Do you support this bill?

Assembly Bill A7939

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires that the governor's article 7 appropriation bills be specifically itemized to assure accountability

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.

Actions

2009-A7939 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3949
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 7 ยง3, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6390, S1843
2013-2014: A2013
2015-2016: A5772

2009-A7939 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that the governor's appropriation and reappropriation budget bills be specifically itemized to assure accountability; provides that the purpose of such appropriations shall be specified in clear and plain language and shall refer to the commonly used name and the pertinent provisions of law; applies also to thirty-day amendments of the executive budget.

2009-A7939 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7939

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 28, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Ways and Means

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 3 of article 7 of the constitution, in
  relation  to  requiring that the appropriations bills submitted to the
  legislature by the governor set forth  with  enough  specificity  each
  appropriation

  Section 1.  Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 3 of article
7 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S  3.  At  the  time  of  submitting the budget to the legislature the
governor shall submit a bill or bills containing all the proposed appro-
priations and reappropriations included in the budget and  the  proposed
legislation,  if any, recommended therein.  ALL APPROPRIATIONS AND REAP-
PROPRIATIONS SHALL BE SPECIFICALLY ITEMIZED BY  THE  PURPOSE  FOR  WHICH
THEY  MAY  BE  USED TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
SUCH PURPOSES SHALL BE SPECIFIED IN CLEAR AND PLAIN LANGUAGE  AND  SHALL
REFER  TO  BOTH  THE COMMONLY USED NAMES OF THE PROGRAMS COVERED BY SUCH
APPROPRIATIONS AND  THE  PROVISION  OF  LAW  (IF  ANY)  AUTHORIZING  THE
PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, OR EXPENDITURES COVERED BY SUCH APPROPRIATIONS.
  The  governor  may at any time within thirty days thereafter and, with
the consent of the legislature, at any time before the adjournment ther-
eof, amend or supplement the budget and submit amendments to  any  bills
submitted  by  him  or  her or submit supplemental bills.  ALL APPROPRI-
ATIONS AND REAPPROPRIATIONS, CONTAINED IN  SUCH  AMENDMENTS  OR  SUPPLE-
MENTAL  BILLS,  SHALL  BE SPECIFICALLY ITEMIZED BY THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH
THEY MAY BE USED. SUCH PURPOSES SHALL BE SPECIFIED IN  CLEAR  AND  PLAIN
LANGUAGE AND SHALL REFER TO BOTH THE COMMONLY USED NAMES OF THE PROGRAMS
COVERED BY SUCH APPROPRIATIONS AND THE PROVISION OF LAW (IF ANY) AUTHOR-
IZING  THE  PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, OR EXPENDITURES COVERED BY SUCH APPRO-
PRIATIONS.
  The governor and the heads of departments shall have the right, and it
shall be the duty of the heads of departments when requested  by  either

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

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.