New York A 8570: Establishes a procedure for appointing a president or chairperson upon a vacancy of such position

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A08570 Summary:

BILL NOA08570 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04576-A

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SPONSORBraunstein

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §4, UDC Act

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Establishes a procedure for appointing a president or chairperson upon a vacancy of such position.

Go to top A08570 Actions:

BILL NOA08570 

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05/20/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

05/28/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

05/05/2026reported 

05/07/2026advanced to third reading cal.466

05/11/2026substituted by s4576a

&nbspS04576 AMEND=A SKOUFIS

&nbsp02/07/2025REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

&nbsp03/25/20251ST REPORT CAL.600

&nbsp03/26/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp03/27/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp06/09/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4576A

&nbsp06/12/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/12/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/12/2025referred to ways and means

&nbsp01/07/2026died in assembly

&nbsp01/07/2026returned to senate

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

&nbsp01/20/20261ST REPORT CAL.124

&nbsp01/21/20262ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp01/27/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp04/27/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp04/27/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp04/27/2026referred to ways and means

&nbsp05/11/2026substituted for a8570

&nbsp05/11/2026ordered to third reading cal.466

&nbsp05/11/2026passed assembly

&nbsp05/11/2026returned to senate

Go to topA08570 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS Chair:Braunstein 
DATE:05/28/2025AYE/NAY:25/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means BraunsteinAyeLemondesAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

OtisAyeFriendAye

RozicAyePalmesanoAye

KimAyeAngelinoAye

DilanAyeJensenAye

Pheffer AmatoAyeBlumencranzAye

CarrollAyeBaileyAye

FallExcused

Gonzalez-RojasAye

ZinermanAye

TapiaAye

JacobsonAye

BoresAye

ShimskyAye

SimoneAye

ConradAye

LasherAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:05/05/2026AYE/NAY:30/0 Action: Favorable PretlowAyePalmesanoAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickExcused

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyeWalshAye

WeprinAyeDeStefanoAye

RamosAyeManktelowAye

BraunsteinAbsentSmullenAye

McDonaldAyeGiglioAye

RozicAyeSlaterAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightExcused

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelExcused

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Go to topA08570 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA08570 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8570

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
 relation to establishing a procedure for appointing a president or
 chairperson upon a vacancy of such position and correcting certain
 gendered language

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

 1 Section 1. Section 4 of section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968,
 2 constituting the New York state urban development corporation act,
 3 subdivisions 1, 1-a and 3 as amended by chapter 280 of the laws of 1984
 4 and as further amended by section 104 of part A of chapter 62 of the
 5 laws of 2011, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 55 of the laws of
 6 1992, subdivision 3-a as added by chapter 61 of the laws of 1975, and
 7 subdivisions 7 and 8 as amended by chapter 823 of the laws of 2022, is
 8 amended to read as follows:
 9 § 4. New York state urban development corporation. (1) There is hereby
 10 created the New York state urban development corporation. The corpo-
 11 ration shall be a corporate governmental agency of the state, constitut-
 12 ing a political subdivision and public benefit corporation. Its member-
 13 ship shall consist of nine directors as follows: the superintendent of
 14 financial services, the [chairman] chairperson of the New York state
 15 science and technology foundation, and seven directors to be appointed
 16 by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. From the
 17 seven directors a