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A 6915: Directs the secretary of State to issue to the village of Nelliston in the Town of Palatine, Montgomery county, a certificate of incorporation verifying the status of the village of Nelliston as incorporated as a village since 1878.
What A 6915 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill aims to recognize the village of Nelliston as a village since 1878. It was incorporated under the authority granted by a 1870 law. The village lost its original incorporation documents in a fire and no other documents exist. A certificate of incorporation will be issued by the Secretary of State to verify the village's status. This certificate will be filed and kept by the Department of State, as required by the Village Law. The act will take effect immediately.
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Last action: referred to local governments (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6915
- What is the current status of A 6915?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 6915 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to local governments".
- Did A 6915 pass?
- Not yet. A 6915 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6915, and where is it now?
- A 6915 was authored by Asm. Robert Smullen. Its committee of record is Assembly Local Government.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to local governments |
| Mar. 18, 2025 | referred to local governments |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 18, 2025 · 305 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6915 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SMULLEN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Local Governments AN ACT in relation to issuing the village of Nelliston incorporation documents The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Legislative findings. It is hereby found and determined 2 that the village of Nelliston in the town of Palatine, Montgomery coun- 3 ty, was incorporated in 1878 under the authority granted by chapter 291 4 of the laws of 1870. It is further determined that the village of Nelli- 5 ston was not required to submit incorporation documents to the depart- 6 ment of state as there was no statutory requirement for certificates of 7 incorporation to be filed with the department at that time. It is 8 further determined that the village of Nelliston lost its original 9 incorporation documents in a fire in the late 1800s and no other incor- 10 poration document exists. 11 § 2. The village of Nelliston is to be recognized as incorporated 12 since 1878 under the authority granted by chapter 291 of the laws of 13 1870. The secretary of state shall issue to the village of Nelliston a 14 certificate of incorporation verifying the status of the village of 15 Nelliston as incorporated as a village since 1878. The reissued certif- 16 icate of incorporation is to be filed and kept by the department of 17 state, as required by section 2-234 of the village law. 18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10783-01-5
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