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A08799 Summary:

BILL NO	A08799
SAME AS	SAME AS S01093
SPONSOR	Johns
COSPNSR	Smith, Mikulin, Miller B, Malliotakis, Lalor
MLTSPNSR
Add §2-a, Leg L
Imposes term limits for members of the assembly and senate of New York.

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A08799 Actions:

BILL NO	A08799
11/25/2019	referred to governmental operations
01/08/2020	referred to governmental operations
07/16/2020	held for consideration in governmental operations

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A08799 Committee Votes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS   Chair:Zebrowski      
DATE:07/16/2020AYE/NAY:10/4  Action: Held for Consideration         
Zebrowski
Aye
Johns
Nay
Galef
Aye
Goodell
Nay
Glick
Aye
Lalor
Nay
Kim
Aye
Byrne
Nay
Buchwald
Aye
Bichotte
Aye
Blake
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Williams
Aye
Epstein
Aye

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A08799 Floor Votes:

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A08799 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8799
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    November 25, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. JOHNS -- read once and referred to the Committee
          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 either the senate or the assembly.
     5  In no event  may a legislator serve more than twelve years in either the
     6  senate or assembly.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2022.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01216-01-9

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