Senate Bill S8824

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Limits the power of the legislature to amend a redistricting plan submitted by the independent redistricting commission

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee


  • 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-S8824 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9410
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 3 §5-b, Constn

2023-S8824 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits the power of the legislature to amend a redistricting plan submitted by the independent redistricting commission where it affects more than two percent of the population of any district contained in such plan.

2023-S8824 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8824 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8824
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 18, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing the addition of a new subdivision to section 5-b of article  3
   of the constitution, in relation to limiting the power of the legisla-
   ture to amend a redistricting plan submitted by the independent redis-
   tricting commission
 
   Section  1.  Resolved  (if  the  Assembly concur), That section 5-b of
 article 3 of the constitution be amended by adding a new subdivision (j)
 to read as follows:
   (J) ANY AMENDMENTS BY THE SENATE OR ASSEMBLY TO A  REDISTRICTING  PLAN
 SUBMITTED  BY THE INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION, SHALL NOT AFFECT
 MORE THAN TWO PERCENT OF THE POPULATION OF  ANY  DISTRICT  CONTAINED  IN
 SUCH  PLAN.  IF  TWO OR MORE PLANS FOR DISTRICTS IN THE SAME LEGISLATIVE
 HOUSE OR FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS ARE SUBMITTED BY THE COMMISSION AND
 VOTED UPON BY THE LEGISLATURE, SUCH PLANS SHALL BE  CONSIDERED  INDIVID-
 UALLY AND NOT COMBINED.
   §  2.  Resolved (if the Assembly 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.
                                                            LBD89136-01-4



              

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