New York S 3922: Requires two-thirds vote of legislature for any change in tax rates, budget bills and appropriations

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S03922 Summary:

BILL NOS03922 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06357

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SPONSORPALUMBO

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COSPNSROBERACKER, WALCZYK

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 3 §14, Constn

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Requires approval by 2/3 vote of membership of the senate and assembly voting separately to increase or decrease any tax rate, impose a new state tax, extend or delete existing state tax.

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BILL NOS03922 

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01/30/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/30/2025TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

02/05/2025OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/08/2026TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

02/03/2026OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3922

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. PALUMBO, OBERACKER, WALCZYK -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Judiciary

 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 increases in the rate of state
 taxes

 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 14 of arti-
 2 cle 3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
 3 § 14. No bill shall be passed or become a law unless it shall have
 4 been printed and upon the desks of the members, in its final form, at
 5 least three calendar legislative days prior to its final passage, unless
 6 the governor, or the acting governor, shall have certified, under [his
 7 or her] their hand and the seal of the state, the facts which in [his or
 8 her] the governor's opinion necessitate an immediate vote thereon, in
 9 which case it must nevertheless be upon the desks of the members in
 10 final form, not necessarily printed, before its final passage; nor shall
 11 any bill, except as provided herein, be passed or become a law, except
 12 by the assent of a majority of the members elected to each branch of the
 13 legislature; nor shall any bill which increases, extends, imposes, or
 14 revives any tax, fee, assessment, surcharge or any other such levy or
 15 collection, except any bill which results from the passage of a home
 16 rule message pursuant to section two of article nine of this constitu-
 17 tion, be passed or become a law, except by the assent of two-thirds of
 18 the members elected to each branch of the legislature voting separately;
 19 and upon the last reading of a bill, no amendment thereof shall be
 20 allowed, and the question upon its final passage shall be taken imme-
 21 diately thereafter, and the ayes and nays entered on the journal.
 22 For purposes of this section, a bill shall be deemed to be printed and
 23 upon the desks of the members if: it is set forth in a legible electron-
 24 ic format by electronic means, and it is available for review in such
 25 format at the desks of the members. For purposes of this section "elec-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD89078-01-5

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 1 tronic means" means any method of transmission of information between
 2 computers or other machines designed for the purpose of sending and
 3 receiving such transmissions and which: allows the recipient to
 4 reproduce the information transmitted in a tangible medium of
 5 expression; and does not permit additions, deletions or other changes to
 6 be made without leaving an adequate record thereof.
 7 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
 8 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
 9 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
 10 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
 11 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.

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