Senate Bill S7160

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the establishment of a biennial budgeting system for the state of New York replacing the state annual budget process

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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-S7160 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10326
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 7 ยงยง1, 2, 3 & 7, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S453, A3163
2013-2014: S3448
2015-2016: S2671
2017-2018: S3333, S6386
2019-2020: S1271, S2731
2021-2022: S1334
2023-2024: S2014

2009-S7160 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the establishment of a biennial budgeting system for the state of New York replacing the state annual budget process.

2009-S7160 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7160 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  7160

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 17, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- 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 1, 2, 3 and  7  of  article  7  of  the
  constitution,  in  relation  to  providing  for the establishment of a
  biennial budgeting system for the state  replacing  the  state  annual
  budget process

  Section  1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 1 of arti-
cle 7 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  Section 1. For the preparation of the budget, the head of each depart-
ment of state government, except the legislature  and  judiciary,  shall
furnish  the governor such estimates and information in such form and at
such times as the governor may require, copies of which shall  forthwith
be  furnished  to  the  appropriate committees of the legislature.   The
governor shall hold hearings thereon at which the governor  may  require
the  attendance  of heads of departments and their subordinates.  Desig-
nated representatives of such committees shall be entitled to attend the
hearings thereon and to make inquiry concerning any part thereof.
  Itemized estimates of the financial needs of the  legislature,  certi-
fied  by  the  presiding  officer  of  each house, and of the judiciary,
approved by the court of appeals and certified by the chief judge of the
court of appeals, shall be transmitted to the governor  not  later  than
the first day of December in each year IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE YEAR IN
WHICH  THE  GOVERNOR  TRANSMITS TO THE LEGISLATURE THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
DOCUMENT for inclusion in the budget  without  revision  but  with  such
recommendations as the governor may deem proper.  Copies of the itemized
estimates  of  the financial needs of the judiciary also shall forthwith
be transmitted to the appropriate committees of the legislature.
  S 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 2 of article 7 of
the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S 2. [Annually, on or before the first day of February  in  each  year
following  the year fixed by the constitution for the election of gover-
nor and lieutenant governor, and on or before the second Tuesday follow-
ing the first day of the annual meeting of the legislature, in all other
years] BIENNIALLY, ON OR BEFORE THE SECOND TUESDAY FOLLOWING  THE  FIRST

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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