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Assembly Bill A4647A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Entitles members to bring one statewide piece of legislation to the floor for a vote without a home rule message and committee review during each two-year term

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2015-A4647 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3965
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §33-a, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9548, S6947
2013-2014: A2747, S2519
2017-2018: A4195, S5833
2019-2020: A5715

2015-A4647 - Summary

Entitles members to bring one statewide piece of legislation of his or her choosing to the floor for a vote without a home rule message and committee review during each two-year term.

2015-A4647 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4647

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JOHNS,  KOLB,  BLANKENBUSH, HAWLEY, GOODELL,
  WALTER, KATZ, McKEVITT, SALADINO, CROUCH, McDONOUGH, TEDISCO, BARCLAY,
  CERETTO, TENNEY, GIGLIO, GRAF, RAIA, FINCH, RA,  PALMESANO  --  Multi-
  Sponsored  by  --  M. of A. BORELLI, CURRAN, DiPIETRO, DUPREY, FITZPA-
  TRICK, GARBARINO, LALOR, LUPINACCI, McLAUGHLIN, MONTESANO, OAKS,  STEC
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  legislative  law, in relation to entitling each
  member of the legislature to bring one  substantive  piece  of  legis-
  lation  of  his or her choosing to the floor for a vote without a home
  rule message and committee review during each two-year term

  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 "sensible
opportunity for legislative equality (SOLE) act".
  S 2. The legislative law is amended by adding a new  section  33-a  to
read as follows:
  S  33-A.    ENTITLEMENT  TO  ONE SUBSTANTIVE BILL DURING EACH TWO-YEAR
TERM.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, DURING  EACH
TWO-YEAR  TERM OF THE LEGISLATURE, EACH MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO HAVE
AT LEAST ONE SUBSTANTIVE PIECE OF LEGISLATION, OF HIS OR  HER  CHOOSING,
EXCLUSIVE  OF  ANY  BILL  ACCOMPANIED BY A HOME RULE MESSAGE, DISCHARGED
FROM COMMITTEE AND BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR FOR A VOTE. A MEMBER  MAY  BRING
SUCH  BILL  TO  THE FLOOR FOR A VOTE BY FILING A WRITTEN NOTICE WITH THE
CLERK OF SENATE DESK OPERATIONS OR THE INDEX CLERK OF THE ASSEMBLY ON  A
FORM PROVIDED BY SUCH CLERK.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06539-01-5

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2015-A4647A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3965
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §33-a, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9548, S6947
2013-2014: A2747, S2519
2017-2018: A4195, S5833
2019-2020: A5715

2015-A4647A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Entitles members to bring one statewide piece of legislation of his or her choosing to the floor for a vote without a home rule message and committee review during each two-year term.

2015-A4647A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4647--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JOHNS,  KOLB,  BLANKENBUSH, HAWLEY, GOODELL,
  WALTER, KATZ, McKEVITT, SALADINO, CROUCH, McDONOUGH, TEDISCO, BARCLAY,
  CERETTO, TENNEY, GIGLIO, GRAF, RAIA, FINCH,  RA,  PALMESANO,  WOZNIAK,
  DiPIETRO,  MURRAY,  CORWIN  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BORELLI,
  BROOK-KRASNY, CURRAN, DUPREY, FITZPATRICK, GARBARINO, LALOR,  LUPINAC-
  CI, McLAUGHLIN, MONTESANO, OAKS, STEC -- read once and referred to the
  Committee  on  Governmental  Operations  -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  legislative  law, in relation to entitling each
  member of the legislature to bring one statewide piece of  legislation
  of  his  or  her  choosing to the floor for a vote without a home rule
  message and committee review during each two-year term

  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 "single
opportunity for legislative equality (SOLE) act".
  S 2. The legislative law is amended by adding a new  section  33-a  to
read as follows:
  S  33-A.  ENTITLEMENT TO ONE STATEWIDE BILL DURING EACH TWO-YEAR TERM.
NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  DURING  EACH
TWO-YEAR  TERM OF THE LEGISLATURE, EACH MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO HAVE
AT LEAST ONE STATEWIDE PIECE OF LEGISLATION, OF  HIS  OR  HER  CHOOSING,
EXCLUSIVE  OF  ANY  BILL  ACCOMPANIED BY A HOME RULE MESSAGE, DISCHARGED
FROM COMMITTEE AND BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR FOR A VOTE. A MEMBER  MAY  BRING
SUCH  BILL  TO  THE FLOOR FOR A VOTE BY FILING A WRITTEN NOTICE WITH THE
CLERK OF SENATE DESK OPERATIONS OR THE INDEX CLERK OF THE ASSEMBLY ON  A
FORM PROVIDED BY SUCH CLERK.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06539-02-5

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