New York S08145 prohibits naming state buildings after public officers while in office or after conviction of a felony.

New York S08145, known as the "Prohibiting Elevation of Notorious Names (PENN) Act," amends the executive law to prohibit naming state buildings after public officers while they hold office or after they are convicted of a felony. The state must remove the name from any facility named for a convicted officer immediately upon conviction. Facilities named for individuals who were not officers at the time of naming can retain those names even if the individual later becomes an officer. Facilities named for officers before the effective date of this act may keep their names.

New York S08145 prohibits naming state buildings after public officers while in office or after conviction of a felony.

New York S08145, known as the "Prohibiting Elevation of Notorious Names (PENN) Act," amends the executive law to prohibit naming state buildings after public officers while they hold office or after they are convicted of a felony. The state must remove the name from any facility named for a convicted officer immediately upon conviction. Facilities named for individuals who were not officers at the time of naming can retain those names even if the individual later becomes an officer. Facilities named for officers before the effective date of this act may keep their names.