Assembly Bill A7933

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to assessing a monetary penalty upon members of the legislature and the governor for failure to enact a timely state budget

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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-A7933 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5, Leg L; add §13, Exec L

2017-A7933 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to assessing a monetary penalty of $100 per day upon members of the legislature and the governor for failure to enact a timely state budget.

2017-A7933 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7933
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 19, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JOHNS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the legislative law and the executive law,  in  relation
   to  assessing  a  monetary penalty upon members of the legislature and
   the governor for failure to enact a timely state budget

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The section heading of section 5 of the legislative law, as
 amended  by  chapter  141  of  the  laws  of 1994, is amended to read as
 follows:
   Compensation of members; PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO ENACT BUDGET.
   § 2. Section 5 of the legislative law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  IN  ANY  YEAR WHERE PRIOR TO APRIL FIRST, THE LEGISLATURE FAILS TO
 PASS THE BILLS, WITH OR WITHOUT  AMENDMENTS,  SUBMITTED  TO  IT  BY  THE
 GOVERNOR  PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE OF ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE CONSTITUTION
 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS AND REAPPROPRIATIONS FOR THE  SUPPORT  OF  GOVERN-
 MENT,  CONSTITUTING  THE  STATE  BUDGET,  ALL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE
 SHALL BE PENALIZED IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO ONE HUNDRED  DOLLARS  FOR  EACH
 DAY  DURING  THE PERIOD BEGINNING WITH APRIL FIRST AND ENDING ON THE DAY
 THE LAST OF SUCH BILLS ARE PASSED BY  THE  HOUSE  IN  WHICH  HE  OR  SHE
 SERVES.
   §  3.  The executive law is amended by adding a new section 13 to read
 as follows:
   § 13. COMPENSATION OF THE GOVERNOR. IN ANY YEAR WHERE PRIOR  TO  APRIL
 FIRST,  THE  LEGISLATURE FAILS TO PASS THE BILLS, WITH OR WITHOUT AMEND-
 MENTS, SUBMITTED TO IT BY THE GOVERNOR  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  THREE  OF
 ARTICLE  SEVEN OF THE CONSTITUTION MAKING APPROPRIATIONS AND REAPPROPRI-
 ATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTING THE STATE BUDGET, THE
 GOVERNOR SHALL BE PENALIZED IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO  ONE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS
 FOR  EACH DAY DURING THE PERIOD BEGINNING WITH APRIL FIRST AND ENDING ON
 THE DAY THE LAST OF SUCH BILLS ARE PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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