NY State Senate Bill 2009-S6256

Senate Bill S6256

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Calls for legislative conference committees; requires appropriate legislative committee to act on a bill if requested by the sponsor of the bill

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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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Actions

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 01, 2010	advanced to third reading
Feb 24, 2010	2nd report cal.
Feb 23, 2010	1st report cal.149
Feb 02, 2010	opinion referred to judiciary
Jan 12, 2010	to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 06, 2010	referred to judiciary
Nov 24, 2009	opinion referred to judiciary
Nov 05, 2009	to attorney-general for opinion
Oct 30, 2009	referred to rules

Votes

- Feb 23, 2010 - Judiciary Committee Vote
  S6256
  
  18
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  5
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Judiciary Committee Vote: Feb 23, 2010
      
      aye (18)
      
      Adams
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Dilan
      
      Espada
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Klein
      
      Lanza
      
      Leibell
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Onorato
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Saland
      
      Sampson
      
      Savino
      
      Schneiderman
      
      Volker
      
      aye wr (5)
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      LaValle
      
      Maziarz
      
      Winner

2009-S6256 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4115
Law Section:: Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:: Amd Art 3 §12, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A2553
2013-2014: A4145
2015-2016: A2684
2017-2018: A952
2019-2020: A3403
2021-2022: A3212

2009-S6256 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Calls for legislative conference committees; requires appropriate legislative committee to act on a bill if requested by the sponsor of the bill.

2009-S6256 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6256

 TITLE OF BILL :
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an
amendment to section 12 of article 3 of the constitution, in relation
to conference committees


 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
This Constitutional Amendment will require that conference committees
be implemented to reach decisions on legislation such as the budget
and other important matters.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
The amendment would specifically require:

* the conference committees be composed of four members from each
house,

* the committee will deliberate to reach a consensus,

* the committee's work will be done in public,

* that the consensus reached by the committee be accepted or rejected
in whole or in part and not altered by either house,

* that conference committee shall keep convening until both sides
reach consensus.

 JUSTIFICATION :
Conference committees are a valuable, efficient and fair way for
bicameral legislatures to reach consensus. Most states, as well as the
united States Congress, employ the conference committee to resolve
house differences. other states, such as Florida, have a
constitutional provision for conference committees.  See: Fla. Const.
Art. III, §4. A constitutional requirement calling for conference
committees will help end some of the gridlock in the budget process as
well as ensure that significant policy agreement is reached.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
A.11855 of 2004, A.577 of(2005-06)
A.1200 (2007-2008)

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
None.

 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 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.

2009-S6256 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6256

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            October 30, 2009
                               ___________

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

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 12 of article 3 of  the  constitution,
  in relation to conference committees

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 12 of arti-
cle  3 of the constitution be amended by adding a new undesignated para-
graph to read as follows:
  UPON THE ENGROSSMENT OF A BILL IN A DIFFERENT FORM BY BOTH  HOUSES,  A
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SHALL BE FORMED BY APPOINTMENT OF FOUR MEMBERS FROM
EACH  HOUSE  BY  THE PRESIDING OFFICERS THEREOF TO SERVE ON A CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE SHALL ENDEAVOR TO REACH  A  COMPROMISE  BETWEEN
THE TWO DRAFT BILLS, AND MAY ONLY DELIBERATE ON THOSE ISSUES THAT DIFFER
IN THE DRAFTS ENGROSSED BY THE TWO HOUSES. THE COMMITTEE'S DELIBERATIONS
SHALL  TAKE PLACE IN PUBLIC FORUM, AND IT SHALL REPORT THE RESULT OF ITS
DELIBERATIONS IN THE FORM OF A BILL. A NEW DRAFT BILL RESULTING FROM THE
COMMITTEE'S DELIBERATIONS MAY RECEIVE A NEW BILL NUMBER.  ANY  ITEMS  OF
APPROPRIATION IN A NEW OR AMENDED BILL MAY NOT EXCEED THE HIGHER OF SUCH
ITEMS  FROM  EITHER  OF  THE  SEPARATELY ENGROSSED BILLS.   REPORTS OF A
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE CANNOT BE CHANGED OR AMENDED BY EITHER  HOUSE,  BUT
MUST  BE  ACCEPTED  OR  REJECTED  IN  WHOLE,  IN THE FORM IN WHICH MADE.
REJECTION OF A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT BY BOTH HOUSES  SHALL  RESULT
IN THE CREATION OF A NEW CONFERENCE COMMITTEE COMPOSED IN THE MANNER SET
FORTH ABOVE, WHICH MAY MAKE ANY ALTERATIONS NECESSARY TO REACH AGREEMENT
BETWEEN  THE  TWO  ENGROSSED BILLS, AND REPORT ITS DELIBERATIONS TO BOTH
HOUSES FOR THE QUESTION UPON ITS FINAL PASSAGE.
  S 2. 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.
                                                           LBD89087-01-9

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