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Assembly Bill A957

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the governor to meet with the assembly and with the senate once a month to answer questions relating to the state

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2013-A957 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3436
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง170-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11207, S7938
2011-2012: A883, S401
2015-2016: S2677
2017-2018: S5014
2019-2020: S3979
2021-2022: S1433
2023-2024: S2265
2025-2026: S2435

2013-A957 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the governor to meet with the assembly and with the senate once a month for the purpose of answering questions relating to the strategic direction, financial status and general governance of the state.

2013-A957 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   957

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. KELLNER, MILLMAN, WEPRIN, LAVINE -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  CROUCH, RAIA -- read once and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, in relation to monthly meetings
  between the governor and the legislature to allow the  legislature  to
  ask questions of the governor relating to matters concerning the state

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

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  170-c
to read as follows:
  S 170-C. JOINT MEETING OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE ASSEMBLY; JOINT MEETING
OF  THE  GOVERNOR  AND THE SENATE. 1. ONCE EACH ODD-NUMBERED MONTH, FROM
JANUARY THROUGH JUNE OR DURING THE PENDENCY OF THE  REGULAR  LEGISLATIVE
SESSION,  WHICHEVER  IS LONGER, AND ON A REGULAR OR SPECIAL SESSION DAY,
AT THE INVITATION OF THE SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,
AND  UPON  AGREEMENT  BY THE SPEAKER AND THE GOVERNOR AS TO THE DATE AND
TIME, THE GOVERNOR, FOR NO LESS THAN ONE  HOUR,  SHALL  PUBLICLY  ANSWER
QUESTIONS  PERTAINING  TO  THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION, FINANCIAL STATUS AND
GENERAL GOVERNANCE OF THE STATE FROM MEMBERS  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY  IN  THE
ASSEMBLY  CHAMBER.  THE  PERCENTAGE  OF TIME ALLOTTED FOR QUESTIONS FROM
MEMBERS OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY PARTIES SHALL BE ALLOTTED BASED  ON
THE  PERCENTAGE  OF  REPRESENTATION  OF  EACH PARTY IN THE ASSEMBLY. THE
SPEAKER AND THE MINORITY LEADER SHALL DETERMINE, FOR THE  TIME  ALLOTTED
TO EACH, WHICH MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL ASK QUESTIONS AND THE ORDER
IN WHICH THE QUESTIONS SHALL BE ASKED.
  2.  ONCE EACH EVEN-NUMBERED MONTH, FROM JANUARY THROUGH JUNE OR DURING
THE PENDENCY OF THE REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION,  WHICHEVER  IS  LONGER,
AND ON A REGULAR OR SPECIAL SESSION DAY, AT THE INVITATION OF THE TEMPO-
RARY PRESIDENT AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, AND UPON AGREEMENT
BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT AND THE GOVERNOR AS TO THE DATE AND TIME, THE

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

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