assembly Bill A5925

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York state independent budget office

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Jun 08, 2010 held for consideration in governmental operations
Jan 06, 2010 referred to governmental operations
Feb 23, 2009 referred to governmental operations

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A5925 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3137
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 4-B ยงยง75 & 76, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7184, S7285
2013-2014: A2007, S4005
2015-2016: A2830, S4468
2017-2018: A4444, S2325
2019-2020: A6531, S2029
2021-2022: A6677, S3818
2023-2024: A3724, S1834

A5925 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the New York state independent budget office with a director to be appointed by a special committee composed of the assembly speaker and minority leader, the temporary president and minority leader of the senate, and the state comptroller, upon the recommendations of the assembly ways and means committee and the senate finance committee; such office shall provide objective, non-partisan and timely analyses of state revenue, expenditures and management practices to members of the legislature for any legislation with fiscal impact or at the request of a leader or a committee.

A5925 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5925

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GALEF, DESTITO, JOHN, BRADLEY, FIELDS, RAMOS,
  ENGLEBRIGHT, SCHIMMINGER, FINCH, BALL, ALFANO, CALHOUN, CORWIN,  KOLB,
  MOLINARO  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. ALESSI, BARRA, BOYLAND,
  BURLING, CHRISTENSEN, CLARK, COLTON, CONTE, DelMONTE, DUPREY,  ERRIGO,
  GIGLIO, GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, LATIMER, LIFTON, LUPARDO, MAYERSOHN, McDO-
  NOUGH,  MILLER,  MILLMAN,  PAULIN,  PHEFFER,  QUINN, SAYWARD, SCHIMEL,
  THIELE, TOWNSEND, WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to establishing the New
  York state independent budget office

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new article 4-B
to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 4-B
                NEW YORK STATE INDEPENDENT BUDGET OFFICE
SECTION 75. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE NEW YORK STATE  INDEPENDENT  BUDGET
              OFFICE.
        76. DIRECTOR OF THE NEW YORK STATE INDEPENDENT BUDGET OFFICE.
  S  75.  POWERS  AND  DUTIES  OF  THE NEW YORK STATE INDEPENDENT BUDGET
OFFICE. THERE SHALL HEREBY BE ESTABLISHED A NEW YORK  STATE  INDEPENDENT
BUDGET  OFFICE.  1. IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE NEW YORK STATE INDEPEND-
ENT BUDGET OFFICE TO PROVIDE THE MEMBERS AND COMMITTEES OF THE  LEGISLA-
TURE WITH INFORMATION WHICH WILL ASSIST SUCH OFFICIALS AND BODIES IN THE
DISCHARGE  OF  THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES WHICH ARE RELATED TO THE BUDGETARY
PROCESS INCLUDING:
  (A) INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO THE BUDGET, APPROPRIATIONS  BILLS  AND
PROPOSED LAWS WITH FISCAL IMPLICATIONS;
  (B)  INFORMATION  WITH RESPECT TO ESTIMATED REVENUES AND RECEIPTS, AND
CHANGING REVENUE CONDITIONS;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01673-01-9