Senate Bill S2892

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Proposes a constitutional amendment to create a non-partisan apportionment commission

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

2009-S2892 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6878
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 3 §§4 & 5, add §5-b, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S3331, A5271

2009-S2892 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Proposes a constitutional amendment to create a non-partisan five member apportionment committee, four members of which shall be appointed by the majority and minority officers of the legislature and the fifth to be selected by the aforesaid four, to create new legislative districts; requires districts to be as compact as possible; sets standards for establishment of legislative districts.

2009-S2892 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2892 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2892

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to article 3 of the constitution, in relation  to
  creating a non-partisan apportionment commission

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That sections 4 and 5 of
article 3 of the constitution be amended, and a new section 5-b be added
to read as follows:
  S  4. Except as herein otherwise provided, the federal census taken in
the year nineteen hundred thirty and each federal census taken  decenni-
ally  thereafter shall be controlling as to the number of inhabitants in
the state or any part thereof for the purposes of the  apportionment  of
members  of assembly and readjustment or alteration of senate and assem-
bly districts next occurring, in so far as such  census  and  the  tabu-
lation  thereof purport to give the information necessary therefor. [The
legislature] AN APPORTIONMENT COMMISSION, by law, shall provide for  the
making  and  tabulation  by  state  authorities of an enumeration of the
inhabitants of the entire state to be used for such purposes, instead of
a federal census, if the taking of a federal census in  any  tenth  year
from  the  year  nineteen  hundred  thirty  be omitted or if the federal
census fails to show the number of aliens or Indians  not  taxed.  If  a
federal  census, though giving the requisite information as to the state
at large, fails to give the information as to any civil  or  territorial
divisions which is required to be known for such purposes, the [legisla-
ture]  COMMISSION,  by law, shall provide for such an enumeration of the
inhabitants of such parts of the state only as may be  necessary,  which
shall  supersede  in  part  the federal census and be used in connection
therewith for such purposes.  The [legislature] COMMISSION, by law,  may
provide in its discretion for an enumeration by state authorities of the
inhabitants  of  the  state, to be used for such purposes, in place of a
federal census, when the return of a decennial federal census is delayed
so that it is not available at the beginning of the regular  session  of

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

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.