Bill Text: NY S01559 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires that article VII bills submitted by the governor must relate specifically to either an appropriation or a proposal to raise revenue, and be necessary in order to effectuate such appropriation or revenue proposal.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-08-11 - RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN [S01559 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S01559-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1559
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 15, 2019
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        Introduced  by  Sens.  JACOBS,  FUNKE, TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered
          printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Judici-
          ary
                    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
        proposing  an amendment to section 3 of article 7 of the constitution in
          relation to appropriations included in the governor's budget proposal
     1    Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 3 of  arti-
     2  cle 7 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
     3    §  3.  At  the  time  of  submitting the budget to the legislature the
     4  governor shall submit a bill or bills containing all the proposed appro-
     5  priations and reappropriations included in the budget and  the  proposed
     6  legislation,  if  any,  recommended therein; provided, however, any such
     7  proposed legislation must relate specifically to either an appropriation
     8  or a proposal to raise revenue, and be necessary in order to  effectuate
     9  such appropriation or revenue proposal.
    10    The  governor  may at any time within thirty days thereafter and, with
    11  the consent of the legislature, at any time before the adjournment ther-
    12  eof, amend or supplement the budget and submit amendments to  any  bills
    13  submitted by him or her or submit supplemental bills.
    14    The governor and the heads of departments shall have the right, and it
    15  shall  be  the duty of the heads of departments when requested by either
    16  house of the legislature or an appropriate committee thereof, to  appear
    17  and  be heard in respect to the budget during the consideration thereof,
    18  and to answer inquiries relevant thereto. The procedure for such appear-
    19  ances and inquiries shall be provided by law.
    20    § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the  foregoing  amendment
    21  be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
    22  next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
    23  conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
    24  published for three months previous to the time of such election.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD89024-01-9