A09068 Summary:
| BILL NO | A09068 |
| SAME AS | No Same As |
| SPONSOR | Raga |
| COSPNSR | |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Add §111, Exec L | |
| Requires the state to participate in the United Nations human rights council's universal periodic review when the federal government has disengaged from such review. | |
A09068 Text:
Go to topSTATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9068 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY September 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RAGA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the depart- ment of state to participate in the United Nations for certain purposes where the federal government has disengaged The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 111 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 111. Participation in the United Nations. The state, through the 4 department of state, shall participate in the United Nations human 5 rights council's universal periodic review when the federal government 6 has disengaged from such review. The state shall continue to participate 7 to the fullest extent possible until such time as the federal government 8 reengages with such review. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13663-01-5