Senate Bill S675B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits legislative bills from embracing more than 1 subject

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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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2017-S675 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §49, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2048
2021-2022: S3815
2023-2024: S1435

2017-S675 - Summary

Prohibits legislative bills from embracing more than 1 subject, with the exception of budget bills.

2017-S675 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S675 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    675
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- 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 requiring  bills  to
   embrace a single subject
 
   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  49
 to read as follows:
   § 49. BILLS TO EMBRACE ONE SUBJECT. NO BILL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE
 BUDGET  BILLS SUBMITTED BY THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE
 CONSTITUTION AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, SHALL BE INTRODUCED  OR  PASSED  BY
 THE  LEGISLATURE WHICH EMBRACES MORE THAN ONE SUBJECT, AND THAT SHALL BE
 EXPRESSED IN THE TITLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06505-01-7

co-Sponsors

2017-S675A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §49, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2048
2021-2022: S3815
2023-2024: S1435

2017-S675A - Summary

Prohibits legislative bills from embracing more than 1 subject, with the exception of budget bills.

2017-S675A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S675A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  675--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, FUNKE -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Investigations and
   Government Operations -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the legislative law, in relation to requiring bills to
   embrace a single subject
 
   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 49
 to read as follows:
   § 49. BILLS TO EMBRACE ONE SUBJECT. NO BILL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE
 BUDGET BILLS SUBMITTED BY THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SEVEN OF  THE
 CONSTITUTION  AND  AMENDMENTS  THERETO, SHALL BE INTRODUCED OR PASSED BY
 THE LEGISLATURE WHICH EMBRACES MORE THAN ONE SUBJECT, AND THAT SHALL  BE
 EXPRESSED IN THE TITLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect March 31, 2017.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06505-02-7

co-Sponsors

2017-S675B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §49, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2048
2021-2022: S3815
2023-2024: S1435

2017-S675B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits legislative bills from embracing more than 1 subject, with the exception of budget bills.

2017-S675B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S675B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  675--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, FUNKE -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Investigations and
   Government Operations -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
   to the  Committee  on  Investigations  and  Government  Operations  in
   accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the legislative law, in relation to requiring bills to
   embrace a single subject
 
   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 49
 to read as follows:
   § 49. BILLS TO EMBRACE ONE SUBJECT. NO BILL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE
 BUDGET BILLS SUBMITTED BY THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SEVEN OF  THE
 CONSTITUTION  AND  AMENDMENTS  THERETO, SHALL BE INTRODUCED OR PASSED BY
 THE LEGISLATURE WHICH EMBRACES MORE THAN ONE SUBJECT, AND THAT SHALL  BE
 EXPRESSED IN THE TITLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect March 31, 2018.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06505-03-8

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