Assembly Bill A5237

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to increasing the terms of office of members of the legislature to four years and limiting the total number of years a member of the legislature may serve

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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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2015-A5237 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 3 ยง2, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6702
2019-2020: A5683
2021-2022: A8477
2023-2024: A2394

2015-A5237 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to increasing the terms of office of members of the legislature to four years and limiting the terms of office a member of the legislature may serve.

2015-A5237 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5237

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

            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 and limiting the terms of office as a member of the
  legislature any person may serve

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 2 of  article
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]  TWO  THOUSAND  SIXTEEN  shall  hold their offices for
[three] TWO years, and their successors shall be chosen for  [two]  FOUR
years  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  NO  SENATOR SHALL SERVE FOR MORE THAN TWELVE
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]  TWO  THOUSAND SIXTEEN, shall [be
chosen for] HOLD THEIR OFFICES FOR two years, AND THEIR SUCCESSORS SHALL
BE CHOSEN FOR FOUR YEARS PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  NO  ASSEMBLY  MEMBER  SHALL
SERVE  FOR  MORE  THAN  TWELVE  YEARS.    NO PERSON SHALL HAVE MORE THAN
SIXTEEN YEARS OF SERVICE, IN THE AGGREGATE, AS A STATE LEGISLATOR.
  S 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89019-01-5

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