STEP 5. Sponsor's Memorandum.
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To Outline.
Legislators who sponsor bills often provide a memorandum giving their justifications for
introducing the bill. As mentioned in previous steps these memoranda are included in the bill
jackets and in The New York State Legislative Annual. These memoranda can be found in
McKinney's Session Laws (1951 to current), interfiled with "Laws of New York" in the
"Law/NYS" collection. Recent editions refer to the sponsor's memorandum as "Memorandum in
Support, New York Senate" (or Assembly). Also check the Public Papers of the Governors
series.
The Library has a collection of these memoranda on microfiche.
New York State Senate and Assembly Sponsor's Memoranda. 1983- 1990 (as of 6/97). MA, FF
LEG, 481-2, ASSM 87- 001170 (or ...SENSM 87- 001171). Files in Microform Area.
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