A 2067: Requires that any bill which provides revenue to the state in a non-recurring manner shall pass by a two-thirds majority in order to become law.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2067 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RA, BARCLAY, MANKTELOW, MORINELLO, BRABENEC, TAGUE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to section 14 of article 3 of the constitution, in relation to the procedure for voting non-recurring revenue items taxes 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the opening paragraph 2 of section 14 of article 3 of the constitution be amended to read as 3 follows: 4 No bill shall be passed or become a law unless it shall have been 5 printed and upon the desks of the members, in its final form, at least 6 three calendar legislative days prior to its final passage, unless the 7 governor, or the acting governor, shall have certified, under [his or 8 her] such person's hand and the seal of the state, the facts which in 9 [his or her] the governor's, or the acting governor's, opinion necessi- 10 tate an immediate vote thereon, in which case it must nevertheless be 11 upon the desks of the members in final form, not necessarily printed, 12 before its final passage; nor shall any bill, except as provided in this 13 section, be passed or become a law, except by the assent of a majority 14 of the members elected to each branch of the legislature; nor shall any 15 bill which provides revenue to the state or any political subdivision 16 thereof in a manner that is non-recurring, be passed or become a law, 17 except by the assent of two-thirds of the members elected to each branch 18 of the legislature voting separately; and upon the last reading of a 19 bill, no amendment thereof shall be allowed, and the question upon its 20 final passage shall be taken immediately thereafter, and the ayes and 21 nays entered on the journal. 22 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be 23 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the 24 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in 25 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be 26 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. LBD89044-01-5