NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7002
SPONSOR: Chang TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to withholding the gover-
nor and lieutenant governor's salaries until the legislative passage of
the budget occurs
PURPOSE:
To withhold the salaries of the governor and lieutenant governor until
the budget has been passed
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 adds section 13 to the executive law to provide that the
governor and lieutenant governors salary payments will not be paid until
the legislative passage of the budget, at which point such installments
shall resume and an amount equal to the accrued, withheld, and unpaid
installments shall be promptly paid. This section' also provide that the
definition for "legislative passage of the budget" shall have the same
meaning as section five of the legislative law in order to ensure that
the manner and timeline for withholding of the governor and lieutenant
governor's salary in such circumstance shall be the same as for the
withholding of salary for members of the legislature.
Section 2. provides for the effective date,
JUSTIFICATION:
The era of late budgets and combative relationships between the governor
and the legislature was emblematic of the dysfunction of government, and
New Yorkers have long sought for dignity and cordiality to return to the
State Capitol. This legislation removes a power imbalance between the
two branches of government by ensuring that the governor faces the same
personal consequences for a delayed budget as do members of the legisla-
ture. By placing both sides in the same boat, this legislation serves to
encourage cooperation and mutual understanding, rather than the poli-
tical theatre and grandstanding so often exhibited by New York's elected
officials.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7002
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 10, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. CHANG -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to withholding the gover-
nor and lieutenant governor's salaries until the legislative passage
of the budget occurs
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 13 to
2 read as follows:
3 § 13. Compensation of the governor and lieutenant governor; legisla-
4 tive passage of the budget. 1. If legislative passage of the budget has
5 not occurred prior to the first day of any fiscal year, the governor and
6 lieutenant governor's bi-weekly salary installment payments to be paid
7 on or after such day shall be withheld and not paid until such legisla-
8 tive passage of the budget has occurred whereupon bi-weekly salary
9 installment payments shall resume and an amount equal to the accrued,
10 withheld and unpaid installments shall be promptly paid.
11 2. For the purposes of this section, "legislative passage of the budg-
12 et" shall mean that the appropriation bill or bills submitted by the
13 governor pursuant to section three of article seven of the state consti-
14 tution have been finally acted on by both houses of the legislature in
15 accordance with article seven of the state constitution and the state
16 comptroller has determined that such appropriation bill or bills that
17 have been finally acted on by the legislature are sufficient for the
18 ongoing operation and support of state government and local assistance
19 for the ensuing fiscal year. In addition, legislation submitted by the
20 governor pursuant to section three of article seven of the state consti-
21 tution determined necessary by the legislature for the effective imple-
22 mentation of such appropriation bill or bills shall have been acted on.
23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10906-01-3
