New York S 6939: Relates to collective employment negotiations, notice of the issuance of debt and capital plans and projects of the port authority of New York and New Jersey

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S06939 Summary:

BILL NOS06939 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORLANZA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Arts 4, 7-B & 7-D, §1 of Chap 154 of 1921

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Relates to collective employment negotiations, notice of the issuance of debt and capital plans and projects of the port authority of New York and New Jersey.

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BILL NOS06939 

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03/27/2025REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6939

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
 and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend chapter 154 of the laws of 1921 relating to the port
 authority of New York and New Jersey, in relation to collective
 employment negotiations, notice of the issuance of debt and capital
 plans and projects

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph 4 of paragraph e of subdivision 6 of article
 2 IV of section 1 of chapter 154 of the laws of 1921 relating to the port
 3 authority of New York and New Jersey, as amended by chapter 559 of the
 4 laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
 5 (4) interview any officer or employee of the port authority or its
 6 subsidiaries on any matter related to the performance of such officer or
 7 employee's official duties. [To the extent that any portion of this
 8 paragraph is inconsistent with any current contractual obligations of
 9 the port authority, this paragraph shall not be applicable to those
 10 obligations until the earliest expiration of those terms under the
 11 contract] To the extent that the terms and conditions of employment of
 12 any employee are established by collective negotiations, any interview
 13 conducted pursuant to this paragraph must be in accordance with any
 14 applicable provisions of the current, or most recent, if expired,
 15 collective negotiations agreement covering the terms and conditions of
 16 employment of the employee;
 17 § 2. Subdivision 8 of article IV of section 1 of chapter 154 of the
 18 laws of 1921 relating to the port authority of New York and New Jersey,
 19 as added by chapter 559 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as
 20 follows:
 21 8. a. The port authority, at the request of the assembly or senate of
 22 the New York state legislature or the general assembly or senate of the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10692-01-5

 S. 6939 2

 1 New Jersey state legislature, shall be required to appear before a
 2 committee of the requesting state legislative house, upon request by the
 3 presiding officer of that state legislative house, to present testimony
 4 on any topic or subject requested by the committee or to respond to
 5 questions by members of the committee. The assembly of the New York
 6 state legislature, the senate of the New York state legislature, the
 7 general assembly of the New Jersey state legislature, and the senate of
 8 the New Jersey state legislature shall each be entitled to two such
 9 requests per calendar year.
 10 b. Unless otherwise agreed to by the presiding officer of the state
 11 legislative house requesting the appearance of the port authority, the
 12 port authority shall, at a minimum, be represented by the chair or vice-
 13 chair of the board, chief executive officer, the chief financial offi-
 14 cer, and any staff deemed necessary by the chair or vice-chair of the
 15 board, chief executive officer, or the chief financial officer to pres-
 16 ent testimony or respond to questions at any appearance required pursu-
 17 ant to this subdivision. The presiding officer may request the appear-
 18 ance of any officer or employee of the port authority. For purposes of
 19 this subdivision, as applicable to New York state, "presiding officer"
 20 shall mean speaker of the as