New York A 9089: Prohibits the passage of bills by the legislature between the hours of midnight and eight o'clock a.m. unless two-thirds of the legislature is present and requires two-thirds approval for messages of necessity

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A09089 Summary:

BILL NOA09089 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00233

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SPONSORDeStefano

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COSPNSRBrown E, Maher, Gallahan, Simpson, Manktelow, Norber, Brown K, Sempolinski, Lemondes

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 3 §14, Constn

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Prohibits the passage of bills by the legislature between the hours of midnight and eight o'clock a.m. unless 2/3 of the legislature is present; requires two-thirds approval for messages of necessity.

Go to top A09089 Actions:

BILL NOA09089 

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09/12/2025referred to governmental operations

10/10/2025to attorney-general for opinion

11/05/2025opinion referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

01/08/2026to attorney-general for opinion

01/30/2026opinion referred to judiciary

05/19/2026held for consideration in governmental operations

Go to topA09089 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Chair:McDonald 
DATE:05/19/2026AYE/NAY:10/4 Action: Held for Consideration McDonaldAyeBeephanNay

GlickAyeSimpsonNay

KimAyeNovakhovNay

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberNay

WilliamsAye

RagaAye

SimoneAye

ShimskyAye

KassayAye

BurroughsAye

Go to topA09089 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA09089 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9089

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 September 12, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. DeSTEFANO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Operations

 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

 proposing an amendment to section 14 of article 3 of the constitution,
 in relation to prohibiting the passage of bills between the hours of
 midnight and eight o'clock a.m. and requiring two-thirds approval for
 messages of necessity

 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 14 of article
 2 3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
 3 § 14. No bill shall be passed or become a law:
 4 a. unless it shall have been printed and upon the desks of the
 5 members, in its final form, at least three calendar legislative days
 6 prior to its final passage, unless the governor, or the acting governor,
 7 shall have certified, under [his or her] the governor's or acting gover-
 8 nor's hand and the seal of the state, the facts which in [his or her]
 9 the governor's or acting governor's opinion necessitate an immediate
 10 vote thereon and two-thirds of the members elected to each branch of the
 11 legislature assent to such facts that necessitate such immediate vote,
 12 in which case it must nevertheless be upon the desks of the members in
 13 final form, not necessarily printed, before its final passage; [nor
 14 shall any bill be passed or become a law,]
 15 b. except by the assent of a majority of the members elected to each
 16 branch of the legislature;
 17 c. between the hours of midnight and eight o'clock a.m.; provided,
 18 however that this provision may be waived upon the assent of two-thirds
 19 of the members elected to each branch of the legislature; and
 20 d. upon the last reading of a bill, no amendment thereof shall be
 21 allowed, and the question upon its final passage shall be taken imme-
 22 diately thereafter, and the ayes and nays entered on the journal.
 23 For purposes of this section, a bill shall be deemed to be printed and
 24 upon the desks of the members if: it is set forth in a legible electron-
 25 ic format by electronic means, and it is available for review in such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD89009-01-5

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 1 format at the desks of the members. For purposes of this section "elec-
 2 tronic means" means any method of transmission of information between
 3 computers or other machines designed for the purpose of sending and
 4 receiving such transmissions and which: allows the recipient to
 5 reproduce the information transmitted in a tangible medium of
 6 expression; and does not permit additions, deletions or other changes to
 7 be made without leaving an adequate record thereof.
 8 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing be referred
 9 to the first regular legislative session convening after the next
 10 succeeding general election of members of