Bill Text: NY A04546 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates a one chamber legislature with one hundred one members that would commence with the regular session of the legislature in January 2015.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-16 - opinion referred to judiciary [A04546 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A04546-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4546
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 4, 2011
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       Introduced  by M. of A. LANCMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Governmental Operations
                   CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
       proposing amendments to section 1 of article 3 of the  constitution,  in
         relation to the reorganization of the legislature
    1    Section 1.  Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of article
    2  3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
    3    Section 1. [The legislative power of this state shall be vested in the
    4  senate  and assembly.] COMMENCING WITH THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGIS-
    5  LATURE TO BE HELD IN JANUARY,  TWO  THOUSAND  FIFTEEN,  THE  LEGISLATIVE
    6  AUTHORITY  OF  THE  STATE SHALL BE VESTED IN A LEGISLATURE CONSISTING OF
    7  ONE CHAMBER WITH ONE HUNDRED ONE MEMBERS. ALL AUTHORITY  VESTED  BY  THE
    8  CONSTITUTION  OR  LAWS  OF  THE  STATE  IN THE SENATE, ASSEMBLY OR JOINT
    9  SESSION THEREOF, IN SO FAR AS APPLICABLE, SHALL BE AND HEREBY IS  VESTED
   10  IN  SAID  LEGISLATURE OF ONE CHAMBER. ALL PROVISIONS IN THE CONSTITUTION
   11  AND LAWS OF THE STATE RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE, THE SENATE, OR MEMBER
   12  OF THE SENATE, THE ASSEMBLY, OR MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY, SHALL, IN SO FAR
   13  AS SAID PROVISIONS ARE APPLICABLE, APPLY TO AND MEAN SAID LEGISLATURE OF
   14  ONE CHAMBER HEREBY CREATED AND THE MEMBERS THEREOF.  ALL  REFERENCES  TO
   15  CLERK  OF  THE ASSEMBLY OR SECRETARY OF SENATE SHALL MEAN, WHEN APPLICA-
   16  BLE, THE CLERK OF THE LEGISLATURE OF ONE CHAMBER. ALL REFERENCES TO  THE
   17  SPEAKER  OF THE ASSEMBLY OR TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SHALL MEAN
   18  SPEAKER OF THE LEGISLATURE. WHENEVER ANY PROVISION OF  THE  CONSTITUTION
   19  REQUIRES  SUBMISSION  OF  ANY MATTER TO, OR ACTION BY, THE ASSEMBLY, THE
   20  SENATE OR JOINT SESSION THEREOF, OR  MEMBERS  OF  EITHER  BODY  OR  BOTH
   21  BODIES, IT SHALL AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, BE CONSTRUED
   22  TO MEAN THE LEGISLATURE HEREIN PROVIDED FOR.
   23    S 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendments be
   24  referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
   25  next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
   26  conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
   27  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.
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