Assembly Bill A6340A

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 6340--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 2, 2009
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Introduced  by  M. of A. GALEF, COLTON, KAVANAGH, SPANO, GORDON, BARRON,
  JAFFEE, MAGNARELLI, LANCMAN, P. RIVERA, DenDEKKER, FIELDS,  GABRYSZAK,
  CORWIN,  TOBACCO, PERRY, ZEBROWSKI, D. WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A.  BACALLES, BARCLAY, BARRA, BURLING, BUTLER, CAHILL,  CALHOUN,
  CROUCH,  DUPREY,  ERRIGO, FINCH, GIGLIO, GUNTHER, HAWLEY, HAYES, JOHN,
  JORDAN, KOLB, McDONOUGH, McENENY, McKEVITT, MENG, J. MILLER, MOLINARO,
  ORTIZ, PEOPLES-STOKES,  RAIA,  REILICH,  ROBINSON,  SAYWARD,  SCHIMEL,
  SCOZZAFAVA,  SWEENEY,  TEDISCO,  THIELE,  WEISENBERG  -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Judiciary -- recommitted to the Committee
  on Judiciary in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.  2  --  reported
  and  referred to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged,
  bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and  recommitted  to  the
  Committee on Rules

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing  an  amendment to section 14 of article 3 of the constitution,
  in relation to the manner of passing bills

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 14 of article
3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S 14. No bill shall be passed or become a law  unless  it  shall  have
been printed and upon the desks of the members OR, AT A MEMBERS' OPTION,
IF  IT  HAS  BEEN SET FORTH IN A LEGIBLE ELECTRONIC FORMAT BY ELECTRONIC
MEANS AND HAS BEEN AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN SUCH FORMAT AT  THE  DESK  OF
SUCH MEMBER, in its final form, at least three calendar legislative days
prior to its final passage, unless the governor, or the acting governor,
shall  have  certified, under his or her hand and the seal of the state,
the facts which in his or her  opinion  necessitate  an  immediate  vote
thereon,  in  which  case  it must nevertheless be upon the desks of the
members in  final  form,  not  necessarily  printed,  before  its  final
passage;  nor  shall  any  bill be passed or become a law, except by the
assent of a majority of the members elected to each branch of the legis-
lature; and upon the last reading of a bill, no amendment thereof  shall

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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be allowed, and the question upon its final passage shall be taken imme-
diately thereafter, and the ayes and nays entered on the journal.
  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION "ELECTRONIC MEANS" MEANS ANY METHOD OF
TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION BETWEEN COMPUTERS OR OTHER MACHINES DESIGNED
FOR THE PURPOSE OF SENDING AND RECEIVING SUCH TRANSMISSIONS  AND  WHICH:
ALLOWS  THE  RECIPIENT  TO  REPRODUCE  THE  INFORMATION TRANSMITTED IN A
TANGIBLE MEDIUM OF EXPRESSION; AND DOES NOT PERMIT ADDITIONS,  DELETIONS
OR OTHER CHANGES TO BE MADE WITHOUT LEAVING AN ADEQUATE RECORD THEREOF.
  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.