Bill Text: NY S01956 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides a mechanism for legislative leaders to make budget proposals public in the case where the legislature has failed to adopt a budget prior to the first day of the state's fiscal year.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-14 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S01956 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S01956-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 14, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
       AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the submission  of
         legislative budget bills
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 28
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 28. LEGISLATIVE BUDGET SUBMISSIONS. IF EITHER HOUSE OF THE  LEGISLA-
    4  TURE  SHALL  FAIL  TO  ADOPT,  BY THE FIRST DAY OF THE FISCAL YEAR, SUCH
    5  BUDGET BILLS WHICH, IF ADOPTED BY  BOTH  HOUSES,  WOULD  CONSTITUTE  THE
    6  EXECUTIVE  BUDGET  FOR  SUCH  FISCAL YEAR, THEN THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF
    7  SUCH HOUSE SHALL IMMEDIATELY SUBMIT A DETAILED REPORT  TO  THE  CHAIRMEN
    8  AND  RANKING MINORITY MEMBERS OF THE FISCAL COMMITTEE OF SUCH HOUSE, THE
    9  MINORITY LEADER OF SUCH HOUSE, THE GOVERNOR AND THE COMPTROLLER,  RECOM-
   10  MENDING PASSAGE OF THE BUDGET BILLS SUBMITTED BY THE GOVERNOR OR PASSAGE
   11  OF  SUCH  BILLS  WITH  SPECIFIC  AMENDMENTS  BY ADDITIONS, REDUCTIONS OR
   12  DELETIONS.   ANY SUCH PROPOSED AMENDMENTS  SHALL  IDENTIFY  WITHIN  EACH
   13  BUDGET  BILL  THE  PAGE  AND  LINE NUMBER OF THE ITEMS CONTAINED THEREIN
   14  WHICH ARE BEING AMENDED. THE REPORT SHALL ALSO IDENTIFY  ANY  AMENDMENTS
   15  TO  THE  STATE  FINANCIAL  PLAN  SUBMITTED  BY  THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO
   16  SECTION TWENTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE RECOMMENDA-
   17  TIONS CONTAINED IN SUCH REPORT.
   18    S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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