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Assembly Bill A9879

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to voting on a fixed percentage of bills on a fixed schedule during a legislative session

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2013-A9879 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง54-b, Leg L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A4336

2013-A9879 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to voting on a fixed percentage of bills on a fixed schedule during a legislative session.

2013-A9879 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9879

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 27, 2014
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to voting procedures

  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 54-b
to read as follows:
  S 54-B. VOTING PROCEDURES. 1. THE SENATE AND THE ASSEMBLY SHALL EACH:
  (A) ENACT INTO LAW NO LESS THAN ONE-SIXTH OF THE TOTAL BILLS ORIGINAT-
ING IN EACH RESPECTIVE HOUSE DURING THE COURSE OF A LEGISLATIVE SESSION;
AND
  (B) VOTE ON ONE-SIXTH OF THE TOTAL BILLS HAVING BEEN INTRODUCED AT THE
BEGINNING OF A LEGISLATIVE SESSION EACH MONTH OF SUCH SESSION.
  2. ALL BILLS THE LEGISLATURE MAY CONSIDER, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BUDG-
ETARY  BILLS,  SHALL  BE INTRODUCED AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH LEGISLATIVE
SESSION.
  3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL  NOT  APPLY  TO  EXTRAORDINARY
SESSIONS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15394-01-4

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