STATE OF NEW YORK
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263
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. PIROZZOLO -- read once and referred to the
Committee 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 and imposing
term limits 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 terms of two years; provided,
7 that senators elected in the year two thousand twenty-six and in subse-
8 quent years shall hold their offices for six years. The assembly shall
9 consist of one hundred and fifty members. The assembly members [elected
10 in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight, and their
11 successors,] shall be [chosen] elected for terms of two years; provided,
12 that assembly members elected in the year two thousand twenty-six and in
13 subsequent years shall hold their offices for six years.
14 No person elected to office in the senate in the year two thousand
15 twenty-six and in subsequent years shall serve as a member of the senate
16 for more than three consecutive six year terms. No person elected to
17 office in the assembly in the year two thousand twenty-six and in subse-
18 quent years shall serve as a member of the assembly for more than three
19 consecutive six year terms. Any partial term of office held as a member
20 of the legislature prior to the election to a consecutive six year term
21 shall not be used to calculate any term limitation imposed pursuant to
22 this paragraph.
23 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the provisions of the fore-
24 going amendments shall apply only to terms of offices commencing after
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 such amendments shall have been adopted pursuant to section 1 of article
2 19 of the constitution.
3 § 3. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendments be
4 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
5 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
6 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
7 published three months previous to the time of such election.
