Senate Bill S6475

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring bills with a threshold level of co-sponsorship to be brought to the floor for a vote to be taken thereon

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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-S6475 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8658
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §33-a, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S1706, A7412
2019-2020: S558, A1409
2021-2022: S220, A3256
2023-2024: S47, A2293

2015-S6475 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring bills with a threshold level of co-sponsorship to be brought to the floor for a vote to be taken thereon.

2015-S6475 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6475 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6475

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 15, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to bills with a thresh-
  old level of co-sponsorship

  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 33-a
to read as follows:
  S  33-A.  BILLS WITH A THRESHOLD LEVEL OF CO-SPONSORSHIP.  1. ANY BILL
INTRODUCED IN THE ASSEMBLY SHALL, UPON BEING CO-SPONSORED BY SEVENTY-SIX
OR MORE MEMBERS, BE BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE FOR A VOTE  TO  BE
TAKEN THEREON DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN WHICH IT WAS INTRODUCED.
  2. ANY BILL INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE SHALL, UPON BEING CO-SPONSORED BY
THIRTY-TWO  OR  MORE MEMBERS, BE BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE FOR A
VOTE TO BE TAKEN THEREON DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN WHICH IT  WAS
INTRODUCED.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13309-02-5


              

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