as what is defined in

section BOO of this chapter, but also shall include members of volunteer
fire departments. Further, this section defines political advertisement
to mean any poster, sign, flag, banner, picture, sticker, patch, bumper
sticker, article of clothing or accessory worn as part of their official
capacity or any other item meant to advertise or promote a certain indi-
vidual for political office. Display is prohibited on or within any
public building, vehicle, flagpole, monument, sign or any other perma-
nent structure. This section exempts when a political advertisement
appears in a book, digital medium, museum, or otherwise as an education
or historical purpose, or where the subject of the advertisement is
deceased.

Section 2 amends the public building law to prohibit a municipal employ-
ee or officer from displaying political advertisements. This section
defines municipal officer or employee as what is defined in section 800
of this chapter, but also shall include members of volunteer fire
departments. Further, this section defines political advertisement to
mean any poster, sign, flag, banner, picture, sticker, patch, bumper
sticker, article of clothing, accessory or any other item meant to
advertise or promote a certain individual for political office. Display
is prohibited on or within any public building, vehicle, flagpole, monu-
ment, sign or any other permanent structure. This section exempts when a
political advertisement appears in a book, digital medium, museum, or
otherwise as an education or historical purpose, or where the subject of
the advertisement is deceased.

Section 3 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation seeks to address the possible issue of a municipal
employee from putting on display for the public to see political adver-
tisements of their favored candidates. It is improper for political
advertisements for any political candidate to be displayed on or in any
municipal building or any other area defined within this bill.


This legislation seeks to remove the impropriety of political advertise-
ments being on display that can lead to the public to believe that
particular municipal government is backing a candidate.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATEOFF::
               _____

THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

S4539B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4539--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 5, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. KAPLAN, BIAGGI, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Local
   Government  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee on Local Government in
   accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the general municipal law and the public buildings law,
   in relation  to  prohibiting  municipal  officers  or  employees  from
   displaying  political advertisements on or within public buildings and
   various other locations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
 section 99-z to read as follows:
   § 99-Z. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS OR  EMPLOYEES  PROHIBITED  FROM  DISPLAYING
 POLITICAL  ADVERTISEMENTS  ON  PUBLIC  PROPERTY. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "MUNICIPAL OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE" SHALL HAVE  THE  SAME  MEANING  AS
 DEFINED  PURSUANT  TO SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED OF THIS CHAPTER, EXCEPT THAT
 IT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE MEMBERS OF ANY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WHICH  IS
 PART OF SUCH MUNICIPALITY.
   (B)  "POLITICAL  ADVERTISEMENT"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  POSTER, SIGN, FLAG,
 BANNER, PICTURE, STICKER, PATCH, BUMPER STICKER,  ARTICLE  OF  CLOTHING,
 ACCESSORY  OR  ANY  OTHER  ITEM  MEANT TO ADVERTISE OR PROMOTE A CERTAIN
 INDIVIDUAL FOR POLITICAL OFFICE.
   2. A MUNICIPAL OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, WHETHER PAID OR UNPAID,  SHALL  BE
 PROHIBITED  FROM  DISPLAYING  OR  CAUSING  TO BE DISPLAYED ANY POLITICAL
 ADVERTISEMENT ON OR WITHIN ANY PUBLIC  BUILDING,  FLAG  POLE,  MONUMENT,
 SIGN  OR  ANY  OTHER  PERMANENT  STRUCTURE, ON ANY UNIFORM, ACCESSORY OR
 OTHER GEAR WORN OR USED BY A MUNICIPAL OFFICER AS PART OF THEIR OFFICIAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09066-12-2

 S. 4539--B                          2
 
 CAPACITY, AS WELL AS ON OR WITHIN ANY MUNICIPALLY OWNED VEHICLE, VEHICLE
 OWNED BY A VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, OR ANY EQUIPMENT OWNED BY  A  MUNICI-
 PALITY OR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
   3.  THIS  SECTION  SHALL NOT APPLY WHEN SUCH A POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT
 APPEARS IN A BOOK, DIGITAL MEDIUM, MUSEUM, OR OTHERWISE SERVES AN EDUCA-
 TIONAL OR HISTORICAL PURPOSE, OR IN INSTANCES WHERE THE CERTAIN INDIVID-
 UAL WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF SUCH POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT IS DECEASED.
   § 2. The public buildings law is amended by adding a new  section  147
 to read as follows:
   §  147.  MUNICIPAL  OFFICERS  OR  EMPLOYEES PROHIBITED FROM DISPLAYING
 POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. 1.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "MUNICIPAL  OFFICER  OR  EMPLOYEE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS
 DEFINED PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL  LAW,
 EXCEPT  THAT IT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE MEMBERS OF ANY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPART-
 MENT WHICH IS PART OF SUCH MUNICIPALITY.
   (B) "POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  POSTER,  SIGN,  FLAG,
 BANNER,  PICTURE,  STICKER,  PATCH, BUMPER STICKER, ARTICLE OF CLOTHING,
 ACCESSORY OR ANY OTHER ITEM MEANT TO  ADVERTISE  OR  PROMOTE  A  CERTAIN
 INDIVIDUAL FOR POLITICAL OFFICE.
   2.  A  MUNICIPAL OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, WHETHER PAID OR UNPAID, SHALL BE
 PROHIBITED FROM DISPLAYING OR CAUSING  TO  BE  DISPLAYED  ANY  POLITICAL
 ADVERTISEMENT  ON  OR  WITHIN  ANY PUBLIC BUILDING, FLAG POLE, MONUMENT,
 SIGN OR ANY OTHER PERMANENT STRUCTURE, AS WELL  AS  ANY  OTHER  LOCATION
 SPECIFIED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-NINE-Z OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW
 THAT  SUCH  MUNICIPAL  OFFICER  INTERACTS WITH AS PART OF THEIR OFFICIAL
 CAPACITY.
   3. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY WHEN SUCH  A  POLITICAL  ADVERTISEMENT
 APPEARS IN A BOOK, DIGITAL MEDIUM, MUSEUM, OR OTHERWISE SERVES AN EDUCA-
 TIONAL OR HISTORICAL PURPOSE, OR IN INSTANCES WHERE THE CERTAIN INDIVID-
 UAL WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF SUCH POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT IS DECEASED.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

The New York State Senate

senate Bill S4539B

Sponsored By

Current Bill Status - Passed Senate

Your Voice

Actions

Votes

May 24, 2022 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: May 24, 2022

May 24, 2022 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: May 24, 2022

Jun 9, 2021 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 9, 2021

Jun 8, 2021 - Rules committee Vote

Committee Vote: Jun 8, 2021

Bill Amendments

Co-Sponsors

S4539 - Details

S4539 - Summary

S4539 - Sponsor Memo

S4539 - Bill Text download pdf

Co-Sponsors

S4539A - Details

S4539A - Summary

S4539A - Sponsor Memo

S4539A - Bill Text download pdf

Co-Sponsors

S4539B (ACTIVE) - Details

S4539B (ACTIVE) - Summary

S4539B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S4539B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

Comments

senate Bill S4539B

Share this bill

Sponsored By

Current Bill Status - Passed Senate

Your Voice

Actions

Votes

May 24, 2022 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: May 24, 2022

May 24, 2022 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: May 24, 2022

Jun 9, 2021 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 9, 2021

Jun 8, 2021 - Rules committee Vote

Committee Vote: Jun 8, 2021

Bill Amendments

Co-Sponsors

S4539 - Details

S4539 - Summary

S4539 - Sponsor Memo

S4539 - Bill Text download pdf

Co-Sponsors

S4539A - Details

S4539A - Summary

S4539A - Sponsor Memo

S4539A - Bill Text download pdf

Co-Sponsors

S4539B (ACTIVE) - Details

S4539B (ACTIVE) - Summary

S4539B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S4539B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

Comments