Senate Bill S1604

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires bills and resolutions shall be open to sponsorship by any member of the legislature

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  • 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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2009-S1604 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 3 §§9 & 12, Constn

2009-S1604 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires bills and resolutions shall be open to sponsorship by any member of the legislature; directs no rule of the Senate or Assembly shall prevent any member of the legislature from adding such member's name to a bill as a co-sponsor or multi-sponsor; provides such open sponsorship shall not apply to certain bills from the governor or legislative committees.

2009-S1604 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1604 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1604

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2009
                               ___________

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

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing amendments to sections 9 and 12 of article 3 of the  constitu-
  tion, in relation to the sponsorship of bills in the legislature

  Section  1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 9 of arti-
cle 3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S 9. A majority of each house shall constitute a quorum  to  do  busi-
ness.  [Each] NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, EACH house
shall  determine  the  rules of its own proceedings, and be the judge of
the elections, returns and qualifications  of  its  own  members;  shall
choose  its own officers; and the senate shall choose a temporary presi-
dent and the assembly shall choose a speaker.
  S 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 12 of  article  3
of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S  12.  Any bill may originate in either house of the legislature, and
all bills passed by one house may be amended by the other.
  BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS SHALL BE OPEN TO SPONSORSHIP BY  ANY  MEMBER  OF
THE  LEGISLATURE.  NO  RULE  OF THE SENATE OR ASSEMBLY SHALL PREVENT ANY
MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE FROM ADDING SUCH MEMBER'S NAME TO A BILL AS  A
CO-SPONSOR  OR  MULTI-SPONSOR WITHIN SUCH MEMBER'S HOUSE OF THE LEGISLA-
TURE. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO BILLS INTRODUCED BY  THE  GOVERNOR
PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE SEVEN OF THIS CONSTITUTION, OR TO BILLS INTRODUCED
ON THE REPORT OF A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
  S 3. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing  amendments
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.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89056-01-9

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