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Feb 15, 2013 |
opinion referred to judiciary |
Jan 22, 2013 |
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Jan 14, 2013 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S2202
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
2013-S2202 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
- Laws Affected:
- Amd Art 3 §2, Art 4 §1, Art 5 §1, Constn
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S21
2011-2012: S4250
2015-2016: S4352
2013-S2202 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2202 TITLE OF BILL: 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 legislature to four years and limiting the terms of office as a member of the legislature any person may serve; proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 4 of the constitution, in relation to limiting the terms of office as governor or lieutenant governor any person may serve; and proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 5 of the constitution, in relation to limiting the terms of office as comptroller or attorney-general any person may serve PURPOSE: This legislation aims to expand and limit legislative terms in an attempt to reform state government. The 12 consecutive years provided by this amendment would allow elected officials to accrue seniority without remaining so long as to constrict the influx of new people and ideas into New York State Government. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This legislation would amend section 2 of article 3 of the constitution in relation to increasing the terms of office of members of the legislature to four years and limiting the terms of office as
2013-S2202 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2202 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 14, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADAMS -- 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 to four years and limiting the terms of office as a member of the legislature any person may serve; proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 4 of the constitution, in relation to limiting the terms of office as governor or lieutenant governor any person may serve; and proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 5 of the constitution, in relation to limiting the terms of office as comptroller or attor- ney-general 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 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. NO PERSON SHALL SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE FOR MORE THAN THREE CONSECUTIVE FOUR YEAR TERMS, WHETHER SUCH SERVICE IS AS A SENATOR, ASSEMBLY MEMBER, OR CONSECUTIVE TERMS AS A SENATOR AND AN ASSEMBLY MEMBER; PROVIDED THAT ANY PARTIAL TERM OF OFFICE HELD AS A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE PRIOR TO THE ELECTION TO A CONSECUTIVE FOUR YEAR TERM SHALL NOT BE USED TO CALCULATE ANY TERM LIMITATION IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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