Senate Bill S725A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Increases the terms of office of members of the legislature to four years

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S725 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 3 §2, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S3299
2015-2016: S894
2017-2018: S1558

2013-S725 - Summary

Increases the terms of office of members of the legislature to four years; provided that in all legislative terms that commence immediately following a decennial census year, the terms shall be two years.

2013-S725 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S725 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   725

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. AVELLA, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 2 of article 3 of the constitution, in
  relation to increasing the terms of office of members of the  legisla-
  ture to four years

  Section  1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 2 of arti-
cle 3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S 2. The senate shall consist of fifty members, except as  hereinafter
provided.  The  senators [elected in the year one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-five shall hold their offices  for  three  years,  and  their
successors]  shall be [chosen] ELECTED for TERMS OF two years; PROVIDED,
THAT SENATORS ELECTED IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN AND IN SUBSEQUENT
YEARS THEREAFTER SHALL HOLD THEIR OFFICES FOR FOUR YEARS.  The  assembly
shall  consist  of  one  hundred and fifty members. The assembly members
[elected in the year one thousand nine  hundred  and  thirty-eight,  and
their  successors,]  shall  be  [chosen] ELECTED for TERMS OF two years;
PROVIDED, THAT ASSEMBLY MEMBERS ELECTED IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN
AND IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS THEREAFTER SHALL HOLD  THEIR  OFFICES  FOR  FOUR
YEARS.
  S  2.  Resolved  (if  the Assembly concur), That the provisions of the
foregoing amendments shall apply only  to  terms  of  office  commencing
after  such  amendments shall have been adopted pursuant to section 1 of
article 19 of the constitution.
  S 3. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing  amendments
be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
next succeeding general election of the members of the assembly, and, in
conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
published for three months previous to the time of such election.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89042-01-3

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2013-S725A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 3 §2, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S3299
2015-2016: S894
2017-2018: S1558

2013-S725A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the terms of office of members of the legislature to four years; provided that in all legislative terms that commence immediately following a decennial census year, the terms shall be two years.

2013-S725A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S725A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 725--A
    Cal. No. 276

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. AVELLA, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Judiciary  --
  recommitted  to  the  Committee on Judiciary in accordance with Senate
  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged and said bill committed to  the
  Committee  on Rules -- ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered
  reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 2 of article 3 of the constitution, in
  relation to increasing the terms of office of members of the  legisla-
  ture to four years

  Section  1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 2 of arti-
cle 3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S 2. The senate shall consist of fifty members, except as  hereinafter
provided.  The  senators [elected in the year one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-five shall hold their offices  for  three  years,  and  their
successors]  shall be [chosen] ELECTED for TERMS OF two years; PROVIDED,
THAT SENATORS ELECTED IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN AND IN SUBSEQUENT
YEARS THEREAFTER SHALL HOLD THEIR  OFFICES  FOR  FOUR  YEARS;  PROVIDED,
FURTHER, THAT IN ALL LEGISLATIVE TERMS THAT COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW-
ING  A  DECENNIAL CENSUS YEAR, THE TERM SHALL BE TWO YEARS. The assembly
shall consist of one hundred and fifty  members.  The  assembly  members
[elected  in  the  year  one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight, and
their successors,] shall be [chosen] ELECTED for  TERMS  OF  two  years;
PROVIDED, THAT ASSEMBLY MEMBERS ELECTED IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN
AND  IN  SUBSEQUENT  YEARS  THEREAFTER SHALL HOLD THEIR OFFICES FOR FOUR
YEARS; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT IN ALL LEGISLATIVE  TERMS  THAT  COMMENCE
IMMEDIATELY  FOLLOWING  A  DECENNIAL  CENSUS YEAR, THE TERM SHALL BE TWO
YEARS.
  S 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That  the  provisions  of  the
foregoing  amendments  shall  apply  only  to terms of office commencing

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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