Senate Bill S6029

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6029

SPONSOR: GAUGHRAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to suspending all unnecessary travel to the state of
Georgia so long as Act 9 of 2021, SB 202, as signed into law on March
25, 2021 in the state of Georgia is in effect; and providing for the
repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Prohibits unnecessary travel to the state of Georgia due to the passage
of laws disenfranchising voters.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Sections one directs all state agencies, departments, boards, divisions,
authorities and commissions shall review all requests for state-funded
or state-sponsored travel to the state of Georgia in light of the
passage of SB 202, which disenfranchises voters.  Further, this section
              

also suspends all unnecessary travel by New York State employees within
the state of Georgia.

Section two provides that this act shall take effect immediately and
shall expire and be deemed repealed upon the repeal of Act 9 of 2021, SB
202, which was signed in to law on March 25, 2021 in the State of Geor-
gia.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

On March 25, 2021, the Governor of Georgia signed in to law SB202, now
known as Act 9. This law will disenfranchise the voters of the state of
Georgia by making it more difficult for them to exercise their voting
rights. This law decreases the amount of time that voters have to apply
for, and return, absentee ballots. It will also increase the administra-
tive paperwork that a voter must include with their absentee ballot
application request. This law caps the number of absentee ballot drop
boxes and limits the hours that they are operational, making it more
difficult for voters to return their absentee ballots and limits the
availability of provisional ballots.

New York State has a long history of supporting voting rights, and has
made great improvements over the course of the past several years in
relation to expanding voting opportunities for our citizens. The State
of Georgia should expeditiously repeal their new law to ensure that all
citizens are able to exercise their voting rights.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None to the state.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall be expire and be deemed
repealed upon the repeal of Act 9 of 2021, SB 202, which was signed into
law on March 25, 2021 in the state of Georgia; provided, however, that
the secretary of state shall notify the legislative bill drafting
commission upon the occurrence of the enactment into law by the state of
Georgia repealing Act 9 of 2021 in order that the commission may main-
tain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text of
the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the
provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the
public officers law.