Assembly Bill A6876

2023-2024 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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2023-A6876 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5680
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:
2017-2018: S8401
2019-2020: S1299
2021-2022: S3040

2023-A6876 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-A6876 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6876
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BLUMENCRANZ -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental 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.  TAX  INCREASES;  REQUIREMENTS.    NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER
 PROVISIONS OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY TAXES AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS ARTI-
 CLE 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,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09189-01-3
              

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