Senate Bill S4959

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Creates the New York state commission on government efficiency

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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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2025-S4959 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Commissions

2025-S4959 (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-S4959 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4959 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4959
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. WALCZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 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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