S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10874
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 27, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to section 8 of article 4 of the constitution, in
relation to legislative review of rules and regulations
Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 8 of article
4 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
S 8. No rule or regulation made by any state department, board,
bureau, officer, authority or commission, except such as relates to the
organization or internal management of a state department, board,
bureau, authority or commission shall be effective until it is filed in
the office of the department of state. The legislature shall provide for
the speedy publication of such rules and regulations by appropriate
laws. THE LEGISLATURE MAY REVIEW ANY RULE OR REGULATION TO DETERMINE IF
THE RULE OR REGULATION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF THE LEGISLATURE
AS EXPRESSED IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE STATUTE WHICH THE RULE OR REGULATION
IS INTENDED TO IMPLEMENT AND/OR TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE RULE OR REGU-
LATION IS LIKELY TO HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL FISCAL IMPACT ON THE STATE OR
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WHICH WAS NOT ANTICIPATED BY THE LEGISLATURE AT THE
TIME OF THE PASSAGE OF THE LEGISLATION. UPON A FINDING THAT AN EXISTING
OR PROPOSED RULE OR REGULATION IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH LEGISLATIVE INTENT
AND/OR A FINDING OF A SUBSTANTIAL UNANTICIPATED FISCAL IMPACT ON THE
STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, THE LEGISLATURE SHALL TRANSMIT THIS FINDING
IN THE FORM OF A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE HEAD OF
THE STATE DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU, AUTHORITY OR COMMISSION WHICH
PROMULGATED, OR PLANS TO PROMULGATE, THE RULE OR REGULATION. THE STATE
DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU, AUTHORITY OR COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THIRTY
DAYS TO AMEND OR WITHDRAW THE EXISTING OR PROPOSED RULE OR REGULATION.
IF THE STATE DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU, AUTHORITY OR COMMISSION DOES NOT
AMEND OR WITHDRAW THE EXISTING OR PROPOSED RULE OR REGULATION, THE
LEGISLATURE MAY INVALIDATE THAT RULE OR REGULATION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART,
OR MAY PROHIBIT THAT PROPOSED RULE OR REGULATION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART,
FROM TAKING EFFECT BY A VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE AUTHORIZED MEMBERSHIP
OF EACH HOUSE IN FAVOR OF A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR INVALI-
DATION OR PROHIBITION, AS THE CASE MAY BE, OF THE RULE OR REGULATION.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD89094-01-9
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S 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.