Assembly Bill A1272

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Makes provision regarding legislative additions to the governor's proposed budget bills

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A1272 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5293
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §53-e, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S49
2013-2014: S228

2009-A1272 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires disclosure of proposed recipients of member item appropriations; requires all members to be allowed an equal amount of appropriations for member items; makes the process of distributing member item funds more open to the public and provides for more equitable distribution of funds.

2009-A1272 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1272

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GALEF,  LAVINE,  KAVANAGH, BENJAMIN, ALESSI,
  BOYLAND, JEFFRIES, JAFFEE, ROSENTHAL, CALHOUN,  ALFANO,  BALL,  FINCH,
  GIGLIO,  HAWLEY,  KOLB,  TOWNSEND  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A.
  BACALLES, BARRA, CONTE, DUPREY,  ERRIGO,  HAYES,  LANCMAN,  McDONOUGH,
  McKEVITT, MILLER, MOLINARO, OAKS, PHEFFER, QUINN, RAIA, REILICH, SALA-
  DINO,  SPANO,  TEDISCO, THIELE, TOWNS -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to legislative  addi-
  tions to the governor's proposed budget bills

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
53-e to read as follows:
  S 53-E. LEGISLATIVE ADDITIONS TO THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET BILLS.
1.  IF  THERE  IS  ANY  ADDITION  TO  A  GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET BILL
PROPOSED OR SPONSORED FOR INCLUSION  IN  SUCH  BILL  BY  ANY  INDIVIDUAL
MEMBER  OF  THE  SENATE  OR ASSEMBLY FOR PURPOSES OF FUNDING PROJECTS OR
PROGRAMS WITHIN SUCH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER'S DISTRICT, THEN EACH  INDIVIDUAL
SENATOR SHALL BE ENTITLED TO AN EQUAL APPROPRIATION AS ANY OTHER SENATOR
AND EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO AN EQUAL
APPROPRIATION AS ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
  2. THE SENATE FINANCE AND THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEES SHALL
PROVIDE  THE  FOLLOWING  FOR  EACH  PROPOSED ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION AS
DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION: THE  FORMAL  NAME  OF  THE
PROGRAM; ITS SPONSORING GROUP; ITS FULL ADDRESS; ITS LEGISLATIVE SPONSOR
OR SPONSORS; AND A DESCRIPTION OF AND JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PROGRAM.
  3.  THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
SHALL ESTABLISH FURTHER RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER  A
PROPOSED  ADDITIONAL  APPROPRIATION  AS  DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE STATE BUDGET.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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