STATE OF NEW YORK
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8501
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
August 7, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. D'URSO -- 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 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 for two years. The assembly shall consist of
7 one hundred and fifty members. The assembly members elected in the year
8 one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight, and their successors, shall
9 be chosen for two years.
10 No person elected to office in the senate in the year two thousand
11 twenty and in subsequent years shall serve as a member of the senate for
12 more than four four year terms. No person elected to office in the
13 assembly in the year two thousand twenty and in subsequent years shall
14 serve as a member of the assembly for more than four four year terms.
15 Any partial term of office held as a member of the legislature prior to
16 the election to a four year term shall not be used to calculate any term
17 limitation imposed pursuant to this paragraph.
18 § 2. 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 members of the assembly, and, in
21 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
22 published 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.
LBD89132-01-9
