Assembly Bill A6160

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires a three year moratorium on unfunded mandates from the legislature

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A6160 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4496
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §51-a, amd §51, Leg L; amd Part C subpart H §3, Chap 97 of 2011
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5305
2013-2014: A6343
2017-2018: A1680
2019-2020: A3494
2021-2022: A4382
2023-2024: A2915

2015-A6160 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a three year moratorium on unfunded mandates from the legislature; invalidates legislation that does not contain a detailed fiscal note identifying a funding source for certain costs to a political subdivision.

2015-A6160 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6160

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MURRAY, OAKS, BARCLAY, CORWIN, GIGLIO, MONTESANO,
  THIELE,  CERETTO, LOPEZ, CROUCH, GRAF, DUPREY, KOLB, PALMESANO, BLANK-
  ENBUSH, KATZ, McDONOUGH, McLAUGHLIN -- read once and referred  to  the
  Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to unfunded mandates on
  local  governments  and  school  districts;  and to amend section 3 of
  subpart H of part C of chapter 97 of the laws  of  2011  amending  the
  state  administrative  procedure act and other laws relating to alter-
  nate methods for implementing regulatory mandates, in relation to  the
  effectiveness 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 51-a
to read as follows:
  S 51-A. MORATORIUM ON UNFUNDED MANDATES. 1. DEFINITIONS.  AS  USED  IN
THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A)  "LOCAL  GOVERNMENT"  MEANS  A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE, SCHOOL
DISTRICT, OR SPECIAL DISTRICT.
  (B) "NET ADDITIONAL COST" MEANS THE COST OR COSTS INCURRED  OR  ANTIC-
IPATED  TO BE INCURRED WITHIN A ONE YEAR PERIOD BY A LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN
PERFORMING OR ADMINISTERING ANY  PROGRAM,  PROJECT,  OR  ACTIVITY  AFTER
SUBTRACTING  THEREFROM ANY REVENUES RECEIVED OR RECEIVABLE BY SUCH LOCAL
GOVERNMENT IN RELATION TO SUCH PROGRAM, PROJECT, OR ACTIVITY,  INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
  (I) FEES CHARGED TO THE RECIPIENTS OF SUCH PROGRAM, PROJECT, OR ACTIV-
ITY;
  (II)  STATE  OR  FEDERAL  FUNDS RECEIVED FOR SUCH PROGRAM, PROJECT, OR
ACTIVITY; AND
  (III) AN OFFSETTING SAVINGS RESULTING FROM THE  DIMINUTION  OR  ELIMI-
NATION  OF  ANY  OTHER  PROGRAM,  PROJECT,  OR  ACTIVITY  THAT STATE LAW
REQUIRES SUCH LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE OR UNDERTAKE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06358-02-5
              

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