Assembly Committee on Ways and Means #
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Membership; reports; and meeting schedule, transcripts, and video available on website.
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“Any Assembly bill that amends or affects the State Finance Law, Tax Law, Abandoned Property Law, Condemnation Law (monetary damages) and the Pari-mutuel Revenue Law, is referred to Ways and Means as the committee of original jurisdiction. The Committee also reviews all legislation favorably reported by other standing committees if such legislation contains fiscal implications for either the State, its localities or New York State’s economy” (committee staff 1/20/2023).
Senate Budget and Revenue Committee #
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Not defined on website.
Senate Finance Committee #
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“A bill or resolution providing for an appropriation or creating or increasing a charge upon the State Treasury shall, when reported by any committee other than the Finance Committee, be referred to the Finance Committee, and the committee reporting such bill or resolution shall, at the time of making such report, recommend the further reference thereof to the Finance Committee. At the request of the Majority Coalition Leaders or the Chair of the Finance Committee, any such bill or resolution shall, at any time before final reading or adoption, be referred to the Finance Committee, which may consider and report upon any features in the bill or resolution creating or increasing such charge.
“The sponsor of a bill providing for an increase or decrease in state revenues or in the appropriation or expenditure of state moneys, without stating the amount thereof, must, before such bill is reported from the Finance Committee or other committee to which referred, file with the Finance Committee and such other committee a fiscal note which shall state, so far as possible, the amount in dollars whereby such state moneys, revenues or appropriations would be affected by such bill, together with a similar estimate, if the same is possible, for future fiscal years. Such an estimate must be secured by the sponsor from the Division of the Budget or the department or agency of state government charged with the fiscal duties, functions or powers provided in such bill and the name of such department or agency must be stated in such note.
“The Finance Committee shall keep and maintain a file containing all bills requiring fiscal notes and the notes appertaining thereto, which shall be available to Senators and officers of the Senate, accredited representatives of the press, and other responsible persons having a legitimate interest therein” (Senate Rules, Rule 8, § 7, 2023).
