S01584 Summary:

BILL NOS01584
 
SAME ASNo same as
 
SPONSORSTAFFORD
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd Art 3 S20, Constn
 
Amends constitution to require the assent of two-thirds of each house of the legislature for the increase of revenues.
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S01584 Actions:

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01/24/2001REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
02/02/2001TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
03/26/2001OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
01/09/2002REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
01/14/2002TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
04/03/2002OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
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S01584 Memo:

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S01584 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1584
 
                               2001-2002 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    January 24, 2001
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  STAFFORD  --  (at request of the Governor) -- 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 20 of article 3 of the constitution,

          in relation to requiring two-thirds assent of each house of the legis-
          lature for the increase of revenues
 
     1    Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 20 of arti-
     2  cle 3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
     3    § 20. The assent of two-thirds of the members elected to  each  branch
     4  of  the  legislature  shall be requisite to every bill appropriating the
     5  public moneys or property for local or private purposes, and every  bill
     6  which  is estimated to result in an increase of fifty million dollars or
     7  more in revenues from any individual tax or  other  revenue  source,  as
     8  provided by law.
     9    §  2. Resolved, (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
    10  be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the

    11  next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
    12  conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
    13  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD89108-01-1
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