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Senate Bill S6947

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Entitles members to bring one substantive piece of legislation to the floor for a vote without a home rule message and committee review during each two-year term

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2011-S6947 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9548
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง33-a, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S2519, A2747
2015-2016: S3965, A4647
2017-2018: S5833, A4195
2019-2020: A5715

2011-S6947 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Entitles members to bring one substantive piece of legislation to the floor for a vote without a home rule message and committee review during each two-year term.

2011-S6947 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6947 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6947

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 16, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the legislative  law,  in  relation  to  entitling  each
  member  of  the  legislature  to bring one substantive piece of legis-
  lation of his or her choosing to the floor for a vote without  a  home
  rule message and committee review during each two-year term

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as  the  "sensible
opportunity for legislative equality (SOLE) act".
  S  2.  The  legislative law is amended by adding a new section 33-a to
read as follows:
  S 33-A.   ENTITLEMENT TO ONE SUBSTANTIVE  BILL  DURING  EACH  TWO-YEAR
TERM.   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, DURING EACH
TWO-YEAR TERM OF THE LEGISLATURE, EACH MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO  HAVE
AT  LEAST  ONE SUBSTANTIVE PIECE OF LEGISLATION, OF HIS OR HER CHOOSING,
EXCLUSIVE OF ANY BILL ACCOMPANIED BY A  HOME  RULE  MESSAGE,  DISCHARGED
FROM  COMMITTEE  AND BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR FOR A VOTE. A MEMBER MAY BRING
SUCH BILL TO THE FLOOR FOR A VOTE BY FILING A WRITTEN  NOTICE  WITH  THE
CLERK  OF SENATE DESK OPERATIONS OR THE INDEX CLERK OF THE ASSEMBLY ON A
FORM PROVIDED BY SUCH CLERK.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14352-05-2

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