New York A 2085: Prohibits the legislature from recessing after the start of the state fiscal year until it has passed a budget

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A02085 Summary:

BILL NOA02085 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRa

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COSPNSRPalmesano, Blankenbush, Brabenec, Mikulin, Morinello, Manktelow, Tague, Sempolinski

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §5, add §53-a, Leg L

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Prohibits the legislature from recessing after the start of the state fiscal year until it has passed a budget; allows recess during such period for public holidays.

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BILL NOA02085 

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01/15/2025referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2085

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. RA, PALMESANO, BLANKENBUSH, BRABENEC, MIKULIN,
 MORINELLO, MANKTELOW, TAGUE -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Ways and Means

 AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to prohibiting the
 legislature from recessing after the commencement of the state fiscal
 year until it has enacted a budget for such year

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 5 of the legislative law, as added
 2 by chapter 635 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
 3 3. "Legislative passage of the budget", solely for the purposes of
 4 this section and [section] sections five-a and fifty-three-a of this
 5 [article] chapter, shall mean that the appropriation bill or bills
 6 submitted by the governor pursuant to section three of article seven of
 7 the state constitution have been finally acted on by both houses of the
 8 legislature in accordance with article seven of the state constitution
 9 and the state comptroller has determined that such appropriation bill or
 10 bills that have been finally acted on by the legislature are sufficient
 11 for the ongoing operation and support of state government and local
 12 assistance for the ensuing fiscal year. In addition, legislation submit-
 13 ted by the governor pursuant to section three of article seven of the
 14 state constitution determined necessary by the legislature for the
 15 effective implementation of such appropriation bill or bills shall have
 16 been acted on. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the
 17 prohibition contained in section five of article seven of the state
 18 constitution.
 19 § 2. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 53-a to
 20 read as follows:
 21 § 53-a. Failure to enact a timely budget; prohibit recess. If upon the
 22 commencement of the fiscal year, as defined in section three of the
 23 state finance law, legislative passage of the budget, as defined in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05692-01-5

 A. 2085 2

 1 subdivision three of section five of this chapter, has not occurred, the
 2 legislature shall not recess until such passage occurs, except that the
 3 legislature may recess during such period for public holidays.
 4 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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