Bill Text: NY A05830 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that members of the legislature shall not serve more than three four-year terms in either house; service is limited to twelve consecutive years in each house.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to governmental operations [A05830 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A05830-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5830
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 16, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M. of A. WOERNER, McLAUGHLIN, DiPIETRO, HAWLEY -- Multi-
          Sponsored by -- M. of A. LOPEZ, McKEVITT -- read once and referred  to
          the Committee 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:
     1    Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section  2-a
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  2-a.  Legislative term limits. Members of the legislature shall not
     4  serve more than three four-year terms in either the senate or the assem-
     5  bly. In no event  may a legislator serve more  than  twelve  consecutive
     6  years in either the senate or assembly.
     7    §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; only terms commenced on
     8  or after such date shall be counted  toward  an  individual's  years  of
     9  service.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04510-01-7