A2504-2011 Actions

• Jan 18, 2012: to attorney-general for opinion
• Jan 4, 2012: referred to judiciary
• Jan 19, 2011: referred to judiciary

A2504-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    2504

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                              January 19, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced by M. of A. CLARK, J. RIVERA, ZEBROWSKI, J. MILLER, JEFFRIES,
    COOK,   ROBINSON,  CAMARA,  FINCH,  TOBACCO,  MAYERSOHN,  SCARBOROUGH,
    DenDEKKER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, CALHOUN,  CROUCH,
    MAISEL,  RABBITT,  REILLY, SAYWARD, TOWNS -- read once and referred 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

    Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 2 of article
  3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:

    S 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 TERMS OF two years; PROVIDED,
  THAT SENATORS ELECTED IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN AND IN SUBSEQUENT
  YEARS SHALL HOLD THEIR  OFFICES  FOR  FOUR  YEARS.  The  assembly  shall
  consist  of one hundred and fifty members. The assembly members [elected
  in the year one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  thirty-eight,  and  their
  successors,] shall be [chosen] ELECTED for TERMS OF two years; PROVIDED,
  THAT  ASSEMBLY  MEMBERS  ELECTED IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN AND IN
  SUBSEQUENT YEARS SHALL HOLD THEIR OFFICES FOR FOUR YEARS.
    S 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the provisions of the fore-
  going amendments shall apply only to terms of  office  commencing  after
  such amendments shall have been adopted pursuant to section 1 of article
  19 of the constitution.
    S 3. 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 the 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.
                                                             LBD89085-01-1