RETRIEVE BILL Bud Reform Const Bill - 001

                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         2411

                              1999-2000 Regular Sessions

                  IN SENATE


                                   February 9, 1999
                                      ___________

       Introduced  by  Sens.  STAFFORD,  BRUNO, ALESI, BONACIC, FARLEY, HANNON,
         JOHNSON, LIBOUS, MALTESE,  MAZIARZ,  MEIER,  PADAVAN,  SALAND,  SPANO,
         TRUNZO,  VOLKER,  WRIGHT -- (at request of the Governor) -- read twice
         and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
         on Judiciary

                   CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

       proposing an amendment to section 20 of article 3 of  the  constitution,
         in relation to requiring two-thirds assent of each house of the legis-
         lature for the increase of revenues

    1    Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 20 of arti-
    2  cle 3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
    3    §  20.  The assent of two-thirds of the members elected to each branch
    4  of the legislature shall be requisite to every  bill  appropriating  the
    5  public  moneys or property for local or private purposes, and every bill
    6  which is estimated to result in an increase of fifty million dollars  or
    7  more  in  revenues  from  any individual tax or other revenue source, as
    8  provided by law.
    9    § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing be referred
   10  to the first  regular  legislative  session  convening  after  the  next
   11  succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform-
   12  ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3
   13  months previous to the time of such election.




        EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                               is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD89110-01-9