New York S 48: Relates to amending the constitution to prohibit an immediate vote to be called on budget bills

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S00048 Summary:

BILL NOS00048 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05662

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SPONSORWALCZYK

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COSPNSRASHBY, BORRELLO, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, MARTINS, MATTERA, MURRAY, OBERACKER, O'MARA, ROLISON, STEC,
 WEBER, WEIK

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 3 §14, Constn

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Amends the constitution to prohibit an immediate vote from being called by the governor or acting governor on any budget bills.

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BILL NOS00048 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/08/2025TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

01/31/2025OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

03/18/2025NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

05/12/2025DEFEATED IN JUDICIARY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/08/2026TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

02/03/2026OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

03/17/2026NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

05/05/2026DEFEATED IN JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 48

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. WALCZYK, ASHBY, BORRELLO, MATTERA, MURRAY, OBERACK-
 ER, O'MARA, ROLISON, WEBER, WEIK -- 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 prohibiting the governor from issuing a message of
 necessity for budget related bills

 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 or
 7 her hand and the seal of the state, the facts which in his or her opin-
 8 ion necessitate an immediate vote thereon, in which case it must never-
 9 theless be upon the desks of the members in final form, not necessarily
 10 printed, before its final passage, provided, however, such immediate
 11 vote shall not be permitted for budget bills or appropriation bills
 12 relating thereto; nor shall any bill be passed or become a law, except
 13 by the assent of a majority of the members elected to each branch of the
 14 legislature; and upon the last reading of a bill, no amendment thereof
 15 shall be allowed, and the question upon its final passage shall be taken
 16 immediately thereafter, and the ayes and nays entered on the journal.
 17 For purposes of this section, a bill shall be deemed to be printed and
 18 upon the desks of the members if: it is set forth in a legible electron-
 19 ic format by electronic means, and it is available for review in such
 20 format at the desks of the members. For purposes of this section "elec-
 21 tronic means" means any method of transmission of information between
 22 computers or other machines designed for the purpose of sending and
 23 receiving such transmissions and which: allows the recipient to
 24 reproduce the information transmitted in a tangible medium of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD89001-01-5

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 1 expression; and does not permit additions, deletions or other changes to
 2 be made without leaving an adequate record thereof.
 3 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
 4 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
 5 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
 6 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
 7 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.

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