Bill Text: NY A02064 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to the right to clean air and water and a healthful environment.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 48-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-03-13 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [A02064 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A02064-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2064 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 22, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GOTTFRIED, SANTABARBARA, ORTIZ, DINOWITZ, COLTON, LIFTON, GLICK, FAHY, ABINANTI, OTIS, JEAN-PIERRE, LAVINE, MOSLEY, SIMON, GALEF, JAFFEE, COOK, RIVERA, D'URSO, HUNTER, STECK, PEOPLES-STOKES, WILLIAMS, BICHOTTE, RAMOS, WEPRIN, TITUS, HYND- MAN, SEAWRIGHT, LUPARDO, L. ROSENTHAL, BARRON, WALKER, CARROLL, BARRETT, DE LA ROSA, CAHILL, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to article 1 of the constitution, in relation to the right to clean air and water and a healthful environment 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That article 1 of the 2 constitution be amended by adding a new section 19 to read as follows: 3 § 19. Environmental rights. Each person shall have a right to clean 4 air and water, and a healthful environment. 5 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be 6 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the 7 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in 8 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be 9 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD89064-01-9
