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S 3373: Prohibits legislative bills from embracing more than 1 subject, with the exception of budget bills.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 8, 2026

What S 3373 does, verified January 8, 2026

The bill aims to amend the legislative law to require bills to have a single subject. No bill, except for budget bills, can be introduced or passed by the legislature if it encompasses multiple topics. The title of the bill must clearly express the single subject it covers. The changes take effect on March 31, 2025.

Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3373
What is the current status of S 3373?
As of January 8, 2026, S 3373 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS".
Did S 3373 pass?
Not yet. S 3373 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote S 3373, and where is it now?
S 3373 was authored by Sen. Joseph Griffo. Its committee of record is Senate Investigation & Government Operations.
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Jan. 27, 2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 187 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3373 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to requiring bills to embrace a single subject The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 49 2 to read as follows: 3 § 49. Bills to embrace one subject. No bill, with the exception of the 4 budget bills submitted by the governor pursuant to article seven of the 5 constitution and amendments thereto, shall be introduced or passed by 6 the legislature which embraces more than one subject, and that shall be 7 expressed in the title. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect March 31, 2025. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01577-01-5 
Text of S 3373 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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