Assembly Bill A2830

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York state independent budget office

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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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2015-A2830 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4468
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 4-B ยงยง75 & 76, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5925, S3137
2011-2012: A7184, S7285
2013-2014: A2007, S4005
2017-2018: A4444, S2325
2019-2020: A6531, S2029
2021-2022: A6677, S3818
2023-2024: A3724, S1834

2015-A2830 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the New York state independent budget office with a director to be appointed, upon the recommendations of an independent budget office advisory committee, by the speaker of the assembly and the temporary president of the senate; such office shall provide objective, non-partisan and timely analyses of state revenue, expenditures and management practices to members of the legislature for any legislation with fiscal impact or at the request of a leader or a committee.

2015-A2830 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2830

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BORELLI,
  GOTTFRIED, KATZ, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee  on
  Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to establishing the New
  York state independent budget office

  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 article  4-B
to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 4-B
                NEW YORK STATE INDEPENDENT BUDGET OFFICE
SECTION  75. POWERS  AND DUTIES OF THE NEW YORK STATE INDEPENDENT BUDGET
              OFFICE.
        76. DIRECTOR OF THE NEW YORK STATE INDEPENDENT BUDGET OFFICE.
  S 75. POWERS AND DUTIES OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  INDEPENDENT  BUDGET
OFFICE.  THERE  SHALL HEREBY BE ESTABLISHED A NEW YORK STATE INDEPENDENT
BUDGET OFFICE.  1. IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE NEW YORK STATE  INDEPEND-
ENT  BUDGET OFFICE TO PROVIDE THE MEMBERS AND COMMITTEES OF THE LEGISLA-
TURE WITH INFORMATION WHICH WILL ASSIST SUCH OFFICIALS AND BODIES IN THE
DISCHARGE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES WHICH ARE RELATED TO  THE  BUDGETARY
PROCESS INCLUDING:
  (A)  INFORMATION  WITH RESPECT TO THE BUDGET, APPROPRIATIONS BILLS AND
PROPOSED LAWS WITH FISCAL IMPLICATIONS;
  (B) INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO ESTIMATED REVENUES AND  RECEIPTS,  AND
CHANGING REVENUE CONDITIONS;
  (C)  INFORMATION  WITH RESPECT TO THE PERFORMANCE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF
STATE AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS; AND
  (D) TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, SUCH OTHER INFORMATION OR  ANALYSES  AS
MAY BE REQUESTED BY SUCH OFFICIALS AND BODIES, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
  REQUESTS  MADE BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT
OF THE SENATE, THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND  MEANS  COMMITTEE  AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00134-01-5
              

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