STATE OF NEW YORK
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4816
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 8, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. KOLB, BURLING, BUTLER, CALHOUN, CORWIN, CROUCH,
GIGLIO, MOLINARO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, DUPREY --
read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to limiting the amount
of time a legislator may serve as a legislative leader
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 5-b
2 to read as follows:
3 § 5-b. Limits on time a legislator may serve as a legislative leader.
4 No member of the legislature may be elected to serve more than four
5 consecutive two year terms as the temporary president of the senate,
6 minority leader of the senate, speaker of the assembly, minority leader
7 of the assembly or the chairperson of any senate or assembly committee.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
9 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05522-01-1
