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LEGISLATIVE BILL DRAFTING COMMISSION

NO WEBSITE -- wikipedia

click here for: Legislative Law §§24, 25 

"The Legislative Bill Drafting Commission is composed of two commissioners jointly appointed by the Temporary President of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly. The Commission drafts or aids in the drafting of legislative bills and resolutions, and may advise as to the constitutionality, consistency or effect of proposed legislation upon request of a member or committee of either house of the Legislature."
TEXT APPEARING IN THE LEGISLATURE's NARRATIVE OF ITS BUDGET (at p. 4)

 

 

1.
CJA's September 23, 2019 letter/FOIL request
to Legislative Bill Drafting Commission

"The Governor's Budget Legislation/FY 2019-2020, the Legislative Bill Drafting Commission --
& FOIL/Records Requests"

 

2.
CJA's March 4, 2020 FOIL request --
"2014 & 2017 'independent control audits' of the Legislative Bill Drafting Commission
by Toski & Co, CPAs, PC, now known as EFPR Group, CPAs, PLLC"

 

3.
cc: CJA's March 18, 2020 letter to Governor Cuomo --
"...GOOD NEWS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY--
You Can Chuck Six of Your Seven 'Article VII Bills' Because They are Unconstitutional. 
Here's why based on analysis of the Court of Appeals' 2004 plurality, concurring,
and dissenting opinions in Pataki v. Assembly/Silver v. Pataki, 4 N.Y3d 75" 


4.
CJA's July 1, 2020 FOIL request
 --
"2019 legislative session: S.4632 & A.7215 'to amend the county law,
in relation to the full-time status of the district attorney of Hamilton county"

LBDC's July 7, 2020 acknowledgment

LBDC's August 6, 2020 response

LBDC's August 7, 20202 response

 

 

5.
CJA's March 16, 2021 FOIL request --
"Governor Cuomo's FY2021-2022 budget bills & legislative response/rebuttal,
if any, to CJA's March 18, 2020 letter as to the unconstitutionality & fraud
of his FY2020-2021 so-called 'Article VII bills'
"

enclosure-FOIL exchange  

enclosure-March 18, 2020 ltr
  & accompanying August 21, 2013 ltr

 

Legislative Bill Drafting Commission
March 22, 2021 acknowledgment
April 21, 2021 response


Senate
March 18, 2021 response
CJA's March 19, 2021 reply

Assembly
March 23, 2021 response

 

6.
CJA's February 27, 2023 FOIL --
"Gov Hochul's five "Article VII Bills"/FY 2023-24 Executive Budget"
transmitting e-mail

Governor's February 27, 2023 acknowledgment

LBDC's February 27, 2023 acknowledgment

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Legislature's Proposed Budgets
requesting appropriations for Legislative Bill Drafting Commission
(no reappropriations) 

FY 2023-24 Legislative Budget --
p. 5: $15,536,248 up 3% ($452,512)

FY 2022-23 Legislative Budget
p. 5: $14,939,467 up 3% ($435,130)

FY 2021-22 Legislative budget
p. 5: $14,219,938 -- no change

FY 2020-21 Legislative Budget
p. 5: $14,219,938 up 2% ($278,822)

FY 2019-20 Legislative Budget
p. 5: $13,941,116 up 2% ($273,355)

FY 2018-19 Legislative Budget
p. 5: $13,667,761 up 2% ($267,995)

FY 2017-18 Legislative Budget
p. 5: $13,399,766 up 3% ($390,284)

FY 2016-17 Legislative Budget
p. 5: $13,009,482 -- no change

FY 2015-16 Legislative Budget
p. 5: $13,009,482 -- no change

FY 2014-15 Legislative Budget
p. 5: $13,009,432 -- no change

FY 2013-14 Legislative Budget
p. 5: $13,009,482 -- no change

FY 2012-13 Legislative Budget
$13,009,482

FY 2011-12 Legislative Budget
$13,009,482

FY 2010-11 Legislative Budget
$13,140,891

 

 

 

 

 

 

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