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May 25, 2016 |
opinion referred to judiciary |
May 17, 2016 |
held for consideration in judiciary |
May 09, 2016 |
to attorney-general for opinion |
May 06, 2016 |
print number 3756a |
May 06, 2016 |
amend and recommit to judiciary |
Feb 05, 2016 |
opinion referred to judiciary |
Jan 13, 2016 |
to attorney-general for opinion |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to judiciary |
Feb 20, 2015 |
opinion referred to judiciary |
Jan 29, 2015 |
to attorney-general for opinion |
Jan 27, 2015 |
referred to judiciary |
Assembly Bill A3756A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JOHNS
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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Peter Lawrence
Steven McLaughlin
Gary Finch
David DiPietro
multi-Sponsors
John Ceretto
Stephen Hawley
Fred Thiele
2015-A3756 - Details
2015-A3756 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3756 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 27, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JOHNS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing the addition of a new article 20 to the constitution, in relation to providing for initiative Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That article 20 of the constitution be renumbered article 21 and a new article 20 be added to read as follows: ARTICLE XX INITIATIVE SECTION 1. 1. THE INITIATIVE IS THE POWER OF THE ELECTORS TO PROPOSE STATUTES AND AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION AND TO ADOPT OR REJECT THEM. 2. AN INITIATIVE MEASURE MAY BE PROPOSED BY PRESENTING TO THE SECRE- TARY OF STATE A PETITION THAT SETS FORTH THE TEXT OF THE PROPOSED STAT- UTE OR AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION HAVING STATEWIDE SIGNIFICANCE AND IS CERTIFIED TO HAVE BEEN SIGNED BY TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND ELECTORS. 3. THE PROPOSED STATUTE OR AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION SHALL HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY INTRODUCED DURING A LEGISLATIVE SESSION OF THE STATE. 4. THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL THEN SUBMIT THE MEASURE AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION HELD AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE DAYS AFTER IT QUALIFIES OR AT ANY SPECIAL STATEWIDE ELECTION HELD PRIOR TO THAT GENER- AL ELECTION. THE GOVERNOR MAY CALL A SPECIAL STATEWIDE ELECTION FOR THE MEASURE. 5. AN INITIATIVE MEASURE EMBRACING MORE THAN ONE SUBJECT MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORS OR HAVE ANY EFFECT. 6. AN INITIATIVE MEASURE SHALL NOT INCLUDE OR EXCLUDE ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE FROM THE APPLICATION OR EFFECT OF ITS PROVISIONS BASED UPON APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF THE INITIATIVE MEASURE, OR BASED UPON THE CASTING OF A SPECIFIED PERCENTAGE OF VOTES IN FAVOR OF THE MEASURE, BY THE ELECTORS OF THAT POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. 7. AN INITIATIVE MEASURE SHALL NOT CONTAIN ALTERNATIVE OR CUMULATIVE PROVISIONS WHEREIN ONE OR MORE OF THOSE PROVISIONS WOULD BECOME LAW EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Peter Lawrence
Steven McLaughlin
Gary Finch
David DiPietro
multi-Sponsors
John Ceretto
Stephen Hawley
Fred Thiele
2015-A3756A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A3756A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3756--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 27, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JOHNS, LAWRENCE, McLAUGHLIN, FINCH, DiPIETRO, TEDISCO, TENNEY, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CERETTO, HAWLEY, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary -- recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary in accordance with Assem- bly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing the addition of a new article 20 to the constitution, in relation to providing for initiative Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That article 20 of the constitution be renumbered article 21 and a new article 20 be added to read as follows: ARTICLE XX INITIATIVE SECTION 1. 1. THE INITIATIVE IS THE POWER OF THE ELECTORS TO PROPOSE STATUTES AND AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION AND TO ADOPT OR REJECT THEM. 2. AN INITIATIVE MEASURE MAY BE PROPOSED BY PRESENTING TO THE SECRE- TARY OF STATE A PETITION THAT SETS FORTH THE TEXT OF THE PROPOSED STAT- UTE OR AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION HAVING STATEWIDE SIGNIFICANCE AND IS CERTIFIED TO HAVE BEEN SIGNED BY FIFTY THOUSAND ELECTORS, TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND OF WHICH SHALL BE FROM ELECTORS RESIDING OUTSIDE OF A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE. 3. THE PROPOSED STATUTE OR AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION SHALL HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY INTRODUCED DURING A LEGISLATIVE SESSION OF THE STATE. 4. THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL THEN SUBMIT THE MEASURE AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION HELD AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE DAYS AFTER IT QUALIFIES OR AT ANY SPECIAL STATEWIDE ELECTION HELD PRIOR TO THAT GENER- AL ELECTION. THE GOVERNOR MAY CALL A SPECIAL STATEWIDE ELECTION FOR THE MEASURE. 5. AN INITIATIVE MEASURE EMBRACING MORE THAN ONE SUBJECT MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORS OR HAVE ANY EFFECT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD89061-03-6
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