Senate Bill S7631

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Creates the congressional districts; repealer

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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-S7631 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8587
Law Section:
State Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add Art 7 §§110 - 112, State L

2021-S7631 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Repeals and enacts new provisions creating congressional districts and fixes the number thereof at twenty-six based on the number of inhabitants of the state in 2020.

2021-S7631 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7631 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 7631                                                  A. 8587
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 4, 2022
                                ___________
 
 IN  SENATE  -- A REDISTRICTING BILL, submitted by the Independent Redis-
   tricting Commission pursuant to article three of the  Constitution  --
   read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Rules
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- A REDISTRICTING BILL, submitted by the Independent Redis-
   tricting Commission pursuant to article three of the  Constitution  --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT to amend the state law, in relation to creation of congressional
   districts; and to repeal article 7 of such law relating thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Article 7 of the state law is REPEALED and a new article 7
 is added to read as follows:
                                  ARTICLE 7
                          CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
 
 SECTION 110. PRESENT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
         111. NEW CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
         112. SEPARABILITY OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
   § 110. PRESENT  CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.   THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
 OF THIS STATE, AS EXISTING IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 ARTICLE, SHALL CONTINUE TO BE THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF  THE  STATE
 UNTIL  THE  EXPIRATION  OF  THE TERMS OF THE REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS
 THEN IN OFFICE, EXCEPT FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN ELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVES
 IN CONGRESS FOR FULL TERMS BEGINNING AT SUCH EXPIRATIONS.
   § 111. NEW CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.  EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION ONE
 HUNDRED TEN OF THIS ARTICLE, THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF  THIS  STATE
 FROM  AND  AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL CONSIST AS
 FOLLOWS:
   1. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1. COUNTY SUFFOLK.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14150-01-1

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