Senate Bill S7150

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to redistricting of congressional, senate and assembly districts

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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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2021-S7150 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7948
Law Section:
Legislature
Laws Affected:
Amd §4, Chap 17 of 2012

2021-S7150 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to redistricting of congressional, senate and assembly districts; amends provisions directing plans to be submitted by the independent redistricting commission.

2021-S7150 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7150 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7150
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 2, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 17 of the laws of 2012 amending the  legislative
   law  relating  to  redistricting of congressional, senate and assembly
   districts, in relation to the submission of a plan  for  redistricting
   of congressional, senate and assembly districts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 4 of chapter 17 of the laws of  2012  amending  the
 legislative  law  relating to redistricting of congressional, senate and
 assembly districts, is amended to read as follows:
   § 4. (a) The independent redistricting commission established pursuant
 to section 5-b of article 3 of the  constitution  shall  submit  to  the
 legislature  such  plan and the implementing legislation therefore on or
 before January first or as soon as practicable thereafter but  no  later
 than  January fifteenth in the year ending in two beginning in two thou-
 sand twenty-two. Within ten days of the plan's submission or within  ten
 days  after  January  first in a year ending in two, whichever is later,
 the implementing legislation shall be voted upon  without  amendment  by
 the  senate  or the assembly. If approved by the first house voting upon
 it, such legislation shall be delivered to the other  house  immediately
 to  be voted upon, without amendment, within five days from delivery. If
 approved by both houses such  legislation  shall  be  presented  to  the
 governor  for action within three days.  IF THE COMMISSION DOES NOT VOTE
 ON ANY REDISTRICTING PLAN OR PLANS, FOR ANY REASON, BY THE DATE REQUIRED
 FOR SUBMISSION OF SUCH PLAN, THE COMMISSION SHALL SUBMIT TO THE LEGISLA-
 TURE ALL PLANS IN ITS POSSESSION, BOTH COMPLETED AND IN DRAFT FORM,  AND
 THE DATA UPON WHICH SUCH PLANS ARE BASED.
   (b) If either house shall fail to approve the legislation implementing
 the  first  redistricting  plan,  or the governor shall veto such legis-
 lation and the legislature shall fail to override such veto  within  ten
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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