Assembly Bill A8621

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires legislative fiscal impact notes to include objective calculations of anticipated economic impacts for next three years on state or subdivisions; repealer

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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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2021-A8621 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3816
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add §51, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5984, S3829
2011-2012: A6824, S3456
2013-2014: A3480, S1968
2015-2016: A4390, S2272
2017-2018: A4392, S2324
2019-2020: A6523, S4732
2023-2024: S1928

2021-A8621 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires legislative fiscal impact notes to include objective calculations of anticipated economic impacts for next three years on state or political subdivisions.

2021-A8621 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8621
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   M.   of  A.  GALEF,  WOERNER,  FAHY,  GUNTHER,  WALSH,
   J. M. GIGLIO, MONTESANO, RA, BRABENEC -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of
   A.  BARCLAY,  HAWLEY,  McDONOUGH,  M. MILLER,  THIELE -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to fiscal impact  notes
   on bills and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 51 of the legislative law is  REPEALED  and  a  new
 section 51 is added to read as follows:
   §  51.  FISCAL  IMPACT NOTES ON BILLS AFFECTING THE STATE OR POLITICAL
 SUBDIVISIONS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) THE TERM "POLITICAL SUBDIVISION" MEANS  ANY  COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN,
 VILLAGE,  SPECIAL DISTRICT OR SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR ANY AGENCY, AUTHORITY,
 COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OR INSTRUMENTALITY THEREOF.
   (B) THE TERM "QUALIFYING BILL" MEANS ANY BILL OR AMENDMENT TO  A  BILL
 FILED  ON  OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION WHICH ESTABLISHES
 OR ELIMINATES A STATE PROGRAM, SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGES  SERVICES  REQUIRED
 TO  BE  PROVIDED  BY SUCH PROGRAM, OR RESULTS IN A CHANGE IN REVENUES OR
 EXPENSES OF THE STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
   2. BEFORE DISCHARGING QUALIFYING BILLS FROM CONSIDERATION, THE  SENATE
 FINANCE COMMITTEE OR THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE SHALL PREPARE
 FOR EACH SUCH BILL A FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT CLEARLY DETAILING THE ESTI-
 MATED  COST  OR  SAVINGS ENTAILED BY SUCH BILL TO THE STATE AND AFFECTED
 POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FOR THE THREE FISCAL YEARS FOLLOWING  ADOPTION  OF
 SUCH BILL. SUCH FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT SHALL ALSO PROVIDE THE SOURCE OR
 SOURCES OF SUCH ESTIMATES.
   3.  A  FISCAL  IMPACT  STATEMENT  REQUIRED  TO  BE PREPARED UNDER THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE MADE AND SHALL REMAIN A PART OF THE BILL IT  DESCRIBES,
 AND  SHALL  BE  AFFIXED  TO THE BILL BEFORE IT IS LAID UPON THE MEMBERS'
 DESKS FOR CONSIDERATION.
   4.  IN DETERMINING THE FISCAL IMPACTS OF A BILL,  THE  SENATE  FINANCE
 COMMITTEE  AND  ASSEMBLY  WAYS  AND  MEANS COMMITTEE SHALL ESTIMATE SUCH
 IMPACTS ON THE BASIS OF ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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