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The New York State Senate Temporary Committee on Rules Reform was created to look into rules changes for the Senate. At the time the committee was formed, a target date of April 13 was set for the release of a report that would be completed by the committee.
Now, that date has been pushed back 11 days.
Jimmy Vielkind reported yesterday that the report's release would be delayed until April 24. This is due to a few factors, including the upcoming holidays, the fact that the Senate isn't in session on April 13 and the uncertainty of the budget at the time a letter was sent to Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith and Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos on April 2 notifying them of the delay.
The Rules Reform Committee traveled all over the state, from Long Island to Syracuse, listening to testimony from citizens and figuring out what reforms they should propose for the Senate. With Andrew Stengel on board as an adviser, I hope that they are looking at implementing many, if not all of the Brennan Center report's recommendations.
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