Senate Bill S8464A

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Corrects gendered language

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8934 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S8464 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8934
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §42, Pub Off L

2021-S8464 - Summary

Corrects gendered language.

2021-S8464 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8464 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8464
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public  officers  law,  in  relation  to  correcting
   gendered language
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 42 of the public officers law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  528  of  the  laws  of 1950, is amended to read as
 follows:
   5. Whenever the authority to fill any vacancy is vested in a board and
 such board is unable to fill such  vacancy  in  an  elective  office  by
 reason  of  a  tie vote, or such board neglects to fill such vacancy for
 any other reason, the governor may,  in  [his]  THEIR  discretion,  make
 proclamation of a special election to fill the vacancy.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14246-03-2

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2021-S8464A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8934
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §42, Pub Off L

2021-S8464A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Corrects gendered language.

2021-S8464A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8464A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8464--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment  Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,   ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  officers law, in relation to correcting
   gendered language

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 5 of section 42 of the public officers law, as
 amended by chapter 528 of the laws  of  1950,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   5. Whenever the authority to fill any vacancy is vested in a board and
 such  board  is  unable  to  fill  such vacancy in an elective office by
 reason of a tie vote, or such board neglects to fill  such  vacancy  for
 any  other  reason,  the  governor  may,  [in  his]  AT  THE  GOVERNOR'S
 discretion, make proclamation of a special election to fill the vacancy.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14246-05-2

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