Bill Text: NY S02232 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to a timely state budget and the consideration of legislation other than budget bills and resolutions after the end of the state fiscal year.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-19 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S02232 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S02232-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2232
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 15, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  GRIFFO,  LARKIN,  RANZENHOFER  --  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, in relation to
         a timely state budget
    1    Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That article  7  of  the
    2  constitution be amended by adding a new section 4-a to read as follows:
    3    S  4-A.  THE LEGISLATURE SHALL PASS A STATE BUDGET PRIOR TO THE END OF
    4  THE STATE FISCAL YEAR.
    5    IN THE EVENT THE LEGISLATURE DOES NOT PASS A STATE BUDGET PRIOR TO THE
    6  END OF THE STATE FISCAL YEAR, BOTH THE ASSEMBLY  AND  THE  SENATE  SHALL
    7  REMAIN  IN SESSION, AND SHALL NOT ADJOURN, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE LEGIS-
    8  LATURE HAS PASSED A STATE BUDGET AND TRANSMITTED THE SAME TO THE  GOVER-
    9  NOR.
   10    IF  THE  LEGISLATURE  DOES NOT PASS A STATE BUDGET PRIOR TO THE END OF
   11  THE STATE FISCAL YEAR, AFTER THE END OF SUCH STATE FISCAL YEAR,  NEITHER
   12  THE  SENATE  NOR  THE  ASSEMBLY SHALL PASS ANY BILL OR RESOLUTION, OTHER
   13  THAN A RESOLUTION OR BILL PASSING THE STATE BUDGET, UNLESS SUCH BILL  OR
   14  RESOLUTION  IS  TO  RESPOND TO A STATE EMERGENCY, AND IN SUCH CASE, SUCH
   15  EMERGENCY BILL OR RESOLUTION SHALL REQUIRE A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF ALL  THE
   16  MEMBERS ELECTED IN EACH HOUSE IN ORDER TO PASS.
   17    NEITHER  THE  SENATE NOR THE ASSEMBLY AFTER MARCH FIRST MAY INCLUDE IN
   18  ANY BUDGET BILL OR RESOLUTION, ANY BILL, PORTION OF A BILL, OR  SUBSTAN-
   19  TIAL  LANGUAGE  OR  CONTENT  FROM A BILL, WHICH WAS INTRODUCED IN EITHER
   20  HOUSE OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE DURING THE CURRENT  LEGISLATIVE  SESSION,
   21  UNLESS  SUCH BILL, PORTION OF A BILL, OR SUBSTANTIAL LANGUAGE OR CONTENT
   22  FROM THE BILL  WAS  INCLUDED  WITHIN  THE  EXECUTIVE  BUDGET  ORIGINALLY
   23  SUBMITTED TO THE LEGISLATURE BY THE GOVERNOR.
   24    S  2.  Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
   25  be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
   26  next succeeding general election of the members of the assembly, and, in
   27  conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
   28  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.
                                                                  LBD89078-01-3