NY State Senate Bill 2017-S2056

Senate Bill S2056

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to increasing the terms of office of members of the legislature to four years and prohibiting legislators from receiving outside income from active employment

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Delivered to Governor
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Feb 15, 2018	opinion referred to judiciary
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Feb 10, 2017	opinion referred to judiciary
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2017-S2056 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Judiciary
Law Section:: Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:: Amd Art 3 §2, add §6-a, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:: S6356

2017-S2056 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to increasing the terms of office of members of the legislature to four years and prohibiting legislators from receiving outside income from active employment.

2017-S2056 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2056

 TITLE OF BILL :  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
legislature to four years and prohibiting legislators from receiving
outside income from active employment

 PURPOSE OF BILL :

To increase the terms of office of members of the legislature to four
years and prohibit legislators from receiving outside income from
active employment.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Amends Section 2 of Article 3 of the Constitution to
increase the terms of office of members of the legislature from two to
four years.

Section 2. Amends Article 3 of the Constitution by adding a new
Section 6-a which prohibits outside income from active employment for
members of the legislature.

Section 3. Effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Numerous government reform organizations throughout New York state
have called for limiting outside income for members of the legislature
in order to restrict the potential for conflicts of interest and
unethical behavior by legislators who are seeking to enrich
themselves. This constitutional amendment proposes to address this
concern by banning outside income from active employment for members
of the legislature, while providing additional stability for
legislators by extending their term of office to four years.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

S.6356 of 2016: Died in Senate Judiciary.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment be
referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.

2017-S2056 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2056
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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 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 prohibiting legislators from receiving outside
   income from active employment
 
   Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur),  That section 2 of arti-
 cle 3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   § 2. The senate shall consist of fifty members, except as  hereinafter
 provided.  The  senators  elected  in the year [one] TWO thousand [eight
 hundred and ninety-five] TWENTY-TWO, AND THEIR SUCCESSORS,  shall  [hold
 their  offices]  BE CHOSEN for [three] FOUR years[, and their successors
 shall be chosen for two  years].  The  assembly  shall  consist  of  one
 hundred  and  fifty  members.  The  assembly members elected in the year
 [one] TWO thousand [nine hundred and thirty-eight] TWENTY-TWO, and their
 successors, shall be chosen for [two] FOUR years.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That article 3 of the  consti-
 tution be amended by adding a new section 6-a to read as follows:
   §  6-A. PROHIBITION ON OUTSIDE INCOME FROM ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT.  MEMBERS
 OF THE SENATE OR ASSEMBLY SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM RECEIVING  ANY  ADDI-
 TIONAL INCOME DERIVED FROM OUTSIDE ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT AS DEFINED BY LAW.
   §  3.  Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
 next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
 conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89041-01-7

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