NY State Senate Bill 2019-S1499

Senate Bill S1499

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires that any bill which provides revenue to the state in a non-recurring manner shall pass by a two-thirds majority in order to become law

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 13, 2020	opinion referred to judiciary
Feb 14, 2020	to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 08, 2020	referred to judiciary
Feb 27, 2019	opinion referred to judiciary
Feb 07, 2019	to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 15, 2019	referred to judiciary

2019-S1499 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5356
Current Committee:: Senate Judiciary
Law Section:: Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:: Amd Art 3 §14, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: A11000
2011-2012: A1623
2013-2014: A6148
2015-2016: A2485
2017-2018: S4146, A6777
2021-2022: S1530, A4827
2023-2024: S909, A3037

2019-S1499 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that any bill which provides revenue to the state in a non-recurring manner shall pass by a two-thirds majority in order to become law.

2019-S1499 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S1499

SPONSOR: TEDISCO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment
to section 14 of article 3 of the constitution, in relation to the
procedure for voting non-recurring revenue items taxes

 
PURPOSE:

Requires that any bill which provides revenue to the state in a non-re-
curring manner shall pass by a two-thirds majority in order to become
law.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends section 14 of article 3 of the Constitution to provide
that any bill which generates revenue to the state in a non-recurring
manner must pass by the assent of two-thirds of the members elected to
each branch of the legislature voting separately.

Section 2 outlines the procedure for amending the Constitution.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The use of "one-shot" revenues as a means of balancing the state budget
must be stopped. The use of non-recurring revenue streams to balance the
budget has contributed greatly to our over $ 9 billion deficit. Raiding
$391 million budget, delaying state income tax returns and gambling on a
tax amnesty program all turned out poorly for the taxpayers of this
state. This legislation will curtail the use of these budgetary gimmicks
and will compel the governor and legislative leaders to craft a fiscally
responsible budget.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

02/03/17: S.4146 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

02/16/17: S.4146 TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

03/10/17: S.4146 OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/03/18: S.4146 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/12/18: S.4146 TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

02/15/18: S.4146 OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The foregoing amendment will be referred to the first regular legisla-
tive session convening after the next succeeding general election of
members of the assembly, and, in conformity with section 1 of article 19
of the constitution, be published for 3 months previous to the time of
such election.

2019-S1499 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1499
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to section 14 of article 3 of  the  constitution,
   in  relation  to  the procedure for voting non-recurring revenue items
   taxes

   Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the  opening  para-
 graph  of section 14 of article 3 of the constitution be amended to read
 as follows:
   No bill shall be passed or become a law  unless  it  shall  have  been
 printed  and  upon the desks of the members, in its final form, at least
 three calendar legislative days prior to its final passage,  unless  the
 governor, or the acting governor, shall have certified, under his or her
 hand  and  the  seal of the state, the facts which in his or her opinion
 necessitate an immediate vote thereon, in which case it  must  neverthe-
 less  be  upon  the  desks of the members in final form, not necessarily
 printed, before its  final  passage;  nor  shall  any  bill,  EXCEPT  AS
 PROVIDED  IN  THIS  SECTION,  be  passed  or become a law, except by the
 assent of a majority of the members elected to each branch of the legis-
 lature; NOR SHALL ANY BILL WHICH PROVIDES REVENUE TO THE  STATE  OR  ANY
 POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  THEREOF  IN  A  MANNER THAT IS NON-RECURRING, BE
 PASSED OR BECOME A LAW, EXCEPT  BY  THE  ASSENT  OF  TWO-THIRDS  OF  THE
 MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH BRANCH OF THE LEGISLATURE VOTING SEPARATELY; and
 upon  the last reading of a bill, no amendment thereof shall be allowed,
 and the question upon its final passage shall be taken immediately ther-
 eafter, and the ayes and nays entered on the journal.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the  foregoing  amendment
 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
 next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
 conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD89051-01-9

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