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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Senate Bill S9935
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2023-S9935 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5661
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Municipal Home Rule Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld §36 sub 5 ¶¶(e), (f) & (g), amd §36, Munic Home R L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A6019
2011-2012: A2065
2013-2014: A5347
2015-2016: A3839
2017-2018: A3124
2019-2020: A1453
2021-2022: A23
2023-S9935 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to the city charter referendum process; repeals certain provisions regarding the adoption of a new or revised city charter proposed by a charter commission which limit the submission of questions to a city's qualified electors; eliminates the rule that provides that whenever a city charter commission puts a proposal on the local ballot, all other local referendum proposals are barred from the ballot.
2023-S9935 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9935 SPONSOR: KRUEGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the municipal home rule law, in relation to the city charter referendum process; and to repeal paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) of subdivision 5 of section 36 of the municipal home rule law, relating to limitations on the submitting of a question to the qualified electors of a city when there is a question submitted by a charter commission SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 would amend Municipal Home Rule Law § 36, subdiv. 5 to repeal paragraphs (e), (f) and (g), the "bumping" provision, which provide that when a city charter revision commission puts any proposal on the local ballot, all other local referendum proposals are b arred from the ballot. Section 2 amends MHRL § 36, subdiv. 5, paragraph (a), to require (1) that a city charter revision commission be created and organized at least 180 days before it submits any proposal to the city clerk to go on the ballot, and (2) that any commission charter revision or amendment
2023-S9935 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9935 I N S E N A T E October 18, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the municipal home rule law, in relation to the city charter referendum process; and to repeal paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) of subdivision 5 of section 36 of the municipal home rule law, relat- ing to limitations on the submitting of a question to the qualified electors of a city when there is a question submitted by a charter commission THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) of subdivision 5 of section 36 of the municipal home rule law are REPEALED. § 2. Paragraphs (b) and (d) of subdivision 5 of section 36 of the municipal home rule law, as amended by chapter 592 of the laws of 1964, are amended and a new paragraph (e) is added to read as follows: (b) Such new charter or amendments shall be completed and filed in the office of the city clerk (I) NO LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER THE CHARTER COMMISSION WAS CREATED AND ORGANIZED, AND NO LESS THAN THIR- TY DAYS AFTER A CHARTER COMMISSION REPORT HAS BEEN MADE PUBLIC PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, AND (II) in time for submission to the electors not later than the second general election after the char- ter commission is created and organized. The local law or certificate establishing the commission or, in the absence of such provision there- in, the charter commission shall provide for such publication or other publicity in respect to the provisions of the proposed charter or amend- ments as it may deem proper, and for submission thereof to the electors of the city at a general or special election held not earlier than sixty days after the filing thereof in the office of the city clerk and not later than the next general election which does not occur within the said sixty days, provided, however, that if such general election occurs within ninety days after the said filing, the proposed charter or amend- ments shall be submitted at such general election. At such election, if a proposed new charter is submitted as a single proposal, there shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the city the question: "Shall the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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