Assembly Bill A5227

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Limits the number of bills, with exemptions, which may be introduced by members of the senate and assembly

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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-A5227 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง52-a, Leg L

2011-A5227 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits the number of bills to one hundred, with exemptions, which may be introduced by members of the senate and assembly.

2011-A5227 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5227

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 14, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to limiting the  number
  of  bills,  with exemptions, which may be introduced by members of the
  senate and assembly, and providing for the repeal of  such  provisions
  upon expiration thereof

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

  Section 1.  The legislative law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
52-a to read as follows:
  S  52-A. LIMITATION ON THE INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. DURING THE COURSE OF
OR WITH RESPECT TO EACH TERM FOR WHICH HE OR SHE MAY HAVE BEEN  ELECTED,
NO  MEMBER  OF  THE  SENATE  OR THE ASSEMBLY MAY INTRODUCE MORE THAN ONE
HUNDRED BILLS. THE FOLLOWING BILLS SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM  THE  COMPUTA-
TION  OF THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF BILLS PERMITTED TO BE INTRODUCED PURSUANT
TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION:
  1. ANY BILL WHICH REPEALS OR HAS THE EFFECT OF REPEALING ANY PROVISION
OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION;
  2. ANY BILL WHICH DIMINISHES, REDUCES, ELIMINATES OR DISCONTINUES  ANY
PROGRAM,  SERVICE  OR  EXPENDITURE  OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT AS REQUIRED OR
MANDATED BY ANY PROVISION OF LAW;
  3. ANY BILL WHICH IS PROPOSED AT THE REQUEST BY MEMORIALIZATION  OF  A
CONSTITUENT  COUNTY,  CITY, OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
(B) OF SECTION TWO OF ARTICLE NINE OF THE CONSTITUTION; AND
  4. ANY BILL WHICH PROPOSES TECHNICAL, NON-SUBSTANTIVE AMENDMENT TO  OR
CORRECTION OF AN EXISTING PROVISION OF LAW.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect January 1, 2013 and shall apply to
legislative terms commencing after such date, and shall expire  December
31,  2016 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed
repealed.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08317-01-1

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