S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4995
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 10, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. LEVENBERG -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to prohibiting a member
from disbursing moneys pursuant to memoranda of understanding regard-
ing certain line item appropriations in the state budget prior to an
election
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 13
to read as follows:
§ 13. LIMITATIONS ON LINE ITEM APPROPRIATIONS PRIOR TO AN ELECTION. NO
MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE SHALL DISBURSE OR MAKE PUBLIC ANY SINGLE GRANT
PURSUANT TO MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING OR ANY SEGREGATION OF LUMP SUM
APPROPRIATION FOR UNSPECIFIED CAPITAL PROJECTS AND OPERATING GRANTS
RESULTING FROM THE STATE BUDGET PROCESS BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND THE
LEGISLATURE WITHIN SIXTY DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH MEMBER'S ELECTION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00688-01-5
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