Bill Text: NY A03855 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-9)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to judiciary [A03855 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A03855-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3855
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 28, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CLARK, J. RIVERA, ZEBROWSKI, GREENE, ERRIGO,
         MILLER, JEFFRIES, COOK, KOON, PERALTA, ROBINSON, CAMARA, FINCH, TOBAC-
         CO -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  BENJAMIN,  BOYLAND,  CROUCH,
         DelMONTE,  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
    1    Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 2 of article
    2  3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
    3    S 2. The senate shall consist of fifty members, except as  hereinafter
    4  provided.  The  senators [elected in the year one thousand eight hundred
    5  and ninety-five shall hold their offices  for  three  years,  and  their
    6  successors]  shall be [chosen] ELECTED for TERMS OF two years; PROVIDED,
    7  THAT SENATORS ELECTED IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN  AND  IN  SUBSE-
    8  QUENT  YEARS SHALL HOLD THEIR OFFICES FOR FOUR YEARS. The assembly shall
    9  consist of one hundred and fifty members. The assembly members  [elected
   10  in  the  year  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and thirty-eight, and their
   11  successors,] shall be [chosen] ELECTED for TERMS OF two years; PROVIDED,
   12  THAT ASSEMBLY MEMBERS ELECTED IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN  AND  IN
   13  SUBSEQUENT YEARS SHALL HOLD THEIR OFFICES FOR FOUR YEARS.
   14    S 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the provisions of the fore-
   15  going  amendments  shall  apply only to terms of office commencing after
   16  such amendments shall have been adopted pursuant to section 1 of article
   17  19 of the constitution.
   18    S 3. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendments be
   19  referred to the first regular legislative session  convening  after  the
   20  next succeeding general election of the members of the assembly, and, in
   21  conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
   22  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.
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