Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 17, 2023 | referred to election law delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 15, 2023 | advanced to third reading |
May 10, 2023 | 2nd report cal. |
May 09, 2023 | 1st report cal.777 |
May 01, 2023 | print number 1381a |
May 01, 2023 | amend and recommit to elections |
Jan 11, 2023 | referred to elections |
senate Bill S1381A
Sponsored By
Leroy Comrie
(D) 14th Senate District
Current Bill Status - Passed Senate
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
James Skoufis
(D) 42nd Senate District
S1381 - Details
S1381 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1381 SPONSOR: COMRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to the form in which a proposed amendment to the constitution or other question provided by law to be submitted to a statewide vote shall be submitted to the people for their approval PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require that proposed amendments and other questions submitted to a statewide vote will be set forth on the ballot in plain, easily under- stood language that identifies the practical impact of adopting or rejecting the amendment or other measure and requires no more than an eighth grade reading comprehension level. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one adds a new paragraph 39 to Election Law § 1-104, which defines of the term "plain language" when applied to constitutional
S1381 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1381 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 11, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the form in which a proposed amendment to the constitution or other question provided by law to be submitted to a statewide vote shall be submitted to the people for their approval THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1-104 of the election law is amended by adding a new subdivision 40 to read as follows: 40. (A) THE TERM "PLAIN LANGUAGE" WHEN APPLIED TO ANY STATEMENT OF THE FORM IN WHICH A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OR OTHER QUESTION PROVIDED BY LAW TO BE SUBMITTED TO A STATEWIDE VOTE APPEARS ON THE BALLOT SHALL MEAN A STATEMENT WHICH, IN ADDITION TO SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH D OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 4-108 OF THIS CHAPTER: (I) SCORES NO HIGHER THAN EIGHTH GRADE OR "GOOD", AS INDICATED BY A SCORE OF A NINE ON THE AUTOMATED READING INDEX AS CALCULATED PURSUANT TO THE FORMULA SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, (II) CONTAINS NO MORE THAN ONE PASSIVE SENTENCE, (III) AVOIDS THE USE OF SEMICOLONS, USING MULTIPLE SENTENCES AS NECESSARY, AND (IV) DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY DOUBLE NEGATIVES. (B) THE AUTOMATED READING INDEX SHALL BE CALCULATED ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING FORMULA: (I) DIVIDE THE NUMBER OF CHARACTERS BY THE NUMBER OF WORDS AND MULTI- PLY THAT NUMBER BY 4.71. (II) DIVIDE THE NUMBER OF WORDS BY THE NUMBER OF SENTENCES AND MULTI- PLY THAT NUMBER BY 0.5. (III) ADD THE RESULTS FROM SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND (II) OF THIS PARA- GRAPH. (IV) SUBTRACT 21.43 FROM THE RESULT OF SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF THIS PARAGRAPH AND ROUND TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02790-01-3
Co-Sponsors
Robert Jackson
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Rachel May
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
James Skoufis
(D) 42nd Senate District
S1381A (ACTIVE) - Details
S1381A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1381A SPONSOR: COMRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to the form in which a proposed amendment to the constitution or other question provided by law to be submitted to a statewide vote shall be submitted to the people for their approval PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require that proposed amendments and other questions submitted to a statewide vote will be set forth on the ballot in plain, easily under- stood language that identifies the practical impact of adopting or rejecting the amendment or other measure and requires no more than an eighth grade reading comprehension level. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one adds four new subdivisions to section 4-108 of the election law, which defines of the term "plain language" when applied to consti-
S1381A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1381--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 11, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the form in which a proposed amendment to the constitution or other question provided by law to be submitted to a statewide vote shall be submitted to the people for their approval THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 1 and subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 4-108 of the election law, paragraph d of subdivision 1 and subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 136 of the laws of 1978 and subdivi- sion 3 as added by chapter 234 of the laws of 1976, are amended and four new subdivisions 4, 5, 6 and 7 are added to read as follows: d. In addition to the text, such transmittal shall contain an abstract of such proposed amendment, proposition or question, prepared by the state board of elections [concisely stating the purpose and effect ther- eof in a clear and coherent manner using words with common and everyday meanings] IN PLAIN LANGUAGE. 2. The form in which the proposed amendment, proposition or question is to be submitted shall consist [of] only [an abbreviated title indi- cating generally and briefly, and in a clear and coherent manner using words with common and every-day meanings, the subject matter of the amendment, proposition or question] OF THE FOLLOWING: A. A DESCRIPTIVE TITLE OF UP TO FIFTEEN WORDS, WHICH DESCRIBES THE TOPIC, GOAL, OR OUTCOME OF THE BALLOT QUESTION IN PLAIN LANGUAGE; B. A SUMMARY OF THE TEXT BALLOT PROPOSAL OF UP TO THIRTY WORDS, WRITTEN IN PLAIN LANGUAGE, THAT DESCRIBES THE CHANGE IN POLICY TO BE ADOPTED AND NOT THE LEGAL MECHANISM; AND C. A STATEMENT OF WHAT A YES OR NO VOTE MEANS IN UP TO THIRTY WORDS WRITTEN IN PLAIN LANGUAGE THAT IDENTIFIES THE PRACTICAL EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02790-03-3
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