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Assembly Bill A9184

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that constitutional amendments approved by a two-thirds majority of both houses in one legislative session can go directly to the general public for approval

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2009-A9184 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 19 ยง1, Constn

2009-A9184 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that constitutional amendments approved by a two-thirds majority of both houses in one legislative session do not need a second vote in a successive session before going to the general public for approval.

2009-A9184 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9184 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  9184

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            October 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Judiciary

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 19 of  the  constitution,
  in relation to ratifying constitutional amendments

  Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of article
19 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  Section 1. Any amendment or amendments to  this  constitution  may  be
proposed  in  the senate and assembly whereupon such amendment or amend-
ments shall be referred to the attorney-general whose duty it  shall  be
within  twenty  days  thereafter  to render an opinion in writing to the
senate and assembly as to the effect of  such  amendment  or  amendments
upon  other provisions of the constitution. Upon receiving such opinion,
if the amendment or amendments as proposed or as amended shall be agreed
to by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses,  such
proposed amendment or amendments shall be entered on their journals, and
the  ayes  and  noes taken thereon, and IF SUCH AMENDMENT IS PASSED BY A
SIMPLE MAJORITY OF ALL OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH  HOUSE  THEN  SUCH
AMENDMENT  SHALL  BE  referred  to  the next regular legislative session
convening after the succeeding general election of members of the assem-
bly, and shall be published for three months previous  to  the  time  of
making  such  choice; [and] HOWEVER IF SUCH AMENDMENT SHALL BE AGREED TO
BY A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY OF ALL OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH HOUSE  IN
A  LEGISLATIVE  SESSION  OR  if in such SECOND legislative session, such
proposed amendment or amendments shall be agreed to by a majority of all
the members elected to each house, then it shall  be  the  duty  of  the
legislature  to  submit  each  proposed  amendment  or amendments to the
people for approval in such manner and at such times as the  legislature
shall  prescribe; and if the people shall approve and ratify such amend-
ment or amendments by a majority of the electors  voting  thereon,  such
amendment  or  amendments shall become a part of the constitution on the
first day of January next after such approval.  Neither the  failure  of

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

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