Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Nov 03, 2021 |
signed chap.561 |
Oct 22, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 10, 2021 |
returned to assembly passed senate home rule request 3rd reading cal.1739 substituted for s2031 |
Jun 10, 2021 |
substituted by a4044 ordered to third reading cal.1739 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 16, 2021 |
referred to local government |
Senate Bill S2031
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A4044 - 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
Actions
Votes
2021-S2031 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S2031 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2031 SPONSOR: AKSHAR TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the county law and the tax law, in relation to authoriz- ing the county of Tioga to impose an additional surcharge to pay for the costs associated with updating the telecommunication equipment and tele- phone services needed to provide an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system to serve such county; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of the bill is to impose an additional surcharge on wireless communications and landline services to fund the county's Public Safety Radio Capital project. This legislation is at the request of Tioga Coun- ty. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
2021-S2031 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2031 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 16, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the county law and the tax law, in relation to authoriz- ing the county of Tioga to impose an additional surcharge to pay for the costs associated with updating the telecommunication equipment and telephone services needed to provide an enhanced 911 emergency tele- phone system to serve such county; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The county law is amended by adding a new section 337 to read as follows: § 337. COUNTY OF TIOGA ENHANCED 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE COUNTY OF TIOGA ACTING THROUGH ITS LOCAL COUNTY LEGISLATIVE BODY, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT, AMEND OR REPEAL LOCAL LAWS TO IMPOSE A SURCHARGE, IN ADDITION TO THE SURCHARGE ESTABLISHED AND IMPOSED UNDER SECTION THREE HUNDRED THREE OF THIS CHAPTER, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE DOLLAR PER ACCESS LINE PER MONTH ON THE CUSTOMERS OF EVERY SERVICE SUPPLIER WITHIN SUCH MUNICIPALITY TO PAY FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH OBTAINING, OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT AND TELEPHONE SERVICES NEEDED TO PROVIDE AN ENHANCED 911 (E911) EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM TO SERVE SUCH COUNTY. 2. ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW SHALL STATE THE AMOUNT OF THE SURCHARGE, THE DATE ON WHICH THE SERVICE SUPPLIER SHALL BEGIN TO ADD SUCH SURCHARGE TO THE BILLINGS OF ITS CUSTOMERS AND, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THE DATE ON WHICH SUCH E911 SERVICE IS TO BEGIN. SUCH LOCAL LAW MAY AUTHORIZE THE SERVICE SUPPLIER TO BEGIN BILLING ITS CUSTOMERS FOR SUCH SURCHARGE PRIOR TO THE DATE THE E911 SYSTEM SERVICE IS TO BEGIN. 3. ANY SERVICE SUPPLIER WITHIN A MUNICIPALITY WHICH HAS IMPOSED A SURCHARGE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE GIVEN A EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.