Bill Text: NY S03498 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 3498 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits the passage of bills by the legislature between the hours of midnight and eight o'clock a.m. unless 2/3 of the legislature is present; requires two-thirds approval for messages of necessity.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-11 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S03498 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3498
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 4, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  BALL  --  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 prohibiting the passage of bills between the hours of
         midnight and eight o'clock a.m.  and requiring two-thirds approval for
         messages of necessity
    1    Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 14 of arti-
    2  cle 3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
    3    S 14. No bill shall be passed or become a law:
    4    A. unless it shall have  been  printed  and  upon  the  desks  of  the
    5  members,  in  its  final  form, at least three calendar legislative days
    6  prior to its final passage, unless the governor, or the acting governor,
    7  shall have certified, under his or her hand and the seal of  the  state,
    8  the  facts  which  in  his  or her opinion necessitate an immediate vote
    9  thereon AND TWO-THIRDS OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED  TO  EACH  BRANCH  OF  THE
   10  LEGISLATURE  ASSENT  TO SUCH FACTS THAT NECESSITATE SUCH IMMEDIATE VOTE,
   11  in which case it must nevertheless be upon the desks of the  members  in
   12  final  form,  not  necessarily  printed,  before its final passage; [nor
   13  shall any bill be passed or become a law,]
   14    B. except by the assent of a majority of the members elected  to  each
   15  branch of the legislature;
   16    C.    BETWEEN  THE HOURS OF MIDNIGHT AND EIGHT O'CLOCK A.M.; PROVIDED,
   17  HOWEVER THAT THIS PROVISION MAY BE WAIVED UPON THE ASSENT OF  TWO-THIRDS
   18  OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH BRANCH OF THE LEGISLATURE; and
   19    D.  upon  the  last  reading  of a bill, no amendment thereof shall be
   20  allowed, and the question upon its final passage shall  be  taken  imme-
   21  diately thereafter, and the ayes and nays entered on the journal.
   22    S 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing be referred
   23  to  the  first  regular  legislative  session  convening  after the next
   24  succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform-
   25  ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3
   26  months previous to the time of such election.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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