New York A 8907: Prohibits the naming of state buildings after public officers

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A08907 Summary:

BILL NOA08907 

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SAME ASSAME AS S10144

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SPONSORLevenberg

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Ren Art 50 §§1000 - 1003 to be Art 60 §§1500 - 1503, add Art 50 §1000, Exec L

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Prohibits the naming of state buildings after a public officer during the period in which that person is a public officer or after a public officer who has been convicted of a felony.

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BILL NOA08907 

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07/16/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8907

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 July 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. LEVENBERG -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting the naming
 of state buildings after public officers

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "Prohibiting Elevation of Notorious Names (PENN) Act".
 3 § 2. Article 50 and sections 1000, 1001, 1002 and 1003 of the execu-
 4 tive law, as renumbered by chapter 770 of the laws of 1978, are renum-
 5 bered article 60 and sections 1500, 1501, 1502 and 1503.
 6 § 3. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 50 to read
 7 as follows:
 8 ARTICLE 50
 9 NAMING OF PUBLIC FACILITIES
 10 Section 1000. Naming of public facilities.
 11 § 1000. Naming of public facilities. 1. As used in this section:
 12 (a) "public facility" means a building or other real property owned by
 13 the state or a political subdivision of the state; and
 14 (b) "public officer" means a person elected to public office or any
 15 person appointed or employed by the state or a political subdivision of
 16 the state.
 17 2. A public facility shall not be named for a public officer during
 18 the period in which that person is a public officer.
 19 3. A public facility shall not be named for a public officer who has
 20 been convicted of a felony. The state shall remove the name from a
 21 public facility named for such person immediately upon conviction,
 22 whether or not another name has been offered or approved for substi-
 23 tution and renaming.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11938-01-5

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 1 4. A public facility that has been named for a person who was not a
 2 public officer at the time of the naming may continue to bear that name
 3 if the person subsequently becomes a public officer.
 4 5. Except as provided in subdivision three of this section, a public
 5 facility named for a public officer prior to the effective date of this
 6 section may continue to bear the name of that public officer.
 7 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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