STATE OF NEW YORK
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5148
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 2, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Operations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to section 2 of article 3 of the constitution, in
relation to increasing the length of the term of office for members of
the legislature
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 § 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 [two] terms of four years.
7 The assembly shall consist of one hundred and fifty members. The assem-
8 bly members [elected in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-
9 eight, and their successors,] shall be [chosen] elected for [two] terms
10 of four years.
11 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendments be
12 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
13 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
14 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
15 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.
LBD89015-02-3
