David A. Paterson papers, 2005-2011

This subseries contains copies of the Governor's approval messages and veto messages for bills that had passed in both houses of the Legislature. The records also include media advisories on approvals and vetoes for 2007 and 2009.

Additional records documenting the line item vetoes of 2010 can be found in Series III: Budget and Finance.

This subseries contains copies of the Governor's messages of necessity on legislation.

This subseries contains copies of the Governor's proclamations calling for extraordinary sessions of the Legislature. The majority of these proclamations date from 2009 and serve to document the Governor's response to the leadership crisis in the New York State Senate and the state's fiscal crisis.

This subseries contains copies of program bills submitted to the Legislature by the Governor, his staff, or departments.

This subseries contains copies of the Annual Message to the Legislature and records that are related to the New York American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.