New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Governmental Operations Bill Files and Memoranda

Roughly numerical by assembly introductory number or by chapter number.

L0207-01: Unarranged.

The Assembly Standing Committee on Governmental Operations oversees legislation on such diverse issues as civil and human rights, military and naval affairs, state contracts and purchasing, and the executive law.

In New York State, legislation is referred, upon its introduction, to a committee of the senate or assembly. Important bills of specific public interest are often given a public hearing prior to committee action. In the assembly a standing committee may report any bill to the full assembly either with or without amendments, or it may report adversely to the full assembly, or it may report that a bill is held for further action or study.

The series consists of bill files and "chapter files" (for bills which have passed both houses of the legislature and been signed into law by the governor) on legislation referred to the Assembly Standing Committee on Governmental Operations. Included in the files are printed copies of bills, committee reports and memoranda, notes, bill summaries, reports on the impact of legislation, a very small amount of public hearing testimony, and very occasionally news clippings and background materials on a particular issue.

Committee reports contain the name of introducer, bill/resolution number, and action. The committee bill memorandum is typically the most comprehensive document in the bill file, providing the name of committee; bill numbers and sponsors (in the senate and assembly); origin of the bill; sections of law affected; subject and purpose; summary and description of provisions; effective date; legislative history; arguments in support and opposition; and the fiscal implications of the legislation.

For the legislative sessions covered by these records the chair of the committee was Melvin Zimmer, and the majority of bills considered by the committee were sponsored by Assemblyman Zimmer or other members of the committee.

L0207-01: This accretion consists of files for bills introduced during legislative sessions held during the years 1993-1996.

L0207-94: Folder list is available at the repository.

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.