Senate Bill S8639

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Creates the congressional districts; repealer

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Current Bill Status - Lost

  • 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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2023-S8639 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9304
Law Section:
State Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add Art 7 §§110 - 112, State L

2023-S8639 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Repeals and enacts new provisions creating congressional districts.

2023-S8639 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8639 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 8639                                                  A. 9304
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2024
                                ___________
 
 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 establishing 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 Article 7 of the state law is REPEALED and a new article  7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.
   WITHIN SUFFOLK COUNTY
   ALL OF EAST HAMPTON TOWN
   ALL OF HUNTINGTON TOWN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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