Bill Text: NY S05918 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 5918 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides that members of the assembly and senate of New York shall not serve more than six two year terms.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [S05918 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S05918-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5918

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     March 22, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. MARTUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
          ment Operations

        AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to imposing term limits
          for members of the assembly and senate of the state of New York

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 2-a
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 2-a. Legislative term limits. Members of the legislature  shall  not
     4  serve more than six two-year terms in either the senate or the assembly.
     5  In  no event may a legislator serve more than twelve years in either the
     6  senate or assembly.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10584-01-1