Bill Text: NY S03118 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the naming of buildings after public officials.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [S03118 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S03118-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 3118                                                  A. 4439
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 2, 2015
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       IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered print-
         ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Investi-
         gations and Government Operations
       IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- 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:
    1    Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new  section
    2  79-a to read as follows:
    3    S  79-A.  PROHIBITION  ON  THE  NAMING  OF BUILDINGS. NO PERSON WHO IS
    4  SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL HAVE A BUILDING OR SPACE
    5  NAMED OR CAUSE A BUILDING OR SPACE TO BE NAMED AFTER HIMSELF OR  HERSELF
    6  WHILE  HE  OR SHE HOLDS PUBLIC OFFICE BASED ON THE FACT THAT SUCH PERSON
    7  WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURING PUBLIC  FUNDS  FOR  THE  PERSON  OR  ENTITY
    8  INVOLVED  IN  NAMING  THE  BUILDING OR FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE
    9  PERSON'S OR ENTITY'S CAUSE OR AGENDA.
   10    S 2. The legislative law is amended by adding a  new  section  7-h  to
   11  read as follows:
   12    S  7-H.  PROHIBITION  ON  THE  NAMING  OF  BUILDINGS. NO PERSON WHO IS
   13  SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL HAVE A BUILDING OR SPACE
   14  NAMED OR CAUSE A BUILDING OR SPACE TO BE NAMED AFTER HIMSELF OR  HERSELF
   15  WHILE  HE  OR SHE HOLDS PUBLIC OFFICE BASED ON THE FACT THAT SUCH PERSON
   16  WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURING PUBLIC  FUNDS  FOR  THE  PERSON  OR  ENTITY
   17  INVOLVED  IN  NAMING  THE  BUILDING OR FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE
   18  PERSON'S OR ENTITY'S CAUSE OR AGENDA.
   19    S 3. 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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