Bill Text: NY A08223 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 8223 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides that members of the assembly and senate of New York shall not serve more than six two year terms in either house.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to governmental operations [A08223 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A08223-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8223

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     August 25, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee 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 six two-year terms in the senate or more than  six  two-
     5  year terms in the assembly. In no event may a legislator serve more than
     6  twelve years in either the senate or assembly.
     7    §  2.  This act shall take effect December 31, 2022 and shall apply to
     8  elections held after such date.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11493-01-1