Senate Bill S6848

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for local governing board approval of any policies and procedures regarding the public use of public space

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government 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-S6848 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §124-a, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8349
2011-2012: S1181
2013-2014: S3194
2015-2016: S2521
2017-2018: S2200
2019-2020: S5025
2021-2022: S5427

2023-S6848 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for local governing board approval of any policies and procedures regarding the public use of public space.

2023-S6848 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6848 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6848
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to local  govern-
   ing  board approval of policies and procedures affecting public use of
   public space

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    The  general  municipal  law is amended by adding a new
 section 124-a to read as follows:
   § 124-A. ISSUANCE OF ANY PERMIT FOR PARADES OR THE  TEMPORARY  USE  OF
 PUBLIC  SPACE  BY  THE  PUBLIC. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, OR
 LOCAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY ADOPTED OR IMPLEMENTED  POLICIES,  PROCE-
 DURES,  RULES OR REGULATIONS OF A DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY THAT REQUIRES THE
 ISSUANCE OF ANY PERMIT FOR PARADES OR FOR THE TEMPORARY  USE  OF  PUBLIC
 SPACE BY THE PUBLIC SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY
 OF  THE COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE PROP-
 ERTY THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO  THE  PERMIT.  ANY  POLICIES,  PROCEDURES,
 RULES  OR  REGULATIONS  PROPOSED  BY  A  DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY THAT WOULD
 REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF ANY PERMIT FOR PARADES OR FOR THE TEMPORARY  USE
 OF  PUBLIC  SPACE  BY THE PUBLIC SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED EFFECTIVE UNTIL
 APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE  COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN  OR  VILLAGE
 HAVING  JURISDICTION  OVER  THE  PROPERTY  THAT  WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE
 PERMIT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07985-01-3



              

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