A01368 Summary:
| BILL NO | A01368 |
| SAME AS | SAME AS S00528 |
| SPONSOR | Englebright |
| COSPNSR | Griffin, Colton, Gottfried, Santabarbara, Dinowitz, Glick, Fahy, Abinanti, Otis, Jean-Pierre, Lavine, Simon, Galef, Cook, Hunter, Steck, Bichotte Hermelyn, Ramos, Weprin, Hyndman, Seawright, Lupardo, Rosenthal L, Walker, Carroll, De La Rosa, Thiele, Gunther, Davila, Aubry, Cruz, Bronson, Barrett, Kelles, Burdick, Zinerman, Nolan, Lunsford, Epstein, Williams, Dickens, Rozic, Sayegh, Magnarelli, Gonzalez-Rojas, Jackson, Rajkumar, Benedetto, Forrest, Perry, Zebrowski, Jacobson, Rivera J, Anderson |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Add Art 1 §19, Constn | |
| Relates to the right to clean air and water and a healthful environment. | |
A01368 Text:
Go to topSTATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1368 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 8, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- 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 submitted to the people for approval at the general election to be held 7 in the year 2021 in accordance with the provisions of the election law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD89076-01-1