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Assembly Bill A4541

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to imposing term limits for members of the assembly and senate of New York

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2025-A4541 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2-a, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A8223
2023-2024: A3032

2025-A4541 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that members of the assembly and senate of New York shall not serve more than six two-year terms in either house.

2025-A4541 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4541
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental 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:
   §  2-A.  LEGISLATIVE TERM LIMITS. MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE SHALL NOT
 SERVE MORE THAN SIX TWO-YEAR TERMS IN THE SENATE OR MORE THAN  SIX  TWO-
 YEAR TERMS IN THE ASSEMBLY. IN NO EVENT MAY A LEGISLATOR SERVE MORE THAN
 TWELVE YEARS IN EITHER THE SENATE OR ASSEMBLY.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect December 31, 2026 and shall apply to
 elections held after such date.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07169-01-5

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