What's happening
This bill clarifies and updates the official name of the Conrad Poppenhusen Association in College Point, New York.
Why it matters
Removes outdated language. from the original 1868 law that described the institution's purpose as advancing knowledge and improving the moral and social condition of the working classes, modernizing the official designation.
Reflects the institution’s current identity and activities. by updating its legal name to "Conrad Poppenhusen Association," which can help with legal clarity, fundraising, and public recognition.
Simplifies legal and administrative processes. for the organization by ensuring all official documents and state records reference the current, commonly used name, potentially reducing confusion or bureaucratic obstacles.
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Who cares
Conrad Poppenhusen Association
The bill would shorten its statutory corporate name to “Conrad Poppenhusen Association.”
Conrad Poppenhusen’s assigns
The bill would clarify the name of the corporate body that the charter constitutes them as part of.
Working-class communities
The bill would remove “for the advancement of knowledge, and the improvement of the moral and social condition of the working classes” from the association’s corporate name.
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Clarify Poppenhusen Association Name
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History
- Signed chap.153
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- 3rd reading cal.702
- Substituted for S7158
- Referred to local government
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.439
- Reported
- Referred to cities
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Clarify Poppenhusen Association Name
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor John Liu
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
9094
IN ASSEMBLY
January 17, 2020
Introduced by M. of A. D. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities
AN ACT to amend chapter 667 of the laws of 1868, relating to enabling Conrad Poppenhusen to found an institution in the village of College Point, in relation to clarifying the name of such institution
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 667 of the laws of 1868 is amended to read as follows:
§ 2. Conrad Poppenhusen and his assigns shall be and hereby are constituted a body corporate, by the name and title of the "[The] Conrad Poppenhusen Association[, for the advancement of knowledge, and the improvement of the moral and social condition of the working classes,]" and its corporate existence shall commence when the said Conrad Poppenhusen shall convey or devise to it the lands above mentioned, and the sum of one hundred thousand dollars.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14678-01-0
Reflowed for reading: line numbers and page breaks removed. Cite the official text.
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