Bill Text: NY A08171 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides for furnishing of a device that provides electronic access to legislation to each member of the Senate and Assembly for use on the floor and in members' respective office.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to governmental operations [A08171 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A08171-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8171 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y September 18, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to supplies furnished by secretary and clerk THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 16 of the legislative law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision c to read as follows: 3 C. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASED PURSUANT 4 TO THIS SECTION EACH MEMBER OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY SHALL BE 5 FURNISHED WITH A DEVICE THAT PROVIDES ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO LEGISLATION. 6 SUCH DEVICE SHALL BE MOUNTED TO EACH MEMBER'S DESK ON THEIR RESPECTIVE 7 FLOOR OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF AIDING THE LEGISLA- 8 TORS IN THE FULFILLMENT OF THEIR LEGISLATIVE DUTIES. THE USE OF SAID 9 DEVICES BY THE MEMBERS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS 10 PROMULGATED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF 11 THE ASSEMBLY. 12 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11726-01-3