Bill Text: NY S01499 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-13 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S01499 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S01499-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1499
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 15, 2019
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        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
     1    Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the  opening  para-
     2  graph  of section 14 of article 3 of the constitution be amended to read
     3  as follows:
     4    No bill shall be passed or become a law  unless  it  shall  have  been
     5  printed  and  upon the desks of the members, in its final form, at least
     6  three calendar legislative days prior to its final passage,  unless  the
     7  governor, or the acting governor, shall have certified, under his or her
     8  hand  and  the  seal of the state, the facts which in his or her opinion
     9  necessitate an immediate vote thereon, in which case it  must  neverthe-
    10  less  be  upon  the  desks of the members in final form, not necessarily
    11  printed, before its  final  passage;  nor  shall  any  bill,  except  as
    12  provided  in  this  section,  be  passed  or become a law, except by the
    13  assent of a majority of the members elected to each branch of the legis-
    14  lature; nor shall any bill which provides revenue to the  state  or  any
    15  political  subdivision  thereof  in  a  manner that is non-recurring, be
    16  passed or become a law, except  by  the  assent  of  two-thirds  of  the
    17  members elected to each branch of the legislature voting separately; and
    18  upon  the last reading of a bill, no amendment thereof shall be allowed,
    19  and the question upon its final passage shall be taken immediately ther-
    20  eafter, and the ayes and nays entered on the journal.
    21    § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the  foregoing  amendment
    22  be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
    23  next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
    24  conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
    25  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