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NY A07720
Bill
Status
6/6/2023
Primary Sponsor
Jacob Blumencranz
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AI Summary
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Amends Article 3, Section 14 of the New York Constitution to require a two-thirds majority vote in each legislative branch to pass any bill that increases, extends, imposes, or revives taxes, fees, assessments, surcharges, or other levies or collections.
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Exempts bills resulting from home rule messages under Article 9, Section 2 of the Constitution from the two-thirds voting requirement.
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Amends Article 9, Section 2(c) of the Constitution to require a two-thirds vote of the total voting power of local legislative bodies to adopt local laws that increase, extend, impose, or revive any tax requiring legislative authority.
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Requires the proposed amendments to be referred to the first regular legislative session after the next general election for assembly members and published for 3 months prior to that election, consistent with constitutional amendment procedures.
Legislative Description
Provides that no bill which increases, extends, imposes or revives any tax, fee, assessment, surcharge or any other such levy or collection, be passed or become a law, except by the assent of two-thirds of the members elected to each branch of the legislature voting separately; makes an exception for any bill which results from the passage of a home rule message.
Last Action
opinion referred to judiciary
1/26/2024