New York A 4464: Establishes the legislative sunset advisory commission

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A04464 Summary:

BILL NOA04464 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBarclay

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COSPNSRBendett, Slater, Blankenbush

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 4-B §§74 - 78, Leg L

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Enacts the New York state legislative sunset act which establishes the legislative sunset advisory commission.

Go to top A04464 Actions:

BILL NOA04464 

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02/04/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

05/05/2026held for consideration in governmental operations

Go to topA04464 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Chair:McDonald 
DATE:05/05/2026AYE/NAY:8/3 Action: Held for Consideration McDonaldAyeBeephanNay

GlickAyeSimpsonNay

KimAyeNovakhovExcused

Bichotte HermelExcusedNorberNay

WilliamsAye

RagaExcused

SimoneAye

ShimskyAye

KassayAye

BurroughsAye

Go to topA04464 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA04464 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4464

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to establishing the
 legislative sunset advisory commission

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York
 2 State Legislative Sunset Act".
 3 § 2. The legislative law is amended by adding a new article 4-B to
 4 read as follows:
 5 ARTICLE 4-B
 6 LEGISLATIVE SUNSET ADVISORY COMMISSION

 7 Section 74. Commission created; terms and qualifications of members.
 8 75. Expenses, employees.
 9 76. Purposes of the commission.
 10 77. Report and recommendations.
 11 78. Impact on employees.
 12 § 74. Commission created; terms and qualifications of members. A
 13 legislative sunset advisory commission is hereby created, to consist of
 14 the chairperson and ranking minority members of the governmental oper-
 15 ations and governmental employees committees of the assembly, the chair-
 16 person and ranking minority members of the investigation and government
 17 operations and the civil service and pensions committees in the senate,
 18 two ad hoc appointees by the lieutenant governor, and one member
 19 appointed by each of the speaker of the assembly, minority leader of the
 20 assembly, temporary president of the senate, and minority leader of the
 21 senate. The members first appointed by the speaker of the assembly,
 22 minority leader of the assembly, temporary president of the senate, and
 23 minority leader of the senate shall be appointed for two years. The ad
 24 hoc members first appointed by the lieutenant governor shall be

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05146-01-5

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 1 appointed for such terms that the term of one member will expire on each
 2 succeeding thirty-first day of December. The term of a member thereafter
 3 appointed, except to fill a vacancy occurring otherwise than by expira-
 4 tion of term, shall be five years from the expiration of the term of
 5 their predecessor. A vacancy in the office of a member appointed by the
 6 lieutenant governor occurring otherwise than by expiration of term,
 7 shall be filled by the lieutenant governor for the remainder only of the
 8 term. Members of the legislative sunset advisory commission shall deter-
 9 mine the chairperson by a majority vote of commission members. A majori-
 10 ty of non-ad hoc members present represents a quorum.
 11 § 75. Expenses, employees. Each of the ad hoc members of the commis-
 12 sion appointed by the lieutenant governor shall receive necessary
 13 expenses incurred in the performance of official duty. The commission
 14 may appoint such employees as may be needed, prescribe their duties, and
 15 fix their compensation within the amount appropriated for the commis-
 16 sion.
 17 § 76. Purposes of the commission. It shall be the duty of the legisla-
 18 tive sunset advisory commission, in consultation with the state comp-
 19 troller, to review each state agency on a ten-year basis to determine
 20 whether a p