Assembly Bill A72

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to creating a bridge suicide barrier fund

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A72 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §99-qq, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8728
2021-2022: A3288

2023-A72 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a fund to be used to research certain bridges being equipped with suicide barriers.

2023-A72 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    72
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SAYEGH, CRUZ -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to creating a fund to
   be used to research equipping certain bridges with suicide barriers

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section
 99-qq to read as follows:
   § 99-QQ. BRIDGE SUICIDE BARRIER FUND.  1. THERE IS HEREBY  ESTABLISHED
 IN  THE  JOINT  CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF
 TAXATION AND FINANCE A BRIDGE SUICIDE BARRIER FUND WHICH  SHALL  CONSIST
 OF ALL MONIES APPROPRIATED TO SUCH FUND.
   2.  MONIES  IN  THE  BRIDGE SUICIDE BARRIER FUND SHALL BE UTILIZED FOR
 STUDYING ANY PROJECT INVOLVING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BRIDGE  OR  THE
 REPLACEMENT  OF  A  BRIDGE WITH A HISTORY OF SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AND HOW TO
 INCLUDE IN THE NEW OR REPLACEMENT BRIDGE A SUICIDE BARRIER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01750-01-3

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