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Assembly Bill A8127

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to bills containing provisions requiring appointments to be made by the legislative leaders

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2009-A8127 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง52-a, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4744
2013-2014: A1730
2015-2016: A519
2017-2018: A5647
2019-2020: A4099
2021-2022: A6128
2023-2024: A5387
2025-2026: A1353

2009-A8127 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain bills which establish a commission, task force, board, council or any similar body shall have not less than one position appointed by each of the legislative leaders.

2009-A8127 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8127

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KOLB, TEDISCO, CONTE, CALHOUN, OAKS, MOLINARO --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ALFANO, BACALLES, BALL, BARCLAY, BARRA,
  BOYLE, BURLING, BUTLER, CORWIN, CROUCH, DUPREY, ERRIGO, FINCH, FITZPA-
  TRICK, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, HAYES, JORDAN, P. LOPEZ,  McDONOUGH,  McKEVITT,
  MILLER,  O'MARA,  QUINN,  RABBITT,  RAIA,  REILICH, SALADINO, SAYWARD,
  SCOZZAFAVA,  THIELE,  TOBACCO,  TOWNSEND,  WALKER  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the legislative law, in relation to bills containing
  provisions requiring appointments to be made by the legislative  lead-
  ers

  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 section 52-a
to read as follows:
  S 52-A. REQUIREMENTS  WITH  RESPECT  TO  BILLS  CONTAINING  PROVISIONS
REQUIRING  APPOINTMENTS  TO BE MADE BY THE LEGISLATURE.  1. FOR PURPOSES
OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "LEGISLATIVE LEADERS" SHALL MEAN THE TEMPORARY
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEAD-
ER OF THE SENATE AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
  2. ANY BILL WHICH ESTABLISHES A COMMISSION, TASK FORCE,  BOARD,  COUN-
CIL, OR SIMILAR BODY, AND WHICH REQUIRES THAT A NUMBER OF THE MEMBERS ON
SUCH  COMMISSION,  TASK  FORCE,  BOARD, COUNCIL, OR SIMILAR BODY RECEIVE
THEIR APPOINTMENTS FROM THE LEGISLATURE, SHALL HAVE NOT  LESS  THAN  ONE
MEMBER APPOINTED BY EACH OF THE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09985-01-9

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