STATE OF NEW YORK
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4546
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 4, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. LANCMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Operations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing amendments to section 1 of article 3 of the constitution, in
relation to the reorganization of the legislature
1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of article
2 3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
3 Section 1. [The legislative power of this state shall be vested in the
4 senate and assembly.] Commencing with the regular session of the legis-
5 lature to be held in January, two thousand fifteen, the legislative
6 authority of the state shall be vested in a legislature consisting of
7 one chamber with one hundred one members. All authority vested by the
8 constitution or laws of the state in the senate, assembly or joint
9 session thereof, in so far as applicable, shall be and hereby is vested
10 in said legislature of one chamber. All provisions in the constitution
11 and laws of the state relating to the legislature, the senate, or member
12 of the senate, the assembly, or member of the assembly, shall, in so far
13 as said provisions are applicable, apply to and mean said legislature of
14 one chamber hereby created and the members thereof. All references to
15 clerk of the assembly or secretary of senate shall mean, when applica-
16 ble, the clerk of the legislature of one chamber. All references to the
17 speaker of the assembly or temporary president of the senate shall mean
18 speaker of the legislature. Whenever any provision of the constitution
19 requires submission of any matter to, or action by, the assembly, the
20 senate or joint session thereof, or members of either body or both
21 bodies, it shall after January first, two thousand fifteen, be construed
22 to mean the legislature herein provided for.
23 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendments be
24 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
25 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
26 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
27 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD89051-02-1
