STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10108 IN ASSEMBLY May 3, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PIROZZOLO -- 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 increasing the length of the term of office and 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] elected for terms of two years; provided, 7 that senators elected in the year two thousand twenty-four and in subse- 8 quent years shall hold their offices for six 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 twenty-four and 13 in subsequent years shall hold their offices for six years. 14 No person elected to office in the senate in the year two thousand 15 twenty-four and in subsequent years shall serve as a member of the 16 senate for more than three consecutive six year terms. No person elected 17 to office in the assembly in the year two thousand twenty-four and in 18 subsequent years shall serve as a member of the assembly for more than 19 three consecutive six year terms. Any partial term of office held as a 20 member of the legislature prior to the election to a consecutive six 21 year term shall not be used to calculate any term limitation imposed 22 pursuant to this paragraph. 23 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the provisions of the fore- 24 going amendments shall apply only to terms of offices commencing after 25 such amendments shall have been adopted pursuant to section 1 of article 26 19 of the constitution. 27 § 3. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendments be 28 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the 29 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in 30 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be 31 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. LBD89139-01-4