senate Bill S3722

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the content of article VII bills submitted by the governor

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 15, 2018 opinion referred to judiciary
Jan 12, 2018 to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 03, 2018 referred to judiciary
Feb 17, 2017 opinion referred to judiciary
Feb 01, 2017 to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 26, 2017 referred to judiciary

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S3722 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 7 §§2 & 3, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S2974

S3722 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restricts content of article VII bills submitted by the governor to statement of expenditures; removes provisions relating to proposed legislation.

S3722 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3722 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  3722

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 26, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. FUNKE, GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing  an  amendment  to  article 7 of the constitution, relating to
  content of article VII bills

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 2 of  arti-
cle 7 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  §  2.  Annually,  on  or before the first day of February in each year
following the year fixed by the constitution for the election of  gover-
nor and lieutenant governor, and on or before the second Tuesday follow-
ing the first day of the annual meeting of the legislature, in all other
years,  the governor shall submit to the legislature a budget containing
a complete [plan] STATEMENT of expenditures proposed to be  made  before
the  close  of the ensuing fiscal year and all moneys and revenues esti-
mated to be available therefor, together  with  an  explanation  of  the
basis of such estimates [and recommendations as to proposed legislation,
if  any,  which  the  governor  may deem necessary to provide moneys and
revenues sufficient to meet such proposed expenditures]. It  shall  also
contain  [such other recommendations and information as the governor may
deem proper and] such additional information as may be required by law.
  § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 3 of article 7 of
the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  § 3. At the time of submitting  the  budget  to  the  legislature  the
governor shall submit a bill or bills containing all the proposed appro-
priations  and reappropriations included in the budget [and the proposed
legislation, if any, recommended therein].
  The governor may at any time within thirty days thereafter  and,  with
the consent of the legislature, at any time before the adjournment ther-
eof,  amend  or supplement the budget and submit amendments to any bills
submitted by him or her or submit supplemental bills.
  The governor and the heads of departments shall have the right, and it
shall be the duty of the heads of departments when requested  by  either

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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