Assembly Bill A4079

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to voting by the legislature during certain hours

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A4079 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §49, Leg L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A7103

2015-A4079 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits voting by the legislature between the hours of 9:00 pm and 9:00 am.

2015-A4079 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4079

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SCARBOROUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  TENNEY -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on  Governmental
  Operations

AN  ACT  to amend the legislative law, in relation to prohibiting voting
  on legislation during certain times

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as the "vampire
voting act of 2015".
  S 2. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 49 to read
as follows:
  S 49. VOTING PROHIBITED DURING CERTAIN HOURS.  NEITHER  HOUSE  OF  THE
LEGISLATURE  SHALL  CONDUCT  A  VOTE  ON ANY MATTER, EXCEPT FOR VOTES ON
PROCEDURAL MATTERS, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF NINE O'CLOCK POST MERIDIAN  AND
NINE O'CLOCK ANTEMERIDIAN.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08071-01-5

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