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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 48: Relates to amending the constitution to prohibit an immediate vote to be called on budget bills

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 48 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to amending the constitution to prohibit an immediate vote to be called on budget bills. Primary sponsor: Mark Walczyk (Republican/Conservative). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): DEFEATED IN JUDICIARY.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Amends the constitution to prohibit an immediate vote from being called by the governor or acting governor on any budget bills.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 11 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mark WalczykPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate49
Jake AshbyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate43
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate9
Jack MartinsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate7
Mario MatteraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate2
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Tom O'MaraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate58
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Dan StecCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceSenate45
Bill WeberCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate38
Alexis WeikCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate8

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. DEFEATED IN JUDICIARY
  2. NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
  3. OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  4. TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
  5. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  6. DEFEATED IN JUDICIARY
  7. NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
  8. OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  9. TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
  10. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source