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Senate Bill S9180

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides for the preservation of the names and geographic areas of hamlets following the consolidation of local government entities

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2025-S9180 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§750 & 752, Gen Muni L

2025-S9180 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the preservation of the names and geographic areas of hamlets following the consolidation of local government entities.

2025-S9180 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9180 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9180
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 11, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 providing  for
   the  preservation of the names and geographic areas of hamlets follow-
   ing the consolidation of local government entities

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative  intent.  The creation and evolution of local
 governments in this state has constituted a vital part  of  the  state's
 political  and  social  historical  development.  Local governments have
 provided a strong basis for local pride and identification,  yet  fiscal
 and  other needs may call for consolidation of the corporate structures.
 Procedures for consolidation should allow local initiative and implemen-
 tation of the consolidation and should recognize and provide a mechanism
 for  continuing  local  identification  with  governmental  antecedents.
 Hamlets,  which  delineate  geographic  areas  within the new government
 structure but without separate governmental powers,  will  provide  this
 mechanism for retention of local identification with traditional govern-
 mental entities.
   §  2.  Section 750 of the general municipal law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 19 to read as follows:
   19. "HAMLET" SHALL MEAN A GEOGRAPHIC DESIGNATION WITHIN THE  SURVIVING
 LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  WHICH  MAY  IDENTIFY A CONSTITUENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S
 FORMER BOUNDARIES FOR PURPOSES OF LOCAL PLACE NAME IDENTIFICATION.
   § 3. Paragraphs (l) and (m) of subdivision 2 of  section  752  of  the
 general  municipal  law, as added by chapter 74 of the laws of 2009, are
 amended and a new paragraph (n) is added to read as follows:
   (l) the effective date of the proposed consolidation; [and]
   (m) the time and place or places for the public hearing or hearings on
 such proposed joint consolidation agreement pursuant  to  section  seven
 hundred fifty-four of this title[.]; AND
   (N)  A  PLAN  TO MAINTAIN THE NAMES AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS DESIGNATED AS
 HAMLETS OF THE SURVIVING LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IF ANY.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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