Assembly Bill A1409

2019-2020 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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2019-A1409 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S558
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §33-a, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8658, S6475
2017-2018: A7412, S1706
2021-2022: A3256, S220
2023-2024: A2293, S47

2019-A1409 (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.

2019-A1409 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1409
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. WALSH, JOHNS, MONTESANO, McDONOUGH, RAIA, RA,
   STEC, JAFFEE,  LAWRENCE,  DiPIETRO,  HAWLEY,  BLANKENBUSH,  MORINELLO,
   GIGLIO,  PALUMBO,  BRABENEC,  M. L. MILLER,  BARCLAY  -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Governmental 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:
   §  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.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD02831-01-9

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