Bill Text: NY A05016 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5016 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits a member of the legislature from disbursing or making public moneys pursuant to a memoranda of understanding regarding certain line item appropriations prior to such member's election.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 14-6)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to governmental operations [A05016 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A05016-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5016
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 10, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. GALEF, PAULIN, THIELE, KOLB, GIGLIO, MONTESANO,
         TENNEY, CROUCH, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  BUCHWALD,
         CAMARA,  CERETTO, CURRAN, HAWLEY, KATZ, OAKS -- 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:
    1    Section  1.  The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 13
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 13. LIMITATIONS ON LINE ITEM APPROPRIATIONS PRIOR TO AN ELECTION. NO
    4  MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE SHALL DISBURSE OR MAKE PUBLIC ANY SINGLE GRANT
    5  PURSUANT TO MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING OR ANY SEGREGATION  OF  LUMP  SUM
    6  APPROPRIATION  FOR  UNSPECIFIED  CAPITAL  PROJECTS  AND OPERATING GRANTS
    7  RESULTING FROM THE STATE BUDGET PROCESS BETWEEN THE  EXECUTIVE  AND  THE
    8  LEGISLATURE WITHIN SIXTY DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH MEMBER'S ELECTION.
    9    S  2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
   10  law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00135-01-5