Senate Bill S9635

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Grants the legislature to have an equal role with the governor in the budget process

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary 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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2023-S9635 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7185
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 7 §§2 - 6, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8198, A9100
2021-2022: S820, A1928

2023-S9635 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the Governor's annual budget proposal to the Legislature shall include statements of any new legislation, amendment to legislation, or limitation on the effect of any legislation contained in the budget; makes related provisions granting the legislature an equal role with the governor in the budget process.

2023-S9635 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9635 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9635
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- 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 article 7 of  the  constitution,  relating  to
   content of article VII bills
 
   Section  1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 2 of arti-
 cle 7 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   § 2. Annually, on or before the first day of  February  in  each  year
 following  the year fixed by the constitution for the election of gover-
 nor and lieutenant governor, and on or before the second Tuesday follow-
 ing the first day of the annual meeting of the legislature, in all other
 years, the governor shall submit to the legislature a budget  containing
 a  complete plan of expenditures proposed to be made before the close of
 the ensuing fiscal year and all moneys  and  revenues  estimated  to  be
 available  therefor,  together  with an explanation of the basis of such
 estimates and recommendations as to proposed legislation, if any,  which
 the  governor  may  deem necessary to provide moneys and revenues suffi-
 cient to meet such proposed expenditures. It  shall  also  contain  such
 other  recommendations  and  information as the governor may deem proper
 and such additional information as may be required by law.   THE  BUDGET
 SHALL  INCLUDE  STATEMENTS  OF  ANY NEW LEGISLATION, AMENDMENT TO LEGIS-
 LATION, OR LIMITATION ON THE EFFECT OF ANY LEGISLATION CONTAINED IN  THE
 BUDGET.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 3 of article 7 of
 the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   §  3.  At  the  time  of  submitting the budget to the legislature the
 governor shall submit a bill or bills containing all the proposed appro-
 priations and reappropriations included in the budget and  the  proposed
 legislation, if any, recommended therein.
   The  governor  may at any time within thirty days thereafter and, with
 the consent of the legislature, at any time before the adjournment ther-
 eof, amend or supplement the budget and submit amendments to  any  bills
 submitted by him or her or submit supplemental bills.
   ANY  NEW  LEGISLATION,  AMENDMENT TO LEGISLATION, OR LIMITATION ON THE
 EFFECT OF ANY LEGISLATION CONTAINED IN ANY  BILL  SUBMITTED  UNDER  THIS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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