Limits appropriations for the support of government prior to enactment of the budget to no more than seven days, if the legislature fails to pass a budget prior to April first.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 7, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to limiting appropri-
ations for the support of government prior to enactment of the budget
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section
2 40-b to read as follows:
3 § 40-b. Appropriations for the support of government prior to enact-
4 ment of the budget. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article
5 or any other law to the contrary, if the legislature shall fail to enact
6 the budget submitted annually by the governor to the legislature, pursu-
7 ant to article seven of the constitution, on or before April first in
8 any year, any appropriations for the support of government enacted until
9 such time as such budget is enacted, shall provide appropriations for no
10 more than a period of seven days.
11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to fiscal
12 years beginning on or after the first of April next succeeding the date
13 on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00818-01-9
