S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6157 I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 8, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to changes in zoning THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 265 of 2 the town law, as amended by chapter 606 of the laws of 1990, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 Such regulations, restrictions and boundaries may from time to time be 5 amended. Such amendment shall be effected by a simple majority vote of 6 the town board, except that IF THE TOWN BOARD CONSISTS OF FOUR OR MORE 7 MEMBERS, THAT any such amendment shall require the approval of at least 8 three-fourths of the members of the town board in the event such amend- 9 ment is the subject of a written protest, presented to the town board 10 and signed by: 11 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13098-01-3