Bill Text: NY A02991 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Increases terms of members of legislature commencing with election in 2018 to four years.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-05 - opinion referred to judiciary [A02991 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A02991-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2991
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 22, 2013
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       Introduced by M. of A. CLARK, RIVERA, ZEBROWSKI, COOK, ROBINSON, CAMARA,
         FINCH,  SCARBOROUGH,  DenDEKKER  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M. of A.
         BOYLAND, CROUCH, MAISEL, RABBITT -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
         Committee on Judiciary
                   CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
       proposing an amendment to section 2 of article 3 of the constitution, in
         relation  to increasing the terms of office of members of the legisla-
         ture to four years
    1    Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 2 of  article
    2  3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
    3    S  2. The senate shall consist of fifty members, except as hereinafter
    4  provided. The senators [elected in the year one thousand  eight  hundred
    5  and  ninety-five  shall  hold  their  offices for three years, and their
    6  successors] shall be [chosen] ELECTED for TERMS OF two years;  PROVIDED,
    7  THAT  SENATORS  ELECTED  IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN AND IN SUBSE-
    8  QUENT YEARS SHALL HOLD THEIR OFFICES FOR FOUR YEARS. The assembly  shall
    9  consist  of one hundred and fifty members. The assembly members [elected
   10  in the year one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  thirty-eight,  and  their
   11  successors,] shall be [chosen] ELECTED for TERMS OF two years; PROVIDED,
   12  THAT  ASSEMBLY  MEMBERS ELECTED IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN AND IN
   13  SUBSEQUENT YEARS SHALL HOLD THEIR OFFICES FOR FOUR YEARS.
   14    S 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the provisions of the fore-
   15  going amendments shall apply only to terms of  office  commencing  after
   16  such amendments shall have been adopted pursuant to section 1 of article
   17  19 of the constitution.
   18    S 3. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendments be
   19  referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
   20  next succeeding general election of the members of the assembly, and, in
   21  conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
   22  published for three months previous to the time of such election.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD89073-01-3