S 4308: Provides for local governing board approval of any policies and procedures regarding the public use of public space.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4308 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE February 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to local govern- ing board approval of policies and procedures affecting public use of public space The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new 2 section 124-a to read as follows: 3 § 124-a. Issuance of any permit for parades or the temporary use of 4 public space by the public. Notwithstanding any general, special, or 5 local law to the contrary, any adopted or implemented policies, proce- 6 dures, rules or regulations of a department or agency that requires the 7 issuance of any permit for parades or for the temporary use of public 8 space by the public shall be reviewed and approved by the governing body 9 of the county, city, town or village having jurisdiction over the prop- 10 erty that would be subject to the permit. Any policies, procedures, 11 rules or regulations proposed by a department or agency that would 12 require the issuance of any permit for parades or for the temporary use 13 of public space by the public shall not be considered effective until 14 approved by the governing body of the county, city, town or village 15 having jurisdiction over the property that would be subject to the 16 permit. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 18 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08299-01-5