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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Jan 09, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S544
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S544 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Legislative Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง2-a, Leg L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S5611
2015-2016: S670
2017-2018: S659
2019-2020: S1540
2013-S544 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S544 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the legislative law, in relation to term limits for legislators PURPOSE: Provides that members of the legislature shall not serve more than five two year terms in either house. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the legislative law by adding a new section 2-A. Section 2-A adds that any individual may serve a maximum of five two-year terms in the state assembly and state senate. No person shall have more than twenty years of service as a state legislator. Section 2 states the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: Term limits encourage regular citizen participation, competitive elections and help to prevent a government where long-time politicians become deeply entrenched. The implementation of term limits is also a way to ensure that the legislature remains responsive to the people it was designed to serve. Term limits can also help foster new ideas and can give way to new lawmakers with fresh perspectives.
2013-S544 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 544 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to term limits for legislators THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 2-a to read as follows: S 2-A. LEGISLATIVE TERM LIMITS. ANY INDIVIDUAL MAY SERVE A MAXIMUM OF FIVE TWO-YEAR TERMS FOR THE STATE ASSEMBLY. ANY INDIVIDUAL MAY SERVE A MAXIMUM OF FIVE TWO-YEAR TERMS FOR THE STATE SENATE. NO PERSON SHALL SERVE MORE THAN TEN YEARS IN EACH HOUSE. NO PERSON SHALL HAVE MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS OF SERVICE, IN THE AGGREGATE, AS A STATE LEGISLATOR. S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2015; only terms commenced on or after such date shall be counted toward an individual's years of service. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02443-01-3
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