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                                   7948
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 2, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RODRIGUEZ  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 17 of the laws of 2012 amending the  legislative
   law  relating  to  redistricting of congressional, senate and assembly
   districts, in relation to the submission of a plan  for  redistricting
   of congressional, senate and assembly districts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 4 of chapter 17 of the laws of  2012  amending  the
 legislative  law  relating to redistricting of congressional, senate and
 assembly districts, is amended to read as follows:
   § 4. (a) The independent redistricting commission established pursuant
 to section 5-b of article 3 of the  constitution  shall  submit  to  the
 legislature  such  plan and the implementing legislation therefore on or
 before January first or as soon as practicable thereafter but  no  later
 than  January fifteenth in the year ending in two beginning in two thou-
 sand twenty-two. Within ten days of the plan's submission or within  ten
 days  after  January  first in a year ending in two, whichever is later,
 the implementing legislation shall be voted upon  without  amendment  by
 the  senate  or the assembly. If approved by the first house voting upon
 it, such legislation shall be delivered to the other  house  immediately
 to  be voted upon, without amendment, within five days from delivery. If
 approved by both houses such  legislation  shall  be  presented  to  the
 governor  for action within three days.  IF THE COMMISSION DOES NOT VOTE
 ON ANY REDISTRICTING PLAN OR PLANS, FOR ANY REASON, BY THE DATE REQUIRED
 FOR SUBMISSION OF SUCH PLAN, THE COMMISSION SHALL SUBMIT TO THE LEGISLA-
 TURE ALL PLANS IN ITS POSSESSION, BOTH COMPLETED AND IN DRAFT FORM,  AND
 THE DATA UPON WHICH SUCH PLANS ARE BASED.
   (b) If either house shall fail to approve the legislation implementing
 the  first  redistricting  plan,  or the governor shall veto such legis-
 lation and the legislature shall fail to override such veto  within  ten
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 days  of  such veto, each house or the governor, if he or she vetoes it,
 shall notify the commission that such legislation has  been  disapproved
 within  three  days  of  such  disapproval.  Within fifteen days of such
 notification  and in no case later than February twenty-eighth of a year
 ending in two, the redistricting commission shall prepare and submit  to
 the legislature a second redistricting plan and the necessary implement-
 ing  legislation  for  such plan. Within ten days of its submission such
 legislation shall be voted upon, without amendment,  by  the  senate  or
 assembly and, if approved by the first house voting upon it, such legis-
 lation  shall  be  delivered  to the other house immediately to be voted
 upon without amendment, within five days from delivery. If  approved  by
 both  houses,  such  legislation  shall be presented to the governor for
 action within three days.
   (c) If either house shall fail to approve the legislation implementing
 the second redistricting plan, or the governor shall  veto  such  legis-
 lation  and  the legislature shall fail to override such veto within ten
 days of such veto, OR IF THE COMMISSION DOES NOT VOTE ON ANY REDISTRICT-
 ING PLAN OR PLANS, FOR ANY REASON, BY THE DATE REQUIRED  FOR  SUBMISSION
 OF SUCH PLAN AND THE COMMISSION SUBMITTED TO THE LEGISLATURE PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION  (A)  OF  THIS  SECTION  ALL  PLANS  IN ITS POSSESSION, BOTH
 COMPLETED AND IN DRAFT FORM, AND THE DATA  UPON  WHICH  SUCH  PLANS  ARE
 BASED, each house shall introduce such implementing legislation with any
 amendments  each house deems necessary. If approved by both houses, such
 legislation shall be presented to the governor for action  within  three
 days.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.