Assembly Bill A4302

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Increases the term of office of members of the legislature to 4 years; limits statewide elected officers and legislators to 3 consecutive 4 year terms

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  • 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

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2011-A4302 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 3 §2, Art 4 §1, Art 5 §1, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A4145

2011-A4302 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the term of office of members of the legislature to 4 years; limits statewide elected officers and legislators to 3 consecutive 4 year terms.

2011-A4302 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  4302

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CAMARA, KOLB, SAYWARD, CASTRO, BARRON -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. McDONOUGH -- read once and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Governmental Operations

            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 and limiting the terms of office as a member of the
  legislature any person may serve; proposing an amendment to section  1
  of article 4 of the constitution, in relation to limiting the terms of
  office  as  governor  or lieutenant governor any person may serve; and
  proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 5 of the  constitution,
  in  relation  to limiting the terms of office as comptroller or attor-
  ney-general any person may serve

  Section 1. RESOLVED (if the Senate concur), That section 2 of  article
3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S  2. The senate shall consist of fifty members, except as hereinafter
provided. The senators [elected in the year one thousand  eight  hundred
and  ninety-five  shall  hold  their  offices for three years, and their
successors] shall be [chosen] ELECTED for TERMS OF two years;  PROVIDED,
THAT  SENATORS ELECTED IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWELVE AND IN SUBSEQUENT
YEARS SHALL HOLD THEIR OFFICES FOR  FOUR  YEARS.    The  assembly  shall
consist  of one hundred and fifty members. The assembly members [elected
in the year one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  thirty-eight,  and  their
successors,] shall be [chosen] ELECTED for TERMS OF two years; PROVIDED,
THAT  ASSEMBLY  MEMBERS  ELECTED  IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWELVE AND IN
SUBSEQUENT YEARS SHALL HOLD THEIR OFFICES FOR FOUR YEARS.
  NO PERSON SHALL SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE  LEGISLATURE  FOR  MORE  THAN
THREE CONSECUTIVE FOUR YEAR TERMS, WHETHER SUCH SERVICE IS AS A SENATOR,
ASSEMBLY  MEMBER,  OR  CONSECUTIVE  TERMS  AS  A SENATOR AND AN ASSEMBLY
MEMBER; PROVIDED THAT ANY PARTIAL TERM OF OFFICE HELD AS A MEMBER OF THE
LEGISLATURE PRIOR TO THE ELECTION TO A CONSECUTIVE FOUR YEAR TERM  SHALL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89050-01-1
              

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