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                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PIROZZOLO  --  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 length of the term of office  and  imposing
   term limits for members of the legislature
 
   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-SIX AND IN  SUBSE-
 QUENT  YEARS  SHALL HOLD THEIR OFFICES FOR SIX YEARS. The assembly shall
 consist of one hundred and fifty members. The assembly 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-SIX AND IN
 SUBSEQUENT YEARS SHALL HOLD THEIR OFFICES FOR SIX YEARS.
   NO PERSON ELECTED TO OFFICE IN THE SENATE IN  THE  YEAR  TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY-SIX AND IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS SHALL SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE SENATE
 FOR  MORE  THAN  THREE  CONSECUTIVE SIX YEAR TERMS. NO PERSON ELECTED TO
 OFFICE IN THE ASSEMBLY IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX AND IN SUBSE-
 QUENT YEARS SHALL SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY FOR MORE THAN  THREE
 CONSECUTIVE  SIX YEAR TERMS. ANY PARTIAL TERM OF OFFICE HELD AS A MEMBER
 OF THE LEGISLATURE PRIOR TO THE ELECTION TO A CONSECUTIVE SIX YEAR  TERM
 SHALL  NOT  BE USED TO CALCULATE ANY TERM LIMITATION IMPOSED PURSUANT TO
 THIS PARAGRAPH.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the provisions of the fore-
 going amendments shall apply only to terms of offices  commencing  after
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD89011-01-5
 A. 263                              2
 
 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 members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
 conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
 published three months previous to the time of such election.