Provisions
III.12 of 1939 • Bills may originate in either house; may be amended by the other.
APPROVED
The Text
Any bill may originate in either house of the legislature, and all bills passed by one house may be amended by the other.
A Few Facts
• Joined the Constitution in 1939
• In Article III: Legislature
• Has 23 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 1 of 1938
• Re-upped the text of a previously existing provision
• Amends or builds on:
◦ 1895-III.13
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