Senate Bill S7775

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Creates a temporary state pesticide commission to study the effects of the application of pesticides in N.Y. city

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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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2023-S7775 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2592
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Commissions
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1572
2011-2012: A901
2013-2014: A1255
2015-2016: A4682
2017-2018: A3808
2019-2020: A4923
2021-2022: A4034

2023-S7775 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a temporary state pesticide commission to study the effects of the application of pesticides in cities with a population of one million or more.

2023-S7775 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7775 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7775
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             November 29, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to create a temporary state commission to study and  make  recom-
   mendations  concerning  the application of pesticides in cities with a
   population of one million or more

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. A temporary state commission, to be known as the "temporary
 state  pesticide commission", is hereby created to study and make recom-
 mendations relating to the application of pesticides in  cities  with  a
 population of one million or more.
   § 2. The commission shall consist of eleven members to be appointed as
 follows: five shall be appointed by the governor; two shall be appointed
 by  the temporary president of the senate and one by the minority leader
 of the senate; and two shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly
 and one by the minority leader of  the  assembly.  The  members  of  the
 commission  shall  serve  at  the  pleasure  of  the official making the
 appointment of such member.  Of the five members appointed by the gover-
 nor, one shall be from the department of health and one  shall  be  from
 the department of environmental conservation. The remaining nine members
 of the commission must reside in a city with a population of one million
 or  more.  Vacancies in the membership of the commission shall be filled
 in the manner provided for  original  appointments.  Membership  on  the
 commission shall not constitute a public office. A chairperson and vice-
 chairperson  of  the  commission  shall  be elected by a majority of its
 members, all members being present.
   § 3. The members of the commission shall receive no  compensation  for
 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
 incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this act.
   §  4.  The commission shall make a report of its findings and make any
 recommendations it may deem necessary and appropriate to  the  governor,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00894-01-3
              

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