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Assembly Bill A3328

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires the assent of two-thirds of the members of the legislature for the passage of emergency appropriation bills

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2009-A3328 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 3 ยง20, Constn

2009-A3328 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the assent of two-thirds of the members elected to each branch of the legislature shall be requisite to every bill making an emergency appropriation prior to the passage of the state budget by the members of the legislature.

2009-A3328 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  3328

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 26, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Ways and Means

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing  an  amendment to section 20 of article 3 of the constitution,
  in relation to the passage of emergency appropriation bills

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 20 of article
3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S 20. The assent of two-thirds of the members elected to  each  branch
of the legislature shall be requisite to:
  1. every bill appropriating the public moneys or property for local or
private purposes; AND
  2. EVERY BILL MAKING AN APPROPRIATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 OF ARTICLE
VII  CONSIDERED BY THE LEGISLATURE ON MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR CERTIFY-
ING TO THE NECESSITY OF THE IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF SUCH BILL.
  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.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89054-01-9

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