Assembly Bill A7868

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Allows satisfaction of constitutional requirement that bills be on members desks by distribution of bills in electronically written form

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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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2013-A7868 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4417
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 3 ยง14, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6340, S360
2011-2012: A5274, S357

2013-A7868 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows satisfaction of constitutional requirement that bills be on members desks prior to passage/voting by distribution of bills in electronically written form: provides that a bill shall be deemed to be printed and upon the desks of the members if: it is set forth in a legible electronic format by electronic means, and it is available for review in such format at the desks of the members; provides that "electronic means" means any method of transmission of information between computers or other machines designed for the purpose of sending and receiving such transmissions and which: allows the recipient to reproduce the information transmitted in a tangible medium of expression; and does not permit additions, deletions or other changes to be made without leaving an adequate record thereof.

2013-A7868 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7868

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 6, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF, COLTON, KAVANAGH, BARRON, JAFFEE, MAGNAR-
  ELLI, DenDEKKER, GABRYSZAK, CORWIN, PERRY, ZEBROWSKI, WEPRIN,  MAISEL,
  ROBERTS,  CAMARA,  DINOWITZ,  WRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  ARROYO, BARCLAY, BLANKENBUSH, BUTLER, CAHILL, CERETTO, CROUCH, DUPREY,
  FINCH, GIGLIO, GUNTHER, HAWLEY, JORDAN, KATZ, KOLB, MAGEE,  McDONOUGH,
  McKEVITT,  MONTESANO, ORTIZ, PALMESANO, PEOPLES-STOKES, RAIA, REILICH,
  ROBINSON, SCHIMEL, SWEENEY, TEDISCO, THIELE, WEISENBERG --  read  once
  and referred 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 the manner of passing bills

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 14 of article
3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S 14. No bill shall be passed or become a law  unless  it  shall  have
been  printed  and  upon the desks of the members, in its final form, at
least three calendar legislative days prior to its final passage, unless
the governor, or the acting governor, shall have certified, under his or
her hand and the seal of the state, the facts which in his or her  opin-
ion  necessitate an immediate vote thereon, in which case it must never-
theless be upon the desks of the members in final form, not  necessarily
printed,  before  its  final  passage;  nor  shall any bill be passed or
become a law, except by the assent of a majority of the members  elected
to  each branch of the legislature; and upon the last reading of a bill,
no amendment thereof shall be allowed, and the question upon  its  final
passage  shall  be  taken  immediately thereafter, and the ayes and nays
entered on the journal.
  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A BILL SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE PRINTED AND
UPON THE DESKS OF THE MEMBERS IF: IT IS SET FORTH IN A LEGIBLE ELECTRON-
IC FORMAT BY ELECTRONIC MEANS, AND IT IS AVAILABLE FOR  REVIEW  IN  SUCH
FORMAT  AT THE DESKS OF THE MEMBERS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "ELEC-
TRONIC MEANS" MEANS ANY METHOD OF TRANSMISSION  OF  INFORMATION  BETWEEN
COMPUTERS  OR  OTHER  MACHINES  DESIGNED  FOR THE PURPOSE OF SENDING AND

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

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