NY A07385

Divides New York State into three autonomous regions (New Amsterdam, New York, and Montauk) with separate regional governors, legislatures, and court systems, each with defined county compositions.

Creates regional legislatures with bicameral structure (Regional Senate and Assembly) whose members also serve in a scaled-down State Legislature limited to sales tax, elections, military, judiciary, and federal relations matters.

Establishes state sales tax at maximum 4% (reduced to 3% after ten years) with 25% of revenue distributed to regions, while regions gain authority over most state laws and services including education, criminal justice, and local governance.

Divides state departments and agencies among regions (with specific exceptions like Court of Appeals and Teachers' Retirement System remaining state-level), and requires division of SUNY into three regional universities with inter-regional student payment agreements of $8,000 per semester.

Requires 55% voter approval in all three regions for any future constitutional amendments, and implements various budget controls including mandatory voter approval for local budget increases exceeding 2% in New Amsterdam and Montauk regions.