NY A07971 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-0)
Status: Introduced on May 29 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-05 - advanced to third reading cal.462
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Prevents individuals from being denied standing in private actions alleging violations of the environmental quality review provisions of the environmental conservation law solely on the basis that the injury alleged by such individual does not differ in kind or degree from the injury that would be suffered by the public at large.

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Title

Prevents individuals from being denied standing in private actions alleging violations of the environmental quality review provisions of the environmental conservation law solely on the basis that the injury alleged by such individual does not differ in kind or degree from the injury that would be suffered by the public at large.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-03-03 - Assembly - Assembly Codes Committee: Favorable (Y: 15 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - Assembly - Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee: Favorable refer to committee Codes (Y: 20 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-05Assemblyadvanced to third reading cal.462
2020-03-03Assemblyreported
2020-02-25Assemblyreported referred to codes
2020-01-08Assemblyreferred to environmental conservation
2019-05-29Assemblyreferred to environmental conservation

Same As/Similar To

S07548 (Same As) 2020-01-24 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

New York State Sources


Bill Comments

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