Bill Text: NY S06947 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 6947 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Entitles members to bring one substantive piece of legislation to the floor for a vote without a home rule message and committee review during each two-year term.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-04-16 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [S06947 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S06947-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6947
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 16, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
         ment Operations
       AN ACT to amend the legislative  law,  in  relation  to  entitling  each
         member  of  the  legislature  to bring one substantive piece of legis-
         lation of his or her choosing to the floor for a vote without  a  home
         rule message and committee review during each two-year term
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as  the  "sensible
    2  opportunity for legislative equality (SOLE) act".
    3    S  2.  The  legislative law is amended by adding a new section 33-a to
    4  read as follows:
    5    S 33-A.   ENTITLEMENT TO ONE SUBSTANTIVE  BILL  DURING  EACH  TWO-YEAR
    6  TERM.   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, DURING EACH
    7  TWO-YEAR TERM OF THE LEGISLATURE, EACH MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO  HAVE
    8  AT  LEAST  ONE SUBSTANTIVE PIECE OF LEGISLATION, OF HIS OR HER CHOOSING,
    9  EXCLUSIVE OF ANY BILL ACCOMPANIED BY A  HOME  RULE  MESSAGE,  DISCHARGED
   10  FROM  COMMITTEE  AND BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR FOR A VOTE. A MEMBER MAY BRING
   11  SUCH BILL TO THE FLOOR FOR A VOTE BY FILING A WRITTEN  NOTICE  WITH  THE
   12  CLERK  OF SENATE DESK OPERATIONS OR THE INDEX CLERK OF THE ASSEMBLY ON A
   13  FORM PROVIDED BY SUCH CLERK.
   14    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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