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S03260 Summary:

BILL NO	S03260
SAME AS	SAME AS A03735
SPONSOR	BRESLIN
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Add §79-a, Pub Off L; add §7-h, Leg L
Prohibits the naming of buildings after public officials.

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S03260 Actions:

BILL NO	S03260
02/05/2019	REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
01/08/2020	REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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S03260 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3260
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    February 5, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
          ment 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    §  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    § 2. The legislative law is amended by adding a  new  section  7-h  to
    11  read as follows:
    12    §  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    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00707-01-9

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