New York A 143: Limits the naming of municipalities and subdivisions thereof

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A00143 Summary:

BILL NOA00143 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03936

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SPONSOREichenstein

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COSPNSRJacobson, Rozic

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §73-a, Gen Muni L

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Prohibits the name of municipalities and subdivisions thereof to include the word swastika.

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BILL NOA00143 

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01/08/2025referred to local governments

01/07/2026referred to local governments

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 143

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. EICHENSTEIN, JACOBSON, ROZIC -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Local Governments

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to limiting the
 naming of municipalities and subdivisions thereof

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

 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 73-a to read as follows:
 3 § 73-a. Naming of municipalities; limitations. No municipal corpo-
 4 ration, or any subdivision thereof, shall have a name containing the
 5 word swastika and any municipal corporation, or any subdivision thereof,
 6 which has a name containing the word swastika in it shall, by an act of
 7 its governing body, change such name as to remove the word swastika.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00552-01-5

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