Assembly Bill A5715

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Entitles members to bring one statewide piece of legislation to the floor for a vote without a home rule message and committee review during each two-year term

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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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2019-A5715 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §33-a, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9548
2013-2014: A2747
2015-2016: A4647
2017-2018: A4195

2019-A5715 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Entitles members to bring one statewide piece of legislation of his or her choosing to the floor for a vote without a home rule message and committee review during each two-year term.

2019-A5715 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5715
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JOHNS, CROUCH, McDONOUGH, PALUMBO, RAIA, BARCLAY,
   GIGLIO,  BLANKENBUSH,  PALMESANO,  HAWLEY,  KOLB,  GOODELL, RA, FINCH,
   DiPIETRO, LAWRENCE, NORRIS, BYRNE, FRIEND, B. MILLER, WALSH,  MORINEL-
   LO,  ASHBY,  SMITH,  MIKULIN  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRAUN-
   STEIN,  FITZPATRICK,  GARBARINO,  LALOR,  MALLIOTAKIS,   M. L. MILLER,
   MONTESANO,  STEC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern-
   mental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the legislative  law,  in  relation  to  entitling  each
   member  of the legislature to bring one statewide piece of legislation
   of his or her choosing to the floor for a vote  without  a  home  rule
   message and committee review during each two-year term
 
   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  "single
 opportunity for legislative equality (SOLE) act".
   §  2.  The  legislative law is amended by adding a new section 33-a to
 read as follows:
   § 33-A.  ENTITLEMENT TO ONE STATEWIDE BILL DURING EACH TWO-YEAR  TERM.
 NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, DURING EACH TWO-
 YEAR TERM OF THE LEGISLATURE, EACH MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO  HAVE  AT
 LEAST ONE STATEWIDE PIECE OF LEGISLATION, OF HIS OR HER CHOOSING, EXCLU-
 SIVE  OF  ANY  BILL  ACCOMPANIED BY A HOME RULE MESSAGE, DISCHARGED FROM
 COMMITTEE AND BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR FOR A VOTE. A MEMBER MAY  BRING  SUCH
 BILL  TO  THE FLOOR FOR A VOTE BY FILING A WRITTEN NOTICE WITH THE CLERK
 OF SENATE DESK OPERATIONS OR THE INDEX CLERK OF THE ASSEMBLY ON  A  FORM
 PROVIDED BY SUCH CLERK.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05915-01-9

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