Andrea Stewart-Cousins Carl E. Heastie Temporary President of the Speaker Senate and Majority Leader New York State Assembly New York State Senate
NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR
For Immediate Release:
January 17, 2020
Jan. 23 Joint – Senate Standing Committee on Housing Chair: Senator Brian Kavanagh and Senate Standing Committee on Investigations and Government Operations Chair: Senator James Skoufis Co-Sponsors: Senator Jamaal Bailey, Senator John Brooks, Senator David Carlucci, Senator Leroy Comrie, Senator Robert Jackson, Senator Rachel May, and Senator Roxanne Persaud Public Hearing: To review proposed legislation regarding enforcement of housing and building codes and related matters, including the recommendations the Committees presented in “Final Investigative Report: Code Enforcement in New York State,” issued August 5, 2019 and available online at http://bit.ly/2019CodeRep. Witnesses will be asked to focus their testimony on bills S7288, S1714, S1726A, S2813, S3320, S4938, S7287, S7291, S7292, S7300 and S7301. The Committees previously held a joint hearing on these matters on May 23, 2019 in Newburgh. Place: Van Buren Hearing Room A, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany, New York Time: 1:00 P.M. Contact: Andra Stanley (212) 298-5565 Media Contact: Nicholas P. Stabile (212) 298-5565 ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY
Jan. 28 Legislative Commission on Rural Resources Chair: Senator Rachel May Public Hearing: To examine the effectiveness of current flooding emergency and mitigation efforts, and to discuss the need for future assistance due to the increase in extreme weather events Place: Van Buren Hearing Room A, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany, New York Time: 10:00 A.M. Contact: Lucy Shephard (518) 455-2631 Media Contact: Jessica Bumpus (315) 810-2109 ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY
Feb. 18 Joint – Assembly Standing Committee on Energy Chair: Assembly Member Michael J. Cusick and Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation Chair: Assembly Member Steve Englebright Public Hearing: Incentives for Community Solar Place: Legislative Auditorium, William H. Rogers Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Smithtown, New York Time: 11:00 A.M. Contact: Jeffrey Bates (518) 455-4363 Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888
OTHER MEETINGS OF INTEREST:
Feb. 12 Senate Standing Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering Chair: Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. Public Hearing: The economic impact on the three unused downstate casino licenses Place: Room 124, New York State Capitol Building, Albany, New York Time: 12:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. Contact: Shanna Cassidy (518) 455-2322 Media Contact: Janet Kash (518) 455-2322 PARTICIPATION BY INVITATION ONLY