Assembly Bill A6089

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Creates the New York state commission on government efficiency

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A6089 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4959
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Commissions

2025-A6089 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the New York state commission on government efficiency to examine state spending, identify unnecessary and wasteful spending and create a report of recommendations of spending items that can be eliminated by New York state.

2025-A6089 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6089
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 26, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT relating to creating the New York state commission on government
   efficiency
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  A  state  commission,  to  be known as the New York state
 commission on  government  efficiency,  hereafter  referred  to  as  the
 commission, is hereby created to examine state spending, identify unnec-
 essary  and  wasteful  spending and issue a report of recommendations of
 spending items that can be eliminated by New York state.
   § 2. (a) The commission shall consist of eight members to be appointed
 as follows: two members to be appointed by the  temporary  president  of
 the  senate; two members to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
 two members to be appointed by the minority leader of  the  senate;  and
 two  members  to  be  appointed  by the minority leader of the assembly.
 Vacancies in the membership of the commission  and  among  its  officers
 shall  be  filled  in  the  manner provided for original appointments or
 designations.
   (b) Members of the commission shall be appointed within 30 days of the
 effective date of this act and shall serve for terms of two years.
   (c) The members of the commission shall receive  no  compensation  for
 their services.
   § 3. The commission shall specifically examine items of state spending
 and identify unnecessary and wasteful spending by the state.
   §  4.  The  commission  shall make recommendations and issue an annual
 report of its findings. The commission shall submit such report, includ-
 ing specific recommendations  and  proposed  legislation  or  regulatory
 changes,  as it may deem necessary and appropriate, to the governor, the
 temporary president of the senate and the speaker  of  the  assembly  no
 later  than one year after the appointment of the members of the commis-
 sion, and then annually thereafter.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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