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Feb 15, 2018 |
opinion referred to judiciary |
Jan 12, 2018 |
to attorney-general for opinion |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to judiciary |
Jun 07, 2017 |
opinion referred to judiciary |
May 17, 2017 |
to attorney-general for opinion |
May 10, 2017 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S5999
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-S5999 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8351
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
- Laws Affected:
- Amd Art 7 §§1 - 6, Art 4 §7, Constn
2017-S5999 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to the submission of the budget to the legislature by the governor and requires that copies of the release of agency budget requests furnished to the executive be made available to the legislature and the public; authorizes a contingency budget to take effect in certain circumstances; reduces the amount of time during which the governor may amend the executive budget without consent of the legislature from 30 to 21 days; creates a fiscal stabilization reserve fund.
2017-S5999 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5999 Revised 06/08/17 TITLE OF BILL : CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing amendments to articles IV and VII of the constitution, in relation to the submission of the budget to the legislature by the Governor PURPOSE : This bill provides that, in the event that the Legislature fails to act on the Governor's budget prior to the beginning of the fiscal year, a contingency budget will go into effect. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 requires the release of agency budget requests to the Legislature and the public at the same time they are delivered to the Executive. Section 2 requires earlier submission of the Executive budget (January 15th, or February first for a newly elected Governor). Section 3 reduces the amount of time during which the Governor may amend the Executive budget without the consent of the Legislature from 30 to 21 days.
2017-S5999 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5999 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 10, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CROCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing amendments to articles IV and VII of the constitution, in relation to the submission of the budget to the legislature by the Governor Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 1 of arti- cle 7 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: Section 1. For the preparation of the budget, the head of each depart- ment of state government, except the legislature and judiciary, shall furnish the governor such estimates and information in such form and at such times as the governor may require, AND, AT SUCH TIMES, SHALL FORTH- WITH PROVIDE copies of [which shall forthwith be furnished] SUCH ESTI- MATES AND INFORMATION to the appropriate committees of the legislature AND MAKE SUCH ESTIMATES AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. The governor shall hold hearings thereon at which the governor may require the attendance of heads of departments and their subordinates. Desig- nated representatives of such committees shall be entitled to attend the hearings thereon and to make inquiry concerning any part thereof. Itemized estimates of the financial needs of the legislature, certi- fied by the presiding officer of each house, and of the judiciary, approved by the court of appeals and certified by the chief judge of the court of appeals, shall be transmitted to the governor not later than the first day of December in each year for inclusion in the budget with- out revision but with such recommendations as the governor may deem proper. Copies of the itemized estimates of the financial needs of the judiciary also shall forthwith be transmitted to the appropriate commit- tees of the legislature. § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 2 of article 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- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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