senate Bill S528

2021-2022 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 17, 2021 opinion referred to judiciary
Feb 11, 2021 delivered to secretary of state
Feb 08, 2021 returned to senate
passed assembly
Feb 01, 2021 ordered to third reading cal.50
substituted for a1368
Jan 12, 2021 referred to environmental conservation
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Jan 11, 2021 ordered to third reading cal.13
reported and committed to rules
Jan 08, 2021 to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 06, 2021 referred to judiciary

Votes

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Jan 12, 2021 - floor Vote

S528
48
14
floor
48
Aye
14
Nay
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Jan 12, 2021

aye (48)
nay (14)
excused (1)

Jan 11, 2021 - Judiciary committee Vote

S528
13
2
committee
13
Aye
2
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Judiciary Committee Vote: Jan 11, 2021

aye (13)
nay (2)

Jan 11, 2021 - Rules committee Vote

S528
16
5
committee
16
Aye
5
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Rules Committee Vote: Jan 11, 2021

aye (16)
nay (5)

Co-Sponsors

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S528 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1368
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
2019-2020: S2072, A2064

S528 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

S528 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S528 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    528
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- 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 submitted to the people for approval at the general  election  to  be
 held  in the year 2021 in accordance with the provisions of the election
 law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89076-01-1

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