assembly Bill A1407

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to increasing the length of the term of office for members of the legislature

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 03, 2023 opinion referred to judiciary
Jan 18, 2023 to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 17, 2023 referred to governmental operations

A1407 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 3 §2, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9119
2021-2022: A858

A1407 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the length of the term of office for members of the legislature from two to four years with no member serving more than sixteen years.

A1407 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   1407
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee 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 length of the term of office for members of
   the legislature

   Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 2 of  article
 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 thousand  eight  hundred
 and  ninety-five  shall  hold  their  offices for three years, and their
 successors] shall be [chosen] ELECTED for  [two]  TERMS  OF  FOUR  years
 PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  NO SENATOR SHALL SERVE FOR MORE THAN SIXTEEN YEARS.
 The assembly shall consist of one hundred and fifty members. The  assem-
 bly  members  [elected in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-
 eight, and their successors,] shall be [chosen] ELECTED for [two]  TERMS
 OF FOUR years PROVIDED, HOWEVER, NO ASSEMBLY MEMBER SHALL SERVE FOR MORE
 THAN  SIXTEEN  YEARS.  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  OPERATE  PROSPECTIVELY WITH
 RESPECT TO THE FIRST ELECTION OF SENATORS AND ASSEMBLY MEMBERS NEXT HELD
 AFTER THE AMENDMENTS TO THIS SECTION ARE APPROVED AND  RATIFIED  BY  THE
 PEOPLE AND COME INTO EFFECT.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendments 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 three months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89015-01-3