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A04541 Summary:

BILL NOA04541
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORGallahan
 
COSPNSRAngelino
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §2-a, Leg L
 
Provides that members of the assembly and senate of New York shall not serve more than six two-year terms in either house.
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A04541 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          4541
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 4, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        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, 2026 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.
                                                                   LBD07169-01-5
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