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Displaying 235 Finding Aids
Title
- Enrolled acts of the State Legislature
Series Number
- 13036
Summary
- This series contains the original, signed and engrossed acts passed by the State Legislature beginning in the year 1778. Each law contains the text of the bill, the signatures of the speaker of the Assembly, president of the Senate , and the governor with date signed. On the reverse of the final page is an endorsement, giving the chapter number, a short title, and signature of the secretary of state with certification that the bill became a law on the specified date.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records
Access Restrictions
- Access to this series is restricted to protect the physical condition of the original records. Published "Session Laws" are first-use copies.
Title
- File of propositions advanced to a third reading
Series Number
- L0118
Summary
- Before being voted upon by delegates, propositions were required to have a third reading before the Convention. This series consists of printed copies of propositions advanced to the third reading for the period July 10 to September 13, 1967.
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1967
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Education Memorandums Relating to Proposed Legislation
Title
- State Assembly Standing Committee on Education memorandums relating to proposed legislation
Series Number
- L0130
Summary
- The series contains memorandums from Assembly sponsors or state agencies describing legislation considered by the Assembly Standing Committee on Education. The memorandums include purpose of the bill, a summary of provisions, content of existing legislation, and a statement justifying support or opposition. Included is a copy of the proposed legislation and a standard request form from the bill's sponsor asking for a favorable report. Occasionally there are letters from individuals or organizations in support of legislation.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Standing Committee on Education
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Transportation legislation planning files
Series Number
- 11837
Summary
- These records document Department of Transportation policy development through preparation, support, or opposition to legislative proposals concerning city, county, and interstate highways as well as other transportation issues. Included are bill proposals and laws; bill summaries, bill legislative history, and arguments; Governor's message of approval or veto of bills; maps depicting plans for highway construction or route designation; press releases; news clippings; and city council resolutions approving the Department's plans for highways.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Office of Planning and Development
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation hearing files and transcripts
Series Number
- L0131
Summary
- These records relate to statewide public hearings held by the Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation. Records consist of testimony by individuals and organizations on topics such as the Adirondack Park Agency; Catskill resource management; taxation of forest lands; resource recovery and recycling; solid waste management; and the involvement of organized crime in the waste disposal industry.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Environmental Conservation
Access Restrictions
- L0131-11: Private hearings found in Box 2 of this accretion are restricted.
Title
- New York State Education Department Division of Archives and History transcripts of Council minutes
Series Number
- A4406
Summary
- This series consists of typewritten transcripts of New York Colonial Council minutes created as part of an abandoned effort to publish Council minutes from the period after 1673. The transcripts contain extensive edits and annotations in pencil, as well as references to the volume and pages of either the original Council papers (most often) or the original Council minutes (infrequently) to which each page of text corresponds.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Final progress report
Series Number
- B0628
Summary
- This series consists of an original signed copy of the final report of the Temporary State Commission on Estates. Report addresses staff, enabling legislation, procedures, legislative recommendations, and concluding work. Included are 14 appendices, each one pertaining to a commission recommendation.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary State Commission on the Modernization, Revision, and Simplification of the Law of Estates
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Assembly action logs and roll call votes
Series Number
- L0051
Summary
- This series records the activity of each Assembly committee during legislative sessions and action taken on each bill referred to it. Information for each bill includes: standing committee action (approved, killed, referred); introductory and print number; bill title; introducer; bill number companion bill in the Senate or assembly; and roll call vote.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Clerk of the Assembly
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Senator Karen Burstein women's issues files
Series Number
- L0101
Summary
- These records, created or collected by Senator Karen Burstein, provide information on the development of leadership strategies by women's movement advocates. Include are correspondence, memorandums, reports, conference materials, press clippings, and other materials from state agencies, advocacy organizations, and individuals relating to abortion; childcare; displaced homemakers; women in prisons; International Women's Year; and the National Women's Conference (1977). Many records, representing both sides of the issue, relate to the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment in New York State.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (1973-1978 : Karen Burstein)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Confidential material submitted to Commission
Series Number
- A0136
Summary
- The Commission for the Revision of the Tax Laws, during the Great Depression, was tasked with redesigning the state's tax structure to distribute the burden as widely and evenly as possible, with a specific eye for relieving property taxes. This series consists of two bound volumes containing reports and data sets regarding the state budget and financial situation that were assembled to allow the commission to make recommendations for changes.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission for the Revision of the Tax Laws
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Propositions file
Series Number
- L0115
Summary
- This series consists of a carbon copy of each of the 1,405 propositions to amend the Constitution that were introduced in the Convention. Each proposition includes the following information: introductory number; title; date introduced; introducer; committee referred to; and text of proposition.
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1967
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Governor Alfred E. Smith legislative program registers
Series Number
- B2033
Summary
- The governor's office used these registers to track the progress of the governor's legislative program during each session of the State Legislature. Entries are arranged by general subject (agriculture, child welfare, conservation, etc.) and then by specific subtopic therein. Subtopics include relevant contextual information from the governor's annual message, including page references, or similar information extracted from specific principles within the Democratic Party platform.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1923-1928 : Smith)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Senate standing committee agenda and bill files
Series Number
- L0128
Summary
- The series contains records relating to regular meetings of Assembly Standing Committees. Most but not all committees are represented for each year. Records include meeting agenda, list of bills to be discussed, and sponsor memorandum for each bill. This memorandum typically includes title of bill, sponsor, subject and purpose, summary of provisions, statement of support, prior legislative history, fiscal implications, and the effective date of the legislation. There is no information on committee discussions or voting.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Assemblyman William B. Hoyt bill files
Series Number
- L0190
Summary
- These records document the origin, development, progress, and intent of bills, resolutions, and regulations sponsored by Assemblyman Hoyt. Topics include child abuse prevention, protecting the environment, developing energy resources, and promoting the state's historical and cultural heritage. Included are proposed bills; memorandums in support of legislation; references to prior laws or regulations; responses to requests for comments and recommendations on Senate bills; legislative program briefs; internal memorandums; handwritten work notes; and legislative support/advocacy letters.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Assemblyman (1974-1992 : William B. Hoyt)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Commission on Pensions minutes and memorandums
Series Number
- 14093
Summary
- This series documents the commission's work, retirement and pension legislation, issues concerning retirees and older workers, and the general development of public employee pensions and retirement systems in New York. The minutes document the commission's discussions and actions. Legislative memorandums list proposed or passed pension or retirement bills. General memorandums include routine announcements, correspondence, legal opinions, and detailed sub-committee and commission reports on various retirement and pension-related topics and issues (for example, extension of mandatory retirement age beyond seventy).
Creator
- New York (State). Commission on Pensions
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Civil Service Committee files
Series Number
- A0400
Summary
- This series from Civil Service Committee files consists of proposed amendments, studies, and correspondence pertaining mostly to civil service matters. Material on the Suffolk City Republican Committee is also included.
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1938
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Assemblyman William B. Hoyt voting record files
Series Number
- L0191
Summary
- This series consists of computer-generated lists of floor votes cast by by Assemblyman William B. Hoyt during regular sessions of the State Assembly. The following information may be included: bill number (Senate/Assembly), date, and title/description; vote type (roll call or unanimous); vote totals (for both yea/nay); and Assemblyman Hoyt's actual vote.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Assemblyman (1974-1992 : William B. Hoyt)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Assembly Task Force on School Finance and Real Property hearing transcripts
Series Number
- L0146
Summary
- This series contains transcripts and statements from hearings on legislative options for establishing new real property tax systems in New York State. The testimony includes information on how the existing system affects commercial interests, the impact on the State's economy of shifting taxes from commercial to residential property, options for a classification system that provides tax relief for taxpayers, and whether these systems would be uniform across the state or adjust to local conditions.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Task Force on School Finance and Real Property Taxation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- 1938 Constitutional Convention records of William S. Bennet
Series Number
- L0256
Summary
- This series consists of William Stiles Bennet's records from the 1938 Constitutional Convention. The records include correspondence, proposed amendments and bills, miscellaneous literature, and pamphlets regarding changes to the Constitution.
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1938
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Senate session transcripts
Series Number
- L0242
Summary
- This series consists of transcripts of regular sessions of the New York State Senate. Each transcript is dated and gives names of the Senate President or Acting President and the Secretary of the Senate.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.