Bill Text: NY A08934 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 8934 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Corrects gendered language.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-07-21 - signed chap.408 [A08934 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8934

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 19, 2022
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Governmental Operations

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  officers law, in relation to correcting
          gendered language

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

     1    Section  1. Subdivision 5 of section 42 of the public officers law, as
     2  amended by chapter 528 of the laws  of  1950,  is  amended  to  read  as
     3  follows:
     4    5. Whenever the authority to fill any vacancy is vested in a board and
     5  such  board  is  unable  to  fill  such vacancy in an elective office by
     6  reason of a tie vote, or such board neglects to fill  such  vacancy  for
     7  any other reason, the governor may, in his or her discretion, make proc-
     8  lamation of a special election to fill the vacancy.
     9    § 2. 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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