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Assembly Bill A31

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides for the establishment of state legislative districts by a nonpartisan commission, having no members of the legislature, pursuant to law

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2019-A31 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Add Art 3 §5-c, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4253
2011-2012: A5603
2013-2014: A1241
2015-2016: A1664
2017-2018: A122

2019-A31 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the establishment of state legislative districts by a nonpartisan commission, having no members of the legislature, pursuant to law; makes the commission's final apportionment subject to legislative approval.

2019-A31 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    31
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing  an amendment to article 3 of the constitution, in relation to
   nonpartisan establishment of state legislative districts

   Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur),  That  article  3  of  the
 constitution be amended by adding a new section 5-c to read as follows:
   §  5-C.  A  NONPARTISAN COMMISSION COMPRISED OF QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS,
 THAT SHALL CONSIST OF MEMBERS THAT ARE NOT  ELECTED  TO  THE  SENATE  OR
 ASSEMBLY,  SHALL  APPORTION  SENATE  AND ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS ACCORDING TO
 POPULATION AND GEOGRAPHICAL GUIDELINES  AND  REQUIREMENTS  CONTAINED  IN
 THIS  ARTICLE  AND  OTHER APPLICABLE LAW.  THE LEGISLATURE SHALL APPOINT
 MEMBERS TO THE COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION'S FINAL APPORTIONMENT  BOUNDA-
 RIES  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT TO LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL.  THE LEGISLATURE SHALL
 ENACT SUCH LAWS AS ARE NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
 SECTION.
   §  2. Resolved (if the Senate 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.
                                                            LBD89011-01-9

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