STATE OF NEW YORK
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2991
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 22, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. CLARK, RIVERA, ZEBROWSKI, COOK, ROBINSON, CAMARA,
FINCH, SCARBOROUGH, DenDEKKER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
BOYLAND, CROUCH, MAISEL, RABBITT -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to section 2 of article 3 of the constitution, in
relation to increasing the terms of office of members of the legisla-
ture to four years
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 eighteen and in subse-
8 quent years shall hold their offices for four 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 eighteen and in
13 subsequent years shall hold their offices for four years.
14 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the provisions of the fore-
15 going amendments shall apply only to terms of office commencing after
16 such amendments shall have been adopted pursuant to section 1 of article
17 19 of the constitution.
18 § 3. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendments be
19 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
20 next succeeding general election of the members of the assembly, and, in
21 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
22 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.
LBD89073-01-3
