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Senate Bill S3808A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Imposes term limits for members of the assembly and senate of New York

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2015-S3808 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4651
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2-a, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6236
2017-2018: S887, A4219
2019-2020: S1093, A8799
2021-2022: S5918
2023-2024: S5324
2025-2026: S3306

2015-S3808 - Summary

Imposes term limits for members of the assembly and senate of New York.

2015-S3808 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3808 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3808

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 17, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. AMEDORE -- 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:

  Section  1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 2-a
to read as follows:
  S 2-A. LEGISLATIVE TERM LIMITS. MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE  SHALL  NOT
SERVE MORE THAN SIX TWO-YEAR TERMS IN EITHER THE SENATE OR THE ASSEMBLY.
IN NO EVENT  MAY A LEGISLATOR SERVE MORE THAN TWELVE YEARS IN EITHER THE
SENATE OR ASSEMBLY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2017.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06533-01-5

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2015-S3808A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4651
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2-a, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6236
2017-2018: S887, A4219
2019-2020: S1093, A8799
2021-2022: S5918
2023-2024: S5324
2025-2026: S3306

2015-S3808A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Imposes term limits for members of the assembly and senate of New York.

2015-S3808A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3808A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 3808--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 17, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. AMEDORE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations  and
  Government  Operations  in  accordance  with  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

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:

  Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section  2-a
to read as follows:
  S  2-A.  LEGISLATIVE TERM LIMITS. MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE SHALL NOT
SERVE MORE THAN SIX TWO-YEAR TERMS IN EITHER THE SENATE OR THE ASSEMBLY.
IN NO EVENT  MAY A LEGISLATOR SERVE MORE THAN TWELVE YEARS IN EITHER THE
SENATE OR ASSEMBLY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06533-02-6

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