S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7185
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 12, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
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 Senate 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-
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 of expenditures proposed to be made before the close of
the ensuing fiscal year and all moneys and revenues estimated 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 suffi-
cient 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. THE BUDGET
SHALL INCLUDE STATEMENTS OF ANY NEW LEGISLATION, AMENDMENT TO LEGIS-
LATION, OR LIMITATION ON THE EFFECT OF ANY LEGISLATION CONTAINED IN THE
BUDGET.
§ 2. Resolved (if the Senate 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-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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eof, amend or supplement the budget and submit amendments to any bills
submitted by him or her or submit supplemental bills.
ANY NEW LEGISLATION, AMENDMENT TO LEGISLATION, OR LIMITATION ON THE
EFFECT OF ANY LEGISLATION CONTAINED IN ANY BILL SUBMITTED UNDER THIS
SECTION SHALL BE SEPARATELY STATED, IN A MANNER TO ENABLE THE LEGISLA-
TURE AND THE GOVERNOR TO ACT IN RELATION TO THAT MATTER UNDER SECTION 4
OF THIS ARTICLE.
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
house of the legislature or an appropriate committee thereof, to appear
and be heard in respect to the budget during the consideration thereof,
and to answer inquiries relevant thereto. The procedure for such appear-
ances and inquiries shall be provided by law.
§ 3. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 4 of article 7 of
the constitution be amended to read as follows:
§ 4. The legislature may [not] alter an appropriation bill submitted
by the governor [except] to strike out or reduce items therein, [but it
may] TO add thereto items of appropriation, OR TO MODIFY OR SUBSTITUTE
ITEMS OF APPROPRIATION (INCLUDING ADDING, DELETING, MODIFYING OR SUBSTI-
TUTING ANY NEW LEGISLATION, AMENDMENT TO LEGISLATION, OR LIMITATION ON
THE EFFECT OF ANY LEGISLATION); provided that such additions, MODIFICA-
TIONS, AND SUBSTITUTIONS are stated separately and distinctly from the
original items of the bill and refer each to a single object or purpose.
[None of the restrictions of this section, however, shall apply to
appropriations for the legislature or judiciary.]
Such an appropriation bill shall when passed by both houses be a law
immediately without further action by the governor, except that appro-
priations for the legislature and judiciary and separate items added to
AND MODIFICATIONS OR SUBSTITUTIONS OF the governor's bills by the legis-
lature shall be subject to approval of the governor AND ACTION BY THE
LEGISLATURE as provided in section 7 of article IV. PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
THAT WHERE A MODIFICATION OR SUBSTITUTION BY THE LEGISLATURE IS A
DELETION OF NEW LEGISLATION, A DELETION OF AN AMENDMENT TO LEGISLATION,
OR A DELETION OF A LIMITATION ON THE EFFECT OF ANY LEGISLATION, ANY OF
WHICH WERE SUBMITTED BY THE GOVERNOR UNDER THIS ARTICLE, IT SHALL NOT BE
SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR.
§ 4. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 5 of article 7 of
the constitution be amended to read as follows:
§ 5. [Neither house of the] THE legislature [shall] MAY consider any
other bill making an appropriation [until all] WHETHER OR NOT IT HAS
ACTED ON the appropriation bills submitted by the governor [shall have
been finally acted on by both houses, except on message from the gover-
nor certifying to the necessity of the immediate passage of such a
bill].
§ 5. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 6 of article 7 of
the constitution be amended to read as follows:
§ 6. Except for appropriations contained in the bills submitted by the
governor and in a supplemental appropriation bill for the support of
government, no appropriations shall be made except by separate bills
each for a single object or purpose. All such bills and such supple-
mental appropriation bill shall be subject to the governor's approval
AND ACTION BY THE LEGISLATURE as provided in section 7 of article IV.
No provision shall be embraced in any appropriation bill submitted by
the governor or in such supplemental appropriation bill unless it
relates specifically to some particular appropriation in the bill, and
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any such provision shall be limited in its operation to such appropri-
ation.
ANY NEW LEGISLATION, AMENDMENT TO LEGISLATION, OR LIMITATION ON THE
EFFECT OF ANY LEGISLATION CONTAINED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION BILL
UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE SEPARATELY STATED, IN A MANNER TO ENABLE THE
LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR TO ACT IN RELATION TO THAT MATTER UNDER
SECTION 7 OF ARTICLE IV, AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE GOVERNOR'S APPROVAL
AND ACTION BY THE LEGISLATURE AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 7 OF ARTICLE IV.
§ 6. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendments be
referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.