Assembly Bill A7754

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the incorporation of villages

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Current Bill Status Via S7538 - 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions
Votes

co-Sponsors

2023-A7754 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7538
Law Section:
Village Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2-200, 2-202 & 2-206, add §2-260, Vil L

2023-A7754 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the immediate incorporation of villages.

2023-A7754 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7754
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. THIELE, SHIMSKY -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the village law, in relation  to  the  incorporation  of
   villages
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of  section  2-200  of  the  village  law  is
 amended to read as follows:
   1.  A territory containing a population of at least [five hundred] TWO
 THOUSAND persons who are regular  inhabitants  thereof,  as  hereinafter
 defined,  may  be  incorporated as a village under this chapter provided
 such territory does not include a part of a city or village and  further
 provided the limits of such territory:
   a. do not contain more than five square miles; or
   b.  are coterminous with the entire boundaries of a school, fire, fire
 protection, fire alarm, town special or town improvement district; or
   c. are coterminous with parts of  the  boundaries  of  more  than  one
 school, fire, fire protection, fire alarm, town special or town improve-
 ment  district, all of which are wholly contained within such limits and
 within one town; or
   d. are coterminous with the entire boundaries of a town.
   § 2. Section 2-202 of the village law, subparagraph 2 of  paragraph  f
 of  subdivision  1  as  amended  by  chapter 181 of the laws of 2004, is
 amended to read as follows:
   § 2-202 Petition for incorporation. 1. A proceeding for  the  incorpo-
 ration  of  such  territory as a village shall commence with a petition.
 The requirements for such petition are as follows:
   a. Petitioners. [Either one or both of the  following  two  groups  of
 persons may petition for such incorporation:
   (1)  At]  SIGNATURES  FROM  AT  least twenty [per cent] PERCENT of the
 residents of such territory qualified to vote for  town  officers  in  a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11709-02-3
              

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.