New York S 9685: Requires the council on arts to make recommendations on the renaming of the agency buildings located at the empire state plaza

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S09685 Summary:

BILL NOS09685 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10653

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SPONSORFAHY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3.05, Arts & Cul L

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Requires the council on arts to make recommendations on the renaming of the agency buildings located at the empire state plaza; requires the governor to choose the new agency building names within 60 days after the council's recommendation.

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BILL NOS09685 

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04/01/2026REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

05/19/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

06/03/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/03/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1662

06/03/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A10653

&nbspA10653 AMEND= Paulin

&nbsp03/19/2026referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

&nbsp04/22/2026reported 

&nbsp04/23/2026advanced to third reading cal.384

&nbsp04/28/2026passed assembly

&nbsp04/28/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp04/28/2026REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

&nbsp06/03/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S9685

&nbsp06/03/20263RD READING CAL.1662

&nbsp06/03/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/03/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9685

 IN SENATE

 April 1, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
 Parks and Recreation

 AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to renam-
 ing agency building one, agency building two, agency building three
 and agency building four, located at the empire state plaza

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

 1 Section 1. Section 3.05 of the arts and cultural affairs law is
 2 amended by adding a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
 3 12. (a) In collaboration with the commissioner of the office of gener-
 4 al services, the council shall make a recommendation to the governor on
 5 the naming of agency building one, agency building two, agency building
 6 three and agency building four, located at the empire state plaza. The
 7 council shall be guided by the following in their work:
 8 (i) the buildings shall not be named for any person either living or
 9 not; and
 10 (ii) the buildings shall be named based on geographic features and/or
 11 historical events that represent the state.
 12 (b) The governor, in accordance with the council's recommendations and
 13 after a robust public engagement effort, shall determine the names of
 14 agency building one, agency building two, agency building three and
 15 agency building four, within sixty days after the council submits their
 16 recommendation.
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundredth day after it
 18 shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05285-06-6

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