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A3196Assembly2017-2018 Session

End Fees After Two Years

Official title

“Requires that all legislation imposing a fee expire within two years after its effective date”

Sponsor Andrew RaiaAD-12+5 co-sponsors
Status
In Assembly Committee
Governmental Operations
Impact
7/10
Significant
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Governmental Operations

What's happening

This bill requires that any new or increased state fees deposited in the general fund automatically expire after two years.

Why it matters

  1. Creates a built-in "sunset" for state fees. By requiring that any new or increased state fees deposited in the general fund automatically expire after two years, this bill would force lawmakers to actively revisit and justify these fees instead of letting them continue indefinitely.

  2. Limits long-term revenue planning. State agencies and budget planners would have to account for the temporary nature of new fee revenues, potentially making it harder to rely on them for sustained funding of programs or services.

  3. Increases legislative oversight and accountability. Lawmakers would need to periodically debate and reauthorize any fees they wish to keep, giving the public more frequent opportunities to weigh in and increasing transparency around government revenue measures.

  4. Potential impact on state services. If expiring fees are not renewed, funding gaps could emerge, possibly affecting the continuity or quality of state-provided services unless alternative revenue sources are identified.

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End Fees After Two Years

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Andrew Raia

Assembly Member · Assembly District 12

History

  1. Held for consideration in governmental operations
  2. Referred to governmental operations
  3. Referred to governmental operations

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

3196

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 27, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. RAIA, OAKS, GRAF, LALOR, BARCLAY, FINCH, DiPIETRO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLANKENBUSH, HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to limitations on the effectiveness of provisions of law imposing or increasing certain fees

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 52-a to read as follows:

§ 52-a. Limitations on provisions of law affecting fees. Every provision of law relating to the imposition or increase of any fee to be deposited in the general fund of the state shall expire and be of no further force and effect no later than two years after the same shall have taken effect.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law, and shall apply to legislative bills introduced on or after such effective date.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD06879-01-7

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