Senate Bill S2646

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the vote of town boards concerning rezoning matters

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S2646 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7209
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265, Town L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6157
2017-2018: S3778, A2686
2019-2020: S1990
2021-2022: S6938

2015-S2646 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the vote of town boards concerning rezoning matters.

2015-S2646 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2646 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2646

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

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:

  Section  1.  The  opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 265 of
the town law, as amended by chapter 606 of the laws of 1990, is  amended
to read as follows:
  Such regulations, restrictions and boundaries may from time to time be
amended.  Such  amendment shall be effected by a simple majority vote of
the town board, except that IF THE TOWN BOARD CONSISTS OF FOUR  OR  MORE
MEMBERS,  THAT any such amendment shall require the approval of at least
three-fourths of the members of the town board in the event such  amend-
ment  is  the  subject of a written protest, presented to the town board
and signed by:
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02103-01-5

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