N.Y. Legislative Law § 54: Report on the budget

§ 54. Report on the budget. 1. Upon passage of appropriation bills by

both the senate and the assembly, the senate and the assembly shall

issue either jointly or separately a summary of changes to the budget

submitted by the governor in accordance with article seven of the

constitution. The summary shall be in such a form as to indicate whether

the budget as amended provides that, for the general fund, any changes

in anticipated disbursements are balanced by changes in anticipated

receipts. The summary shall be accompanied by descriptions of changes to

both receipts and disbursements in sufficient detail as is necessary to

describe legislative action on the governor's budget submission. The

summary shall be in such format as determined by the senate and the

assembly, either jointly or separately, and may be issued separately, as

part of the report required by section twenty-two-b of the state finance

law or may be included within the introductory memoranda or fiscal

committee memoranda relating to such legislation or in such other manner

as may be determined by the senate and the assembly, either separately

or jointly.

2. (a) The legislature shall enact a budget for the upcoming fiscal

year that it determines is balanced in the general fund.

(b) Before voting upon an appropriation bill submitted by the governor

and related legislation, as amended, in accordance with article seven of

the constitution, each house shall place on the desks of its members a

report relating to each such bill and, preceding final action on all

such appropriation bills and legislation, members shall be so provided

with a comprehensive, cumulative report relating to all such bills and

legislation.

(c) The reports prepared by each house shall include for the general

fund a summary of proposed legislative revisions to the executive budget

for the ensuing fiscal year, and shall separately identify and present

all legislative additions, reestimates and other revisions that increase

or decrease disbursements, and separately identify and present all

legislative reestimates and other revisions that increase or decrease

available resources. Such report shall, where practicable, display and

separately identify and present all legislative additions, reestimates,

and other revisions that increase or decrease state funds and all funds

spending, including an estimate of the impact of the proposed revisions

on local governments and the state workforce.