Bill Text: NY A08499 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 8499 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Classifies the position of member of the legislature as a full-time position.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-14 - opinion referred to judiciary [A08499 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A08499-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8499

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     August 7, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. D'URSO -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Governmental Operations

                    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

        proposing  an amendment to article 3 of the constitution, in relation to
          classifying the position of member of the legislature as  a  full-time
          position

     1    Section  1.  Resolved  (if  the  Senate concur), That article 3 of the
     2  constitution be amended by adding a new section 8-a to read as follows:
     3    § 8-a. The position of member of the legislature shall be a  full-time
     4  position.
     5    §  2.  Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing be referred
     6  to the first  regular  legislative  session  convening  after  the  next
     7  succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform-
     8  ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3
     9  months previous to the time of such election.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD89134-01-9