Assembly Bill A1019A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Suspends certain provisions relating to petitions for incorporation of a village

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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-A1019 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1314
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Village Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2-208, Vil L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A8411, S6473

2021-A1019 - Summary

Suspends certain provisions relating to petitions for incorporation of a village until December 31, 2024; directs the department of state to conduct a study on the existing laws and regulations regarding the incorporation, merger, and dissolution of municipalities for the purpose of making recommendations of amendments to such laws.

2021-A1019 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1019
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Local Governments
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  village  law,  in  relation to incorporation of
   villages; relating to directing a municipal re-organization study; and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration there-
   of

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2-208 of the village law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  THE  PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUSPENDED UNTIL
 JULY 1, 2023.
   § 2. Municipal re-organization study. 1. The department  of  state  is
 hereby  authorized  and directed to conduct a study on the existing laws
 and regulations regarding the incorporation, merger, and dissolution  of
 municipalities  for  the purpose of making recommendations of amendments
 to said laws or regulations in order to better serve the needs of  resi-
 dents.  For the purpose of this study, municipality shall mean towns and
 villages.
   2. The study shall focus on the causes and consequences of the  incor-
 poration,  merger, and dissolution of municipalities. (a) When examining
 causes, the department shall consider, but not be limited to (i) examin-
 ing how often the process to dissolve, merge, or incorporate  a  munici-
 pality  is  initiated  and either succeeds or fails, (ii) the fiscal and
 economic conditions present in municipalities where a process  to  merge
 or dissolve was initiated, and the fiscal and economic conditions of the
 areas  of  existing municipalities where the process to incorporate part
 of them into a new municipality was  initiated,  (iii)  the  social  and
 demographic  conditions  of  the populations of municipalities where the
 process to merge, dissolve, or incorporate a new municipality was initi-
 ated, including how any  difference  between  populations  affected  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2021-A1019A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1314
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Village Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2-208, Vil L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A8411, S6473

2021-A1019A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Suspends certain provisions relating to petitions for incorporation of a village until December 31, 2024; directs the department of state to conduct a study on the existing laws and regulations regarding the incorporation, merger, and dissolution of municipalities for the purpose of making recommendations of amendments to such laws.

2021-A1019A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1019--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee  on  Local  Governments  --  recommitted to the Committee on Local
   Governments in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.  2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  village  law,  in  relation to incorporation of
   villages; relating to directing a municipal re-organization study; and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration there-
   of
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2-208 of the village law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  THE  PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUSPENDED UNTIL
 DECEMBER 31, 2024.
   § 2. Municipal re-organization study. 1. The department  of  state  is
 hereby  authorized  and directed to conduct a study on the existing laws
 and regulations regarding the incorporation, merger, and dissolution  of
 municipalities  for  the purpose of making recommendations of amendments
 to said laws or regulations in order to better serve the needs of  resi-
 dents.  For the purpose of this study, municipality shall mean towns and
 villages.
   2. The study shall focus on the causes and consequences of the  incor-
 poration,  merger, and dissolution of municipalities. (a) When examining
 causes, the department shall consider, but not be limited to (i) examin-
 ing how often the process to dissolve, merge, or incorporate  a  munici-
 pality  is  initiated  and either succeeds or fails, (ii) the fiscal and
 economic conditions present in municipalities where a process  to  merge
 or dissolve was initiated, and the fiscal and economic conditions of the
 areas  of  existing municipalities where the process to incorporate part
 of them into a new municipality was  initiated,  (iii)  the  social  and

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01774-02-2
              

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