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Senate Bill S3412A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to voting by the legislature during certain hours

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2013-S3412 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7103
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §49, Leg L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A4079

2013-S3412 - Summary

Prohibits voting by the legislature between the hours of 9:00 pm and 9:00 am.

2013-S3412 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S3412 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3412

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 1, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GIPSON -- 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  prohibiting  voting
  on legislation during certain times

  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  "vampire
voting act of 2013".
  S 2. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 49 to read
as follows:
  S  49.  VOTING  PROHIBITED  DURING CERTAIN HOURS. NEITHER HOUSE OF THE
LEGISLATURE SHALL CONDUCT A VOTE ON ANY  MATTER,  EXCEPT  FOR  VOTES  ON
PROCEDURAL  MATTERS, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF NINE O'CLOCK POST MERIDIAN AND
NINE O'CLOCK ANTEMERIDIAN.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08200-01-3

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2013-S3412A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7103
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §49, Leg L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A4079

2013-S3412A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits voting by the legislature between the hours of 9:00 pm and 9:00 am.

2013-S3412A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S3412A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 3412--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 1, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced   by   Sens.   GIPSON,   BRESLIN,   DIAZ,  DILAN,  ESPAILLAT,
  HASSELL-THOMPSON, KENNEDY, KRUEGER, LATIMER, O'BRIEN, PARKER, PERALTA,
  SANDERS, SERRANO, TKACZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment  Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations and
  Government Operations in accordance with Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to  prohibiting  voting
  on legislation during certain times

  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  "vampire
voting act of 2014".
  S 2. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 49 to read
as follows:
  S  49.  VOTING  PROHIBITED  DURING CERTAIN HOURS. NEITHER HOUSE OF THE
LEGISLATURE SHALL CONDUCT A VOTE ON ANY  MATTER,  EXCEPT  FOR  VOTES  ON
PROCEDURAL  MATTERS, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF NINE O'CLOCK POST MERIDIAN AND
NINE O'CLOCK ANTEMERIDIAN.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08200-02-4

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