BILL NUMBER: S590A
SPONSOR: KRUEGER
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to repeal paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) of subdivision 5 of section
36 of the municipal home rule law, relating to limitations on the
submitting of a question to the qualified electors of a city when there
is a question submitted by a charter commission
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 would amend Municipal Home Rule Law § 36, subdiv. 5 to repeal
paragraphs (e), (f) and (g), the "bumping" provision, which provide that
when a. city charter revision commission puts any proposal on the local
ballot, all other local referendum proposals are barred from the ballot.
Section 2 adds a new paragraph (e) to subdivision 5 of section 36 of the
municipal home rule law to clarify that the existing language about
conflicting provisions approved by the voters at the same time applies
to any charter revisions or amendments, whether they were proposed by a
charter commission, city council, or voter petition.
Section 3 sets the effective date
 
JUSTIFICATION:
In New York City, the City Council, or voters by petition, may propose a
city charter amendment to go on the ballot for consideration in a refer-
endum. However, the New York City mayor currently has the ability to
"bump" any proposal off the ballot, simply by appointing a charter
revision commission and having that commission propose any charter
amendment. Under state Municipal Home Rule Law § 36, if that commission
puts a proposal on the ballot - regardless of the subject or how minor
it might be - then no other proposal may be placed on the ballot that
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-2024: New Bill/ Same As A5661 (simone)
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.