Bill > S00048

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment that would prohibit the governor or acting governor from calling an immediate vote on budget-related bills. Specifically, the bill modifies an existing constitutional provision about legislative procedures by adding language that explicitly prevents the use of a "message of necessity" for budget and appropriation bills. Currently, the state constitution allows the governor to certify certain bills as requiring immediate voting, bypassing the typical three-day review period. Under this proposed amendment, budget bills would no longer be eligible for such expedited passage, meaning legislators would be required to have at least three calendar legislative days to review budget bills in their final form before voting. The amendment would ensure more deliberative scrutiny of budget legislation by removing the executive branch's ability to rush through financial legislation. The proposed change would be referred to the first regular legislative session after the next general election of assembly members and would be published for three months prior to that election, following standard constitutional amendment procedures.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S48