NY State Senate Bill S5478

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Nov 07, 2016	signed chap.421
Nov 02, 2016	delivered to governor
Jun 14, 2016	returned to senate passed assembly
Jun 08, 2016	ordered to third reading rules cal.44 substituted for a6044
May 17, 2016	referred to election law delivered to assembly passed senate
May 16, 2016	ordered to third reading cal.844 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 06, 2016	referred to elections
May 14, 2015	referred to elections

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S5478 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6044
Law Section:: Elections
Laws Affected:: Amd §2, Chap 19 of 2014

S5478 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote; makes such provisions permanent.

S5478 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

BILL NUMBER:S5478

TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend chapter 19 of the laws of 2014 amending the election
law relating to enacting the agreement among the states to elect the
president by national popular vote, in relation to making such
provisions permanent

PURPOSE:

To repeal a portion of the effective date of chapter 19 of the laws of
2014.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 - Amends Section 2 of chapter 19 of the laws of 2014 to
repeal a portion of the effective date.

Section 2 - Sets the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:

This bill would amend the existing law to allow a sufficient amount of
time for the National Popular Vote Compact to take full effect. Not
only would this proposed amendment allow more states the opportunity

to join the national popular vote interstate compact, but it would
also set the precedent that New York is dedicated to strengthening and
ensuring fairness in our nation's Presidential elections.

Over time, the "winner take all" system known as the Electoral College
has proven to be inadequate, and has concentrated the voice of
millions of Americans into the outcome of one state's election. While
efforts have been made to adopt a national popular vote of the
President across many states, there are still many in which have not,
further delaying the equal efforts for Presidential candidates to tend
to every state alike while campaigning.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the commissioner
of the State Board of Elections shall notify the Legislative Bill
Drafting Commission upon the concurrence of the adoption of the
agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular
vote by two or more states in order that the commission may maintain
an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text of the
laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effecting the
provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of
the public officers law.

S5478 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5478

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

AN ACT to amend chapter 19 of the laws of 2014 amending the election law
  relating to enacting the agreement among the states to elect the pres-
  ident by national popular vote, in relation to making such  provisions
  permanent

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

  Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 19 of the laws of  2014  amending  the
election  law  relating  to  enacting  the agreement among the states to
elect the president by national popular vote,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the commis-
sioner of the state board of elections shall notify the legislative bill
drafting commission upon the occurrence of the adoption of the agreement
among  the states to elect the president by national popular vote by two
or more states in order that the commission may maintain an accurate and
timely effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state
of New York in furtherance of effecting the provisions of section 44  of
the  legislative  law  and  section  70-b  of  the public officers law[;
provided, however, that this act shall expire  and  be  deemed  repealed
December  31,  2018  if the states cumulatively possessing a majority of
the electoral votes have not enacted the  provisions  of  the  agreement
among  the  states  to elect the president by national popular vote, and
provided that the commissioner of the state  board  of  elections  shall
notify the legislative bill drafting commission of such expiration].
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07372-01-5

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May 17, 2016 - floor Vote

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May 16, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: May 16, 2016

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S5478 (ACTIVE) - Details

S5478 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S5478 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S5478 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Joseph A. Griffo

Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor

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May 17, 2016 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: May 17, 2016

May 16, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: May 16, 2016

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Kathleen A. Marchione

S5478 (ACTIVE) - Details

S5478 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S5478 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S5478 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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