Assembly Bill A3382

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits legislature from enacting laws with local government fiscal impact unless fiscal burden is computed and imprinted on bill

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A3382 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Add Art 9 ยง4, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A1660

2011-A3382 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Proposes constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from enacting any general or special law imposing a direct or indirect burden (fiscal) on any local government unless the cost of same is estimated and appears on the face of the bill; provides that an appropriation shall be made to each local government sufficient to hold it harmless from any part of such fiscal burden.

2011-A3382 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3382

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 25, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CALHOUN, THIELE, SAYWARD -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M.  of A. BUTLER, CONTE, CROUCH, FINCH, KOLB, J. MILLER, OAKS, TEDISCO
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to article 9 of the constitution, in relation  to
  acts of the legislature having fiscal impact on local governments

  Section  1.  Resolved  (if  the  Senate concur), That article 9 of the
constitution be amended by adding a new section 4 to read as follows:
  FISCAL BURDENS ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
  S 4. THE LEGISLATURE SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM ENACTING ANY GENERAL  OR
SPECIAL  LAW  WHICH  WOULD  IMPOSE A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FISCAL BURDEN ON
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS UNLESS AN ESTIMATE OF SUCH FISCAL BURDEN IS  COMPUTED.
THE EXTENT OF THE FISCAL BURDEN ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SHALL APPEAR ON THE
FACE  OF  THE  BILL  AND  AN  APPROPRIATION  SHALL BE MADE TO EACH LOCAL
GOVERNMENT SUFFICIENT TO HOLD IT HARMLESS FROM ANY PART OF  SUCH  FISCAL
BURDEN.
  S  2. Resolved (if the Senate 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.
                                                           LBD89037-01-1

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