Senate Bill S1752A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Proposes an amendment to section 2 of article 3 of the constitution, in relation to increasing term limits and limiting the number of terms

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S1752 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 3 §2, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2891
2013-2014: S2828
2017-2018: S3125
2019-2020: S4387
2021-2022: S4802
2023-2024: S7916

2015-S1752 - Summary

Relates to increasing term limits and limiting the number of terms of office a member of the legislature may serve.

2015-S1752 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1752 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1752

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed 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  and  limiting the terms of office as a member of the legislature
  any person may serve

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 2 of  arti-
cle 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 FOURTEEN AND IN SUBSE-
QUENT YEARS SHALL HOLD THEIR OFFICES FOR SIX 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 FOURTEEN AND IN
SUBSEQUENT YEARS SHALL HOLD THEIR OFFICES FOR FOUR YEARS.
  NO PERSON SHALL SERVE AS A SENATOR FOR MORE THAN THREE CONSECUTIVE SIX
YEAR TERMS, PROVIDED THAT ANY SENATOR WHO LEAVES HIS OR HER SERVICE AS A
SENATOR FOR AT LEAST ONE TERM, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE AN  ADDITIONAL
THREE CONSECUTIVE SIX YEAR TERMS.
  NO  PERSON  SHALL SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY FOR MORE THAN FOUR
CONSECUTIVE FOUR YEAR TERMS, PROVIDED THAT ANY MEMBER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY
WHO LEAVES HIS OR HER OFFICE FOR AT LEAST ONE TERM, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO
SERVE AN ADDITIONAL FOUR CONSECUTIVE FOUR YEAR TERMS.
  S  2.  Resolved  (if  the Assembly concur), That the provisions of the
foregoing amendments shall apply only to  terms  of  offices  commencing
after  such  amendments shall have been adopted pursuant to section 1 of
article 19 of the constitution.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2015-S1752A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 3 §2, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2891
2013-2014: S2828
2017-2018: S3125
2019-2020: S4387
2021-2022: S4802
2023-2024: S7916

2015-S1752A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to increasing term limits and limiting the number of terms of office a member of the legislature may serve.

2015-S1752A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1752A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 1752--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Judiciary  --
  recommitted  to  the  Committee on Judiciary in accordance with Senate
  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

            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 and limiting the terms of office as a member of  the  legislature
  any person may serve

  Section  1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 2 of arti-
cle 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  SIX  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.
  NO PERSON SHALL SERVE AS A SENATOR FOR MORE THAN THREE CONSECUTIVE SIX
YEAR TERMS, PROVIDED THAT ANY SENATOR WHO LEAVES HIS OR HER SERVICE AS A
SENATOR FOR AT LEAST ONE TERM, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE AN  ADDITIONAL
THREE CONSECUTIVE SIX YEAR TERMS.
  NO  PERSON  SHALL SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY FOR MORE THAN FOUR
CONSECUTIVE FOUR YEAR TERMS, PROVIDED THAT ANY MEMBER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY
WHO LEAVES HIS OR HER OFFICE FOR AT LEAST ONE TERM, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO
SERVE AN ADDITIONAL FOUR CONSECUTIVE FOUR YEAR TERMS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89062-02-6
              

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