Assembly Bill A7187

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits a member of the legislature from disbursing moneys pursuant to a memoranda of understanding regarding certain line item appropriations prior to an election

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A7187 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง13, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6856
2013-2014: A5069
2015-2016: A5016
2017-2018: A4215
2019-2020: A5718
2021-2022: A6303
2023-2024: A5489

2011-A7187 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a member of the legislature from disbursing or making public moneys pursuant to a memoranda of understanding regarding certain line item appropriations prior to such member's election.

2011-A7187 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7187

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 15, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GALEF, PAULIN, CALHOUN, THIELE, SPANO, KOLB,
  GIGLIO, J. MILLER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BURLING,  CAMARA,
  CONTE,  JORDAN,  MOLINARO,  OAKS,  SAYWARD,  TOBACCO  -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to prohibiting a member
  from disbursing moneys pursuant to memoranda of understanding  regard-
  ing  certain  line item appropriations in the state budget prior to an
  election

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 13
to read as follows:
  S 13. LIMITATIONS ON LINE ITEM APPROPRIATIONS PRIOR TO AN ELECTION. NO
MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE SHALL DISBURSE OR MAKE PUBLIC ANY SINGLE GRANT
PURSUANT TO MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING OR ANY SEGREGATION  OF  LUMP  SUM
APPROPRIATION  FOR  UNSPECIFIED  CAPITAL  PROJECTS  AND OPERATING GRANTS
RESULTING FROM THE STATE BUDGET PROCESS BETWEEN THE  EXECUTIVE  AND  THE
LEGISLATURE WITHIN SIXTY DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH MEMBER'S ELECTION.
  S  2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09936-01-1

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