New York A 5059: Relates to requiring the state to fund certain programs mandated for municipal corporations and school districts

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A05059 Summary:

BILL NOA05059 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04482

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SPONSORJacobson

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COSPNSREachus, Gibbs, Reyes, Levenberg

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §16-102, El L

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Requires that subpoenas issued relating to election matters be served with a separate informational sheet that summarizes why the subpoena has been issued.

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BILL NOA05059 

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02/11/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5059

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 11, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON, EACHUS, GIBBS, REYES, LEVENBERG -- read
 once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring that subpoe-
 nas relating to election matters be served with a separate informa-
 tional sheet that summarizes why the subpoena has been issued

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

 1 Section 1. Section 16-102 of the election law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
 3 2-a. A subpoena issued in relation to this article shall require that
 4 the subpoena be served with a separate informational sheet that summa-
 5 rizes why the subpoena has been issued, that the case is not related to
 6 a criminal action, that the person to whom the subpoena is being served
 7 does not currently face criminal charges related to the case, specify
 8 that the action is related to the upcoming election of the pertinent
 9 office and the consequences of not following the subpoena. The informa-
 10 tional sheet shall be affixed to the subpoena being served and shall be
 11 written in plain language and printed in a format and type size that is
 12 clear and easy to read.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 14 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01386-01-5

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