Assembly Actions -
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May 22, 2012 |
held for consideration in judiciary |
Feb 16, 2012 |
opinion referred to judiciary |
Jan 18, 2012 |
to attorney-general for opinion |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to judiciary |
Apr 27, 2011 |
opinion referred to judiciary |
Mar 22, 2011 |
to attorney-general for opinion |
Mar 21, 2011 |
referred to judiciary |
Assembly Bill A6501
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
KOLB
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Andrew Raia
Louis Tobacco
Jane Corwin
James Conte
multi-Sponsors
William A. Barclay
Stephen Hawley
Teresa Sayward
2011-A6501 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A6501 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes an initiative and referendum process so that voters are able to bring issues to the state legislature for consideration; defines the term "initiative" as the power of the electors to propose amendments to the constitution and to propose laws; defines the term "referendum" as the power of the electors to approve or reject laws or parts of laws passed by the legislature.
2011-A6501 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6501 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 21, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KOLB, RAIA, TOBACCO, CORWIN, CONTE, GIGLIO, P. LOPEZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, HAWLEY, SAYWARD -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to the constitution, in relation to providing for initiative and referendum petitions for electors Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That article 20 of the constitution be renumbered article 21 and a new article 20 be added to read as follows: ARTICLE XX INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM LEGISLATIVE POWER SHALL BE VESTED IN THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, BUT THE PEOPLE RESERVE TO THEMSELVES THE POWER TO PROPOSE LAWS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION AND TO ADOPT OR REJECT THEM AT THE POLLS IF AFTER SUBMITTING THE SAME ACCORDING TO THE METHOD PROVIDED HEREIN TO THE LEGISLATURE THAT BODY FAILS TO TAKE POSITIVE ACTION, AND ALSO RESERVE THE POWER, AT THEIR OWN OPTION, TO SO ADOPT OR REJECT ANY ACT, OR SECTION OR PART OF ANY ACT, PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE. THESE RESERVED POWERS ARE THE INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM. SECTION 1. AN INITIATIVE OR REFERENDUM PETITION SHALL SET FORTH THE FULL TEXT OF THE LAW OR AMENDMENT, HEREINAFTER DESIGNATED AS THE MEAS- URE, WHICH IS PROPOSED BY THE PETITION. S 2. (A) AN INITIATIVE IS THE POWER OF THE ELECTORS TO PROPOSE AMEND- MENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION AND TO PROPOSE LAWS AND TO ADOPT OR REJECT THEM. (B) A REFERENDUM IS THE POWER OF THE ELECTORS TO APPROVE OR REJECT LAWS OR PARTS OF LAWS, EXCEPT LAWS CALLING ELECTIONS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE EXCEPTION CONTAINED IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT BE INTERPRETED OR HELD TO RESTRICT ANY POWERS GRANTED TO THE ELECTORS IN SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION. S 3. NO INITIATIVE OR REFERENDUM MEASURE MAY BE PROPOSED WHICH IS BEYOND THE REACH OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE ITSELF; OR THE OPERATION OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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