Bill Text: NY A08475 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 8475 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Changes the timing of when state committees shall assume certain legal authority.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to election law [A08475 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A08475-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          8475

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    November 17, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Election Law

        AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to changing the timing of
          when state committees shall assume certain legal authority

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 1 of section 2-112 of
     2  the  election  law,  as  added  by  chapter  42 of the laws of 2019, are
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    (a) Every state committee shall meet no earlier than September  seven-
     5  teenth  and  no  later  than  October  first following the June primary.
     6  Until such organization meeting,  the  existing  state  committee  shall
     7  exercise  all  legal  authority. Upon the [conclusion] convening of such
     8  organization meeting, the new state committee  shall  assume  all  legal
     9  authority vested in the previously organized state committee.
    10    (b) Every county committee shall meet no earlier than September seven-
    11  teenth  and  no  later  than  October  sixth following the June primary.
    12  Until such organization meeting, the  existing  county  committee  shall
    13  exercise  all  legal  authority. Upon the [conclusion] convening of such
    14  organization meeting, the new county committee shall  assume  all  legal
    15  authority vested in the previously organized county committee.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13566-01-1