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Feb 21, 2014 |
opinion referred to judiciary |
Jan 13, 2014 |
to attorney-general for opinion |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to judiciary |
Feb 06, 2013 |
opinion referred to judiciary |
Jan 11, 2013 |
to attorney-general for opinion |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S175
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
2013-S175 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S175 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires no budget 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, for at least ten calendar legislative days prior to its final passage; requires the finance committees of the senate and assembly to hold meetings on such budget bill during such ten day period.
2013-S175 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S175 TITLE OF BILL: CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to sections 9 and 14 of article 3 of the constitution, in relation to the powers of each house and the manner of passing budget bills by the legislature PURPOSE: Requires budget bills to age 10 days on members' desks before they may pass the house. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Adds a new paragraph to section 14 of article 3 of the constitution.. EXISTING LAW: Currently there is a three day aging period unless accompanied by a message of necessity by the governor. JUSTIFICATION: The current budget process is effectively closed to public participation as well as participation by rank and file elected officials The crucial time when bills are drafted before they are voted on sometimes lasts only a few hours. Printing bills and passing them on the same day is contrary to the intent of our constitutional framers. Our current system of government was not designed to be
2013-S175 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 175 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- 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 sections 9 and 14 of article 3 of the consti- tution, in relation to the powers of each house and the manner of passing budget bills by 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 14 of article 3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: S 14. No bill, EXCEPT A BUDGET 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 opinion necessitate an immediate vote thereon, in which case it must nevertheless 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. NO BUDGET 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 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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