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Title of bill
An act to amend the municipal home rule law and the town law, in relation to adopting local laws and resolutions subject to referendum on petition
Purpose
This bill would change the Town and Municipal Home Rule Law in relation to a referendum of petition so that they are uniform.
Summary of provisions
Section One amends paragraph a of Subdivision 1 of Section 24 of the Municipal Home Rule Law by Chapter 271 of the laws of 1986 by increasing the number of days that a petition can be submitted from 45 days to 60 days.
Section Two amends Section 91 of the Town Law, as amended by Chapter 37 of the Laws of 2000 by increasing the number of days that a petition can be submitted from 30 days to 60 days.
Section 3 contains the effective date.
Justification
This bill will make the Municipal Home Rule Law and the Town Law uniform in relation to a referendum on petition.
Legislative history
2009 - New Bill
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of September next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to all local laws and resolutions adopted or approved on or after such effective date.
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