Bill Text: NY A06777 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires that any bill which provides revenue to the state in a non-recurring manner shall pass by a two-thirds majority in order to become law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-14 - held for consideration in ways and means [A06777 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A06777-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6777
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     March 17, 2017
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        Introduced by M. of A. OAKS, BARCLAY, GIGLIO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
          of  A.  HAWLEY  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and
          Means
                    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
        proposing an amendment to section 14 of article 3 of  the  constitution,
          in  relation  to  the procedure for voting non-recurring revenue items
          taxes
     1    Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the opening paragraph
     2  of section 14 of article 3 of the constitution be  amended  to  read  as
     3  follows:
     4    No  bill  shall  be  passed  or become a law unless it shall have been
     5  printed and upon the desks of the members, in its final form,  at  least
     6  three  calendar  legislative days prior to its final passage, unless the
     7  governor, or the acting governor, shall have certified, under his or her
     8  hand and the seal of the state, the facts which in his  or  her  opinion
     9  necessitate  an  immediate vote thereon, in which case it must neverthe-
    10  less be upon the desks of the members in  final  form,  not  necessarily
    11  printed,  before  its  final  passage;  nor  shall  any  bill, except as
    12  provided in this section, be passed or  become  a  law,  except  by  the
    13  assent of a majority of the members elected to each branch of the legis-
    14  lature;  nor  shall  any bill which provides revenue to the state or any
    15  political subdivision thereof in a  manner  that  is  non-recurring,  be
    16  passed  or  become  a  law,  except  by  the assent of two-thirds of the
    17  members elected to each branch of the legislature voting separately; and
    18  upon the last reading of a bill, no amendment thereof shall be  allowed,
    19  and the question upon its final passage shall be taken immediately ther-
    20  eafter, and the ayes and nays entered on the journal.
    21    §  2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
    22  referred to the first regular legislative session  convening  after  the
    23  next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
    24  conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
    25  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD89062-01-7