Senate Bill S2273

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits the legislature from recessing after the start of the state fiscal year until it has passed a budget

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

  • 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-S2273 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5560
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5, add §53-a, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7848, A5742
2011-2012: S3457, A5649, A9077
2013-2014: S1967, A4486
2017-2018: A7358
2019-2020: A6398
2021-2022: A4828
2023-2024: A3222

2015-S2273 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the legislature from recessing after the start of the state fiscal year until it has passed a budget; allows recess during such period for public holidays.

2015-S2273 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2273 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2273

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Investi-
  gations and Government Operations

AN ACT to amend the legislative law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting  the
  legislature  from recessing after the commencement of the state fiscal
  year until it has enacted a budget for such year

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 5 of the legislative law, as added
by chapter 635 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
  3.  "Legislative  passage  of  the budget", solely for the purposes of
this section and [section] SECTIONS five-a  AND  FIFTY-THREE-A  of  this
[article]  CHAPTER,  shall  mean  that  the  appropriation bill or bills
submitted by the governor pursuant to section three of article seven  of
the  state constitution have been finally acted on by both houses of the
legislature in accordance with article seven of the  state  constitution
and the state comptroller has determined that such appropriation bill or
bills  that have been finally acted on by the legislature are sufficient
for the ongoing operation and support  of  state  government  and  local
assistance for the ensuing fiscal year. In addition, legislation submit-
ted  by  the  governor pursuant to section three of article seven of the
state constitution determined  necessary  by  the  legislature  for  the
effective  implementation of such appropriation bill or bills shall have
been acted on. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect  the
prohibition  contained  in  section  five  of article seven of the state
constitution.
  S 2. The legislative law is amended by adding a new  section  53-a  to
read as follows:
  S 53-A. FAILURE TO ENACT A TIMELY BUDGET; PROHIBIT RECESS. IF UPON THE
COMMENCEMENT  OF  THE  FISCAL  YEAR,  AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE OF THE
STATE FINANCE LAW, LEGISLATIVE PASSAGE OF  THE  BUDGET,  AS  DEFINED  IN

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05885-01-5

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