A2475 • 2025

Relates to the prohibition on naming buildings after public officials

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Sponsor: John T. McDonald III
Last action: 2026-05-19
Official status: In Assembly Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Relates to the prohibition on naming buildings after public officials

Relates to the prohibition on naming buildings after public officials Prohibits a public officer or member of the legislature from have a building or space named after themself while holding public office based on the fact that such person was responsible for securing public funds for the person or entity involved in naming the building or for securing public funds for the person's or entity's cause or agenda.

What This Bill Does

Relates to the prohibition on naming buildings after public officials Prohibits a public officer or member of the legislature from have a building or space named after themself while holding public office based on the fact that such person was responsible for securing public funds for the person or entity involved in naming the building or for securing public funds for the person's or entity's cause or agenda.

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Bill History

2026-05-19 Assembly
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
2026-01-07 Assembly
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
2025-01-17 Assembly
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Official Summary Text

Relates to the prohibition on naming buildings after public officials
Prohibits a public officer or member of the legislature from have a building or space named after themself while holding public office based on the fact that such person was responsible for securing public funds for the person or entity involved in naming the building or for securing public funds for the person's or entity's cause or agenda.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          2475

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                    January 17, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M. of A. McDONALD, GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Governmental Operations

        AN ACT to amend the public officers law  and  the  legislative  law,  in
          relation to the prohibition of naming buildings after public officials

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new  section
     2  79-a to read as follows:
     3    §  79-A.  PROHIBITION  ON  THE  NAMING  OF BUILDINGS. NO PERSON WHO IS
     4  SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL HAVE A BUILDING OR SPACE
     5  NAMED OR CAUSE A BUILDING OR SPACE TO  BE  NAMED  AFTER  THEMSELF  WHILE
     6  HOLDING PUBLIC OFFICE BASED ON THE FACT THAT SUCH PERSON WAS RESPONSIBLE
     7  FOR  SECURING  PUBLIC  FUNDS FOR THE PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN NAMING
     8  THE BUILDING OR FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PERSON'S  OR  ENTITY'S
     9  CAUSE OR AGENDA.
    10    §  2.  The  legislative  law is amended by adding a new section 7-h to
    11  read as follows:
    12    § 7-H. PROHIBITION ON THE  NAMING  OF  BUILDINGS.  NO  PERSON  WHO  IS
    13  SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL HAVE A BUILDING OR SPACE
    14  NAMED  OR  CAUSE  A  BUILDING  OR SPACE TO BE NAMED AFTER THEMSELF WHILE
    15  HOLDING PUBLIC OFFICE BASED ON THE FACT THAT SUCH PERSON WAS RESPONSIBLE
    16  FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PERSON OR ENTITY  INVOLVED  IN  NAMING
    17  THE  BUILDING  OR FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PERSON'S OR ENTITY'S
    18  CAUSE OR AGENDA.
    19    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05118-01-5