Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 15, 2010 |
referred to governmental operations delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 10, 2010 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 09, 2010 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 08, 2010 |
1st report cal.804 |
May 25, 2010 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S7938
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2009-S7938 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A11207
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Governmental Operations
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง170-c, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S401, A883
2013-2014: S3436, A957
2015-2016: S2677
2017-2018: S5014
2019-2020: S3979
2021-2022: S1433
2023-2024: S2265
2009-S7938 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7938 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to monthly meetings between the governor and the legislature to allow the legislature to ask questions of the governor relating to matters concerning the state PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require that the governor shall meet regularly with the assembly and with the senate, to publicly answer questions from members of each house pertaining to the strategic direction, financial status, and general governance of the state. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: -Provides that once each odd-numbered month, from January through June or during the regular legislative session, and on a regular or special session day, at the invitation of the speaker and minority leader of the assembly, and upon agreement by the speaker and the governor as to the date and time, the governor shall, for no less than one hour, publicly answer questions pertaining to the strategic direction, financial status, and general governance of the state from members of the assembly in the assembly chamber. The percentage of time allotted for questions from members of the majority
2009-S7938 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7938 I N S E N A T E May 25, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to monthly meetings between the governor and the legislature to allow the legislature to ask questions of the governor relating to matters concerning the state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-c to read as follows: S 170-C. JOINT MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE ASSEMBLY; JOINT MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE SENATE. 1. ONCE EACH ODD-NUMBERED MONTH, FROM JANUARY THROUGH JUNE OR DURING THE PENDENCY OF THE REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WHICHEVER IS LONGER, AND ON A REGULAR OR SPECIAL SESSION DAY, AT THE INVITATION OF THE SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY, AND UPON AGREEMENT BY THE SPEAKER AND THE GOVERNOR AS TO THE DATE AND TIME, THE GOVERNOR, FOR NO LESS THAN ONE HOUR, SHALL PUBLICLY ANSWER QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION, FINANCIAL STATUS AND GENERAL GOVERNANCE OF THE STATE FROM MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY IN THE ASSEMBLY CHAMBER. THE PERCENTAGE OF TIME ALLOTTED FOR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY PARTIES SHALL BE ALLOTTED BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF REPRESENTATION OF EACH PARTY IN THE ASSEMBLY. THE SPEAKER AND THE MINORITY LEADER SHALL DETERMINE, FOR THE TIME ALLOTTED TO EACH, WHICH MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL ASK QUESTIONS AND THE ORDER IN WHICH THE QUESTIONS SHALL BE ASKED. 2. ONCE EACH EVEN-NUMBERED MONTH, FROM JANUARY THROUGH JUNE OR DURING THE PENDENCY OF THE REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WHICHEVER IS LONGER, AND ON A REGULAR OR SPECIAL SESSION DAY, AT THE INVITATION OF THE TEMPO- RARY PRESIDENT AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, AND UPON AGREEMENT BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT AND THE GOVERNOR AS TO THE DATE AND TIME, THE GOVERNOR, FOR NO LESS THAN ONE HOUR, SHALL PUBLICLY ANSWER QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION, FINANCIAL STATUS AND GENERAL GOVERNANCE OF THE STATE FROM MEMBERS OF THE SENATE IN THE SENATE CHAM- BER. THE PERCENTAGE OF TIME ALLOTTED FOR QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY PARTIES SHALL BE ALLOTTED BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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