Senate Bill S8401

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires assent of two-thirds of the members for any bill that enacts or increases tax revenues

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

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2017-S8401 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §52, Leg L; add §1200, Tax L; amd §40, Munic Home R L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S1299
2021-2022: S3040
2023-2024: S5680

2017-S8401 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires assent of two-thirds of the members for any bill that enacts or increases tax revenues.

2017-S8401 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8401 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8401
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 4, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the legislative law, the tax law and the municipal  home
   rule law, in relation to requiring assent of two-thirds of the members
   for any bill that enacts or increases tax revenues

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 52 of the legislative law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  ASSENT  OF  TWO-THIRDS.  FOR  ANY  BILL  THAT  INCREASES, EXTENDS,
 IMPOSES, OR REVIVES ANY TAX, FEE, ASSESSMENT,  SURCHARGE  OR  ANY  OTHER
 SUCH  LEVY OR COLLECTION, EXCEPT ANY BILL WHICH RESULTS FROM THE PASSAGE
 OF A HOME RULE MESSAGE PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO OF ARTICLE  NINE  OF  THE
 CONSTITUTION,  THE  ASSENT  OF TWO-THIRDS OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH
 BRANCH OF THE LEGISLATURE SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR PASSAGE OF SUCH BILL.
   § 2. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 1200  to  read  as
 follows:
   §  1200.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
 ANY TAXES AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS ARTICLE FOR WHICH  A  LOCAL  LEGISLATIVE
 BODY  IS  EMPOWERED  TO  ADOPT AND AMEND LOCAL LAWS TO IMPOSE A NEW TAX,
 INCREASE THE RATE OF AN EXISTING TAX OR EXTEND THE AUTHORIZATION  FOR  A
 TAX  SHALL REQUIRE THE ASSENT OF TWO-THIRDS OF THE MEMBERS OF SUCH LOCAL
 LEGISLATIVE BODY.
   § 3. Section 40 of the municipal home rule law, as amended by  chapter
 78 of the laws of 1964, is amended to read as follows:
   §  40.  Requests  of  local  governments for enactment of special laws
 relating to their property,  affairs  or  government.  The  elective  or
 appointive  chief  executive  officer, if there be one, or otherwise the
 chairman of the board of supervisors, in the case of a county, the mayor
 in the case of a city or village or the supervisor in the case of a town
 with the concurrence of the legislative body of such  local  government,
 or  the  legislative  body  by  a vote of two-thirds of its total voting
 power without the approval of such officer, may request the  legislature
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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