Proposed Legislative Amendment on Lawmaking

                          S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4817
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 8, 2011
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       Introduced  by M. of A. KOLB, CASTELLI, CONTE, OAKS, REILICH, SAYWARD --
         Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  BOYLE,  BURLING,  BUTLER,  CALHOUN,
         CORWIN, DUPREY, FINCH, FITZPATRICK, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, JORDAN, McDONOUGH,
         McKEVITT, J. MILLER, MOLINARO, RABBITT, SALADINO, TOBACCO -- read once
         and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees
                   CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
       proposing  an  amendment to section 14 of article 3 of the constitution,
         in relation to displaying  bills  electronically  upon  the  desks  of
         members
    1    Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 14 of article
    2  3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
    3    S  14.  No  bill  shall be passed or become a law unless it shall have
    4  been printed and upon the desks of the members  OR  DISPLAYED  ELECTRON-
    5  ICALLY  UPON THE DESKS OF THE MEMBERS, in its final form, at least three
    6  calendar legislative days prior to its final passage, unless the  gover-
    7  nor, or the acting governor, shall have certified, under his or her hand
    8  and  the seal of the state, the facts which in his or her opinion neces-
    9  sitate an immediate vote thereon, in which case it must nevertheless  be
   10  upon  the  desks  of the members in final form, not necessarily printed,
   11  before its final passage; nor shall any bill be passed or become a  law,
   12  except by the assent of a majority of the members elected to each branch
   13  of  the  legislature;  and upon the last reading of a bill, no amendment
   14  thereof shall be allowed, and the question upon its final passage  shall
   15  be  taken  immediately  thereafter, and the ayes and nays entered on the
   16  journal.
   17    S 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
   18  referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
   19  next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
   20  conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
   21  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.