| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2010 |
opinion referred to judiciary |
| Jun 22, 2010 |
to attorney-general for opinion |
| Jun 17, 2010 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S8234
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
Actions
2009-S8234 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6340
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
- Laws Affected:
- Amd Art 3 ยง14, Constn
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2011-2012:
A5274
2013-2014: A7868
2009-S8234 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Allows satisfaction of constitutional requirement that bills be on members desks prior to passage/voting by distribution of bills in electronically written form: provides that a bill shall be deemed to be printed and upon the desks of the members if: it is set forth in a legible electronic format by electronic means, and it is available for review in such format at the desks of the members; provides that "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.
2009-S8234 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S8234
TITLE OF BILL:
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
PURPOSE OF BILL:
Allows satisfaction of
constitutional requirement
that bills be on members' desks by distribution of bills in
electronically written form, at the member's option.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Amends Section 14 of Article 3 of the
constitution relating to the requirement that no bill shall be passed
or become law unless it shall have been printed and placed upon the
desks of members. This bill adds language that specifies that a bill
shall be deemed printed and on members' desks if, at the member's
option it is set forth in a legible electronic format by electronic
means.
JUSTIFICATION:
In today's technologically advanced
age, we can save a
tremendous amount of time, money, and paper by placing bills on the
2009-S8234 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8234
I N S E N A T E
June 17, 2010
___________
Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed 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 Assembly concur), That section 14 of arti-
cle 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
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 Assembly 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.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD89028-04-0
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