NY State Senate Bill 2009-S360

Senate Bill S360

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Allows satisfaction of constitutional requirement that bills be on members desks by distribution of bills in electronically written form

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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Actions

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 23, 2010	reported and committed to finance
Feb 09, 2010	opinion referred to judiciary
Jan 12, 2010	to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 06, 2010	referred to judiciary
Feb 13, 2009	opinion referred to judiciary
Jan 21, 2009	to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 07, 2009	referred to judiciary

Votes

- Feb 23, 2010 - Judiciary Committee Vote
  S360
  
  21
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Judiciary Committee Vote: Feb 23, 2010
      
      aye (21)
      
      Adams
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Espada
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Klein
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Leibell
      
      Maziarz
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Onorato
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Saland
      
      Sampson
      
      Savino
      
      Schneiderman
      
      Volker
      
      Winner
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Diaz
      
      Perkins

2009-S360 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:: Amd Art 3 §14, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S357
2013-2014: S4417

2009-S360 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows satisfaction of constitutional requirement that bills be on members desks prior to passage/voting by distribution of bills in electronically written form: provides that a bill shall be deemed to be printed and upon the desks of the members if: it is set forth in a legible electronic format by electronic means, and it is available for review in such format at the desks of the members; provides that "electronic means" means any method of transmission of information between computers or other machines designed for the purpose of sending and receiving such transmissions and which: allows the recipient to reproduce the information transmitted in a tangible medium of expression; and does not permit additions, deletions or other changes to be made without leaving an adequate record thereof.

2009-S360 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S360

 TITLE OF BILL :
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an
amendment to section 14 of article 3 of the constitution, in relation
to the manner of passing bills


 PURPOSE :
Allows satisfaction of constitutional requirement that bills be on
members' desks by distribution of bills in electronically written
form.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Amends Section 14 of Article 3 of the constitution relating to the
requirement that no bill shall be passed or become law unless it shall
have been printed and placed upon the desks of members. This bill adds
language that specifies that a bill shall be deemed printed and on
members' desks if:

* It is set forth in a legible electronic format by electronic means,
and

* It is available for review at the desks of members. Also,
"electronic means" is specifically defined to mean any method of
transmission between computers that:

* Allows the recipient to reproduce the information transmitted in a
tangible medium, so that if any member prefers to review the
information printed on paper, he or she can do so, and

* Does not allow additions, deletions or other changes to be made
without leaving an adequate record thereof.

 JUSTIFICATION :
In today's technologically advanced age, a tremendous amount of time,
money, and paper can be saved by placing bills on the desks of
members, prior to voting, in electronic rather than paper form.  The
benefits would be especially pronounced when voting on budget bills.
Now, long sessions are made even longer due to the fact that members
must wait for bills to be printed as last minute changes are made.
Entering bills into a computer, subsequently sending them to computers
on members' desks, would be faster and more cost effective. This bill
would allow this option.

Members who prefer to review a paper version of any bill should have
access to a printer. This legislation clearly specifies that every
member who so desires must have access to a paper version of any
legislation on his or her desk.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
02/01/06 Opinion Referred to Judiciary
2007 - S.2981 Opinion Referred to Judiciary
2008 - S.2981 Opinion Referred to Judiciary

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Resolved (if the Assembly concur) that the foregoing amendment be
referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
next succeeding general election.

2009-S360 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   360

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 14 of article 3 of  the  constitution,
  in relation to the manner of passing bills

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 14 of arti-
cle 3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S  14.  No  bill  shall be passed or become a law unless it shall have
been printed and upon the desks of the members, in its  final  form,  at
least three calendar legislative days prior to its final passage, unless
the governor, or the acting governor, shall have certified, under his or
her  hand and the seal of the state, the facts which in his or her opin-
ion necessitate an immediate vote thereon, in which case it must  never-
theless  be upon the desks of the members in final form, not necessarily
printed, before its final passage; nor  shall  any  bill  be  passed  or
become  a law, except by the assent of a majority of the members elected
to each branch of the legislature; and upon the last reading of a  bill,
no  amendment  thereof shall be allowed, and the question upon its final
passage shall be taken immediately thereafter, and  the  ayes  and  nays
entered on the journal.
  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A BILL SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE PRINTED AND
UPON THE DESKS OF THE MEMBERS IF: IT IS SET FORTH IN A LEGIBLE ELECTRON-
IC  FORMAT  BY  ELECTRONIC MEANS, AND IT IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN SUCH
FORMAT AT THE DESKS OF THE MEMBERS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION  "ELEC-
TRONIC  MEANS"  MEANS  ANY METHOD OF TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION BETWEEN
COMPUTERS OR OTHER MACHINES DESIGNED FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  SENDING  AND
RECEIVING   SUCH  TRANSMISSIONS  AND  WHICH:  ALLOWS  THE  RECIPIENT  TO
REPRODUCE  THE  INFORMATION  TRANSMITTED  IN  A   TANGIBLE   MEDIUM   OF
EXPRESSION; AND DOES NOT PERMIT ADDITIONS, DELETIONS OR OTHER CHANGES TO
BE MADE WITHOUT LEAVING AN ADEQUATE RECORD THEREOF.

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

                                                           LBD89028-01-9

S. 360                              2

  S  2.  Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.

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