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Senate Bill S1956

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes procedures regarding legislative budget submissions

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2011-S1956 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง28, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S1025

2011-S1956 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a mechanism for legislative leaders to make budget proposals public in the case where the legislature has failed to adopt a budget prior to the first day of the state's fiscal year.

2011-S1956 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1956 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1956

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 14, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the submission  of
  legislative budget bills

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 28
to read as follows:
  S 28. LEGISLATIVE BUDGET SUBMISSIONS. IF EITHER HOUSE OF THE  LEGISLA-
TURE  SHALL  FAIL  TO  ADOPT,  BY THE FIRST DAY OF THE FISCAL YEAR, SUCH
BUDGET BILLS WHICH, IF ADOPTED BY  BOTH  HOUSES,  WOULD  CONSTITUTE  THE
EXECUTIVE  BUDGET  FOR  SUCH  FISCAL YEAR, THEN THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF
SUCH HOUSE SHALL IMMEDIATELY SUBMIT A DETAILED REPORT  TO  THE  CHAIRMEN
AND  RANKING MINORITY MEMBERS OF THE FISCAL COMMITTEE OF SUCH HOUSE, THE
MINORITY LEADER OF SUCH HOUSE, THE GOVERNOR AND THE COMPTROLLER,  RECOM-
MENDING PASSAGE OF THE BUDGET BILLS SUBMITTED BY THE GOVERNOR OR PASSAGE
OF  SUCH  BILLS  WITH  SPECIFIC  AMENDMENTS  BY ADDITIONS, REDUCTIONS OR
DELETIONS.   ANY SUCH PROPOSED AMENDMENTS  SHALL  IDENTIFY  WITHIN  EACH
BUDGET  BILL  THE  PAGE  AND  LINE NUMBER OF THE ITEMS CONTAINED THEREIN
WHICH ARE BEING AMENDED. THE REPORT SHALL ALSO IDENTIFY  ANY  AMENDMENTS
TO  THE  STATE  FINANCIAL  PLAN  SUBMITTED  BY  THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO
SECTION TWENTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE RECOMMENDA-
TIONS CONTAINED IN SUCH REPORT.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06783-01-1

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