Assembly Bill A544

2019-2020 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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2019-A544 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 3 §2, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8577
2017-2018: A1295

2019-A544 (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.

2019-A544 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    544
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BRAUNSTEIN  -- 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
 
   Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 2 of article
 3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   § 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 TWENTY-ONE AND IN  SUBSE-
 QUENT  YEARS  THEREAFTER  SHALL  HOLD  THEIR  OFFICES  FOR  FOUR  YEARS;
 PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT IN ALL LEGISLATIVE  TERMS  THAT  COMMENCE  IMME-
 DIATELY  FOLLOWING A DECENNIAL CENSUS YEAR, THE TERM SHALL BE TWO YEARS.
 The assembly shall consist of one hundred and fifty members. The  assem-
 bly  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
 TWENTY-ONE  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.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the provisions of the fore-
 going 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.
   § 3. Resolved (if the Senate 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

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