S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2062
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 18, 2023
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Introduced by Sens. FERNANDEZ, GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing amendments to article 7 of the constitution, in relation to
items of appropriation
Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 3 of arti-
cle 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) a bill or bills containing all the proposed appropriations and
reappropriations included in the budget [and], PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
SUCH APPROPRIATIONS AND REAPPROPRIATIONS SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH AND
CONSTRAINED BY THE PROVISIONS OF EXISTING STATE LAW AND SHALL NEITHER
AMEND NOR WITHSTAND SUCH EXISTING STATE LAW, EXCEPT FOR MONETARY AMOUNTS
WHERE APPROPRIATE; AND
(B) the proposed legislation, if any, recommended therein, WHICH SHALL
BE IN A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL OR BILLS SEPARATE AND DISTINCT FROM THE
APPROPRIATION BILL OR BILLS.
The governor may at any time within thirty days thereafter and, with
the consent of the legislature, at any time before the adjournment ther-
eof, amend or supplement the budget and submit amendments to any bills
submitted by him or her or submit supplemental bills.
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.
§ 2. Resolved (if the Assembly 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
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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 as
provided in section 7 of article IV.
[No provision shall be embraced in any] ANY appropriation bill submit-
ted by the governor or [in] such supplemental appropriation bill [unless
it relates] SHALL ONLY CONTAIN ITEMS OF APPROPRIATION AND DESCRIPTIONS
THEREOF. SUCH ITEM OF APPROPRIATION SHALL NOT CONTAIN MULTIPLE ITEMS
UNLESS SEPARATELY SCHEDULED AND SHALL, WHERE PRACTICABLE, INCLUDE IDEN-
TIFICATION OF THE STATUTORY BASIS FOR SUCH EXPENDITURE. SUCH
DESCRIPTION:
(A) SHALL RELATE specifically to some particular appropriation in the
bill[, and any such provision shall be limited in its operation to such
appropriation];
(B) SHALL IDENTIFY THE OBJECT OR PURPOSE OF THE APPROPRIATION TO THE
EXTENT NECESSARY FOR THE LEGISLATURE AND PUBLIC TO EFFECTIVELY REVIEW
THE PROPOSED APPROPRIATION;
(C) SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE CONDITIONS, RULES OR REQUIREMENTS OF A
PROGRAM TO BE FUNDED THEREBY; PROVIDED ANY SUCH CONDITIONS, RULES OR
REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE SEPARATELY SET FORTH BY THE GOVERNOR IN EITHER
NONAPPROPRIATION BILLS CONTAINING PROPOSED LEGISLATION OR THE ADDITIONAL
BUDGETARY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY THE GOVERNOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION TWO OF THIS ARTICLE; AND
(D) SHALL NOT ABROGATE OR MODIFY AN EXISTING PROVISION OF LAW,
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE GOVERNOR MAY PROPOSE SUCH MODIFICATIONS TO AN
EXISTING PROVISION OF LAW IN NONAPPROPRIATION BILLS IN ACCORD WITH
SUBDIVISION (B) OF SECTION THREE OF THIS ARTICLE.
§ 3. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
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.