Assembly Bill A2475

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the prohibition on naming buildings after public officials

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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
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2025-A2475 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Add §79-a, Pub Off L; add §7-h, Leg L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4068

2025-A2475 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a public officer or member of the legislature from have a building or space named after themself while holding public office based on the fact that such person was responsible for securing public funds for the person or entity involved in naming the building or for securing public funds for the person's or entity's cause or agenda.

2025-A2475 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2475
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. McDONALD, GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law  and  the  legislative  law,  in
   relation to the prohibition of naming buildings after public officials
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new  section
 79-a to read as follows:
   §  79-A.  PROHIBITION  ON  THE  NAMING  OF BUILDINGS. NO PERSON WHO IS
 SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL HAVE A BUILDING OR SPACE
 NAMED OR CAUSE A BUILDING OR SPACE TO  BE  NAMED  AFTER  THEMSELF  WHILE
 HOLDING PUBLIC OFFICE BASED ON THE FACT THAT SUCH PERSON WAS RESPONSIBLE
 FOR  SECURING  PUBLIC  FUNDS FOR THE PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN NAMING
 THE BUILDING OR FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PERSON'S  OR  ENTITY'S
 CAUSE OR AGENDA.
   §  2.  The  legislative  law is amended by adding a new section 7-h to
 read as follows:
   § 7-H. PROHIBITION ON THE  NAMING  OF  BUILDINGS.  NO  PERSON  WHO  IS
 SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL HAVE A BUILDING OR SPACE
 NAMED  OR  CAUSE  A  BUILDING  OR SPACE TO BE NAMED AFTER THEMSELF WHILE
 HOLDING PUBLIC OFFICE BASED ON THE FACT THAT SUCH PERSON WAS RESPONSIBLE
 FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PERSON OR ENTITY  INVOLVED  IN  NAMING
 THE  BUILDING  OR FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PERSON'S OR ENTITY'S
 CAUSE OR AGENDA.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05118-01-5

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