Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 06, 2024 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Feb 13, 2023 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S4639
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- 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
2023-S4639 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S4639 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4639 SPONSOR: KENNEDY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the legislative law, in relation to eliminating per diem payments to members of the legislature when the legislature has not passed a budget by the first day of the fiscal year PURPOSE: An act to amend the legislative law, in relation to eliminating per diem payments to members of the legislature when the legislature has not passed a budget by the first day of the fiscal year. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subdivision 2 of section 5 of the legislative law to provide that members of the legislature shall permanently forfeit per diem payments for any days after the first day of the fiscal year in which the legislature has failed to pass a budget as defined in subdivi- sion 3 of section 5.
2023-S4639 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4639 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 13, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to eliminating per diem payments to members of the legislature when the legislature has not passed a budget by the first day of the fiscal year THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 5 of the legislative law, as added by section 7 of part CC of chapter 56 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 2. (a) Each member of the legislature, upon verification of attend- ance, which shall be by electronic verification when practicable, in compliance with the policies set forth by the speaker of the assembly and the temporary president of the senate for their respective bodies, shall be eligible to receive payment of actual and necessary travel expenses and a per diem equivalent to the most recent federal per diem rates published by the general services administration as set forth in 41 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Part 301, App. A, for the time in which the member was in travel status in the performance of his or her duties during the months in which the legislature is scheduled to be in regular session, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF LEGISLATIVE PASSAGE OF THE BUDGET, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION, HAS NOT OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE FIRST DAY OF ANY FISCAL YEAR, ANY SUCH PER DIEM PAYMENTS TO BE PAID ON OR AFTER SUCH DAY SHALL BE PERMANENTLY FORFEITED BY SUCH MEMBERS FROM THE FIRST DAY OF THE FISCAL YEAR UNTIL THE DAY THAT THE LEGISLATURE PASSES THE BUDGET. MEMBERS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE PER DIEM PAYMENTS FOR ANY DAYS WORKED AFTER SUCH PASSAGE. During the months when the legislature is not scheduled to be in regular session, members shall receive such actual and necessary travel expenses and per diems, in compliance with verification policies and in accord with stan- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09246-01-3
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