Assemblyman Joe Borelli (R,C,I-South Shore) today stood with colleagues in the Assembly and Senate to call for passage of the SOLE Act (A2747/S2519). The bill would allow each member of the Assembly and Senate to bring one piece of major legislation to the floor of their respective body for a vote during a two-year term without the requirement of committee approval.
“As State legislators, it is our duty to not only do what is best for our home districts, but all the people of New York State,” said Borelli. “Too often, the legislature has prevented well-crafted legislation from being brought before the full Assembly or Senate because a small group of legislators on a committee have chosen to prevent it. Right now, in fact, a bill with 143 Assembly sponsors that would restore funding to the Office of People With Developmental Disabilities is being held in committee because Speaker Silver has refused to bring it before the full chamber. I hope the Assembly Majority will realize the improvements this bill offers and support it.”
Under current law, no bill can be brought to the floor unless it is approved by the committee which has jurisdiction over the topic to which it relates. The only other way a bill may be brought to the floor for a vote by a member of the Assembly or Senate, is by using the home rule message. A home rule message is used to allow local governments to pass legislation that pertains to their property, affairs or government, so long as it does not conflict with the state constitution.
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