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A03597 Summary:

BILL NOA03597
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORPretlow
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd Art 7 §3, Constn
 
Prohibits the governor from inserting policy into appropriations.
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A03597 Actions:

BILL NOA03597
 
02/03/2023referred to ways and means
02/07/2023to attorney-general for opinion
03/01/2023opinion referred to judiciary
01/03/2024referred to ways and means
01/08/2024to attorney-general for opinion
01/26/2024opinion referred to judiciary
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A03597 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3597
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 3, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Ways and Means
 
                    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
        proposing an amendment to section 3 of article 7 of the constitution  in
          relation to appropriations included in the governor's budget proposal

     1    Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 3 of article
     2  7 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
     3    § 3. At the time of submitting  the  budget  to  the  legislature  the
     4  governor shall submit a bill or bills containing all the proposed appro-
     5  priations  and  reappropriations included in the budget and the proposed
     6  legislation, if any, recommended  therein.    The  governor  shall  only
     7  include  monetary items authorizing appropriations and re-appropriations
     8  for the applicable fiscal year and all substantive changes  to  existing
     9  law,  temporary or permanent, shall be set forth in separate legislation
    10  for consideration by the legislature.
    11    The governor may at any time within thirty days thereafter  and,  with
    12  the consent of the legislature, at any time before the adjournment ther-
    13  eof,  amend  or supplement the budget and submit amendments to any bills
    14  submitted by him or her or submit supplemental bills.
    15    The governor and the heads of departments shall have the right, and it
    16  shall be the duty of the heads of departments when requested  by  either
    17  house  of the legislature or an appropriate committee thereof, to appear
    18  and be heard in respect to the budget during the consideration  thereof,
    19  and to answer inquiries relevant thereto. The procedure for such appear-
    20  ances and inquiries shall be provided by law.
    21    §  2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
    22  referred to the first regular legislative session  convening  after  the
    23  next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
    24  conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
    25  published for three months previous to the time of such election.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD89083-01-3
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