- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Senate
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| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE | |
|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2022 | opinion referred to judiciary |
| Jan 05, 2022 | to attorney-general for opinion referred to judiciary |
| Feb 18, 2021 | opinion referred to judiciary |
| Jan 21, 2021 | to attorney-general for opinion |
| Jan 19, 2021 | referred to judiciary |
co-Sponsors
Joseph Giglio
Robert Smullen
Mary Beth Walsh
Brian D. Miller
View additional co-sponsorsMark Walczyk
Marianne Buttenschon
Michael Lawler
2021-A2612 (ACTIVE) - Details
See Senate Version of this Bill: S3875 Current Committee: Assembly Judiciary Law Section: Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend Laws Affected: Amd Art 4 §1, Art 5 §1, Art 3 §2, Constn Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions: 2009-2010: S3138
2011-2012: S2847
2013-2014: S2218
2015-2016: A7775, S4470
2017-2018: A3725, A9735, S1228
2019-2020: A1478, S2032
2023-2024: A2597, S1515
2021-A2612 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes term limits for the offices of governor, attorney-general and comptroller; limits the amount of time any person can act as governor; limits terms of office of members of the legislature.
2021-A2612 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2612 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 19, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER, J. M. GIGLIO, SMULLEN, WALSH, B. MILLER, WALCZYK, BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 4 of the constitution, in relation to term limits for the office of governor; proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 5 of the constitution, in relation to term limits for the offices of comptroller and attorney-general; and proposing an amendment to section 2 of article 3 of the constitu- tion, in relation to limiting the terms of office as a member of the legislature any person may serve Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of article 4 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: Section 1. The executive power shall be vested in the governor, who shall hold office for four years; the lieutenant-governor shall be chosen at the same time, and for the same term. The governor and lieu- tenant-governor shall be chosen at the general election held in the year nineteen hundred thirty-eight, and each fourth year thereafter. They shall be chosen jointly, by the casting by each voter of a single vote applicable to both offices, and the legislature by law shall provide for making such choice in such manner. The respective persons having the highest number of votes cast jointly for them for governor and lieuten- ant-governor respectively shall be elected. NO PERSON SHALL BE ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR MORE THAN TWICE, AND NO PERSON WHO HAS HELD THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR OR ACTED AS GOVERNOR FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS OF A TERM TO WHICH ANOTHER PERSON WAS ELECTED GOVERNOR SHALL BE ELECTED MORE THAN ONCE. THE LIMITATION ON THE TERMS OF OFFICE THAT ANY PERSON CAN BE ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY PERSON HOLDING THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SENTENCE. PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN TWICE ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR AND WHO IS IN THE LINE OF SUCCESSION TO SUCH OFFICE, PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL BE PASSED OVER IN THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD89006-01-1 A. 2612 2 LINE OF SUCCESSION AND THE NEXT PERSON IN THE LINE OF SUCCESSION SHALL ACT AS GOVERNOR. § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of article 5 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: Section 1. The comptroller and attorney-general shall be chosen at the same general election as the governor and hold office for the same term, and shall possess the qualifications provided in section 2 of article IV. The legislature shall provide for filling vacancies in the office of comptroller and of attorney-general. No election of a comptroller or an attorney-general shall be had except at the time of electing a governor. NO PERSON SHALL BE ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OR ATTORNEY-GEN- ERAL WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN ELECTED TO SUCH OFFICE MORE THAN ONCE. THE LIMITATION ON THE TERMS OF OFFICE THAT ANY PERSON CAN BE ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OR ATTORNEY-GENERAL SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY PERSON HOLDING THE OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OR ATTORNEY-GENERAL ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SENTENCE. The comptroller shall be required: (1) to audit all vouchers before payment and all official accounts; (2) to audit the accrual and collection of all revenues and receipts; and (3) to prescribe such methods of accounting as are necessary for the perform- ance of the foregoing duties. The payment of any money of the state, or of any money under its control, or the refund of any money paid to the state, except upon audit by the comptroller, shall be void, and may be restrained upon the suit of any taxpayer with the consent of the supreme court in appellate division on notice to the attorney-general. In such respect the legislature shall define the powers and duties and may also assign to him or her: (1) supervision of the accounts of any political subdivision of the state; and (2) powers and duties pertaining to or connected with the assessment and taxation of real estate, including determination of ratios which the assessed valuation of taxable real property bears to the full valuation thereof, but not including any of those powers and duties reserved to officers of a county, city, town or village by virtue of [sections seven and eight] SECTION ONE of article nine AND SECTION THIRTEEN OF ARTICLE THIRTEEN of this constitution. The legislature shall assign to him or her no administrative duties, except- ing such as may be incidental to the performance of these functions, any other provision of this constitution to the contrary notwithstanding. § 3. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 2 of article 3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: § 2. The senate shall consist of fifty members, except as hereinafter provided. The senators elected in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five shall hold their offices for three years, and their successors shall be chosen for two years. The assembly shall consist of one hundred and fifty members. The assembly members elected in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight, and their successors, shall be chosen for two years. NO PERSON SHALL SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE FOR MORE THAN SIX TWO-YEAR TERMS, WHETHER SUCH SERVICE IS AS A SENATOR, ASSEMBLY MEMBER, OR TERMS AS A SENATOR AND AN ASSEMBLY MEMBER; PROVIDED THAT ANY PARTIAL TERM OF OFFICE HELD AS A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE PRIOR TO THE ELECTION TO A TWO-YEAR TERM SHALL NOT BE USED TO CALCULATE ANY TERM LIMITATION IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH. § 4. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform- ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
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