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- Referred to governmental operations
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 56–5
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.24
- Referred to investigations and government operations
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to governmental operations
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 57–4
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- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.836
- Referred to investigations and government operations
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Limits tenure of temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, minority leaders and committee chairs
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Operations · Sponsor Sandy Galef
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S3556
Title of bill
An act to amend the legislative law, in relation to limiting the amount of time any member of the legislature may serve as temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, minority leader of the senate, minority leader of the assembly or chairman of a legislative committee
Purpose
This bill limits the tenure of legislative leaders and commit- tee chairs.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends the Legislative Law by adding two new sections, 5-b and 5-c.
* 5-b limits the tenure of the temporary president, speaker and minority leaders to less than twelve (12) years.
* 5-c limits the tenure of the committee chair of a single committee to no more than eight (8) years with an exception for the Committee on Rules where there is no limit.
Section 2 details the effective date.
Justification
This bill is intended to keep New York State's leader- ship fresh and innovative, to allow an influx of new voices and perspec- tives in order to make better and broader the representation of the people of New York in the State's legislature.
Legislative history
2011-12 S. 4877 - Investigations and Gov. Operations/A. 2415 Gov. Operations Similar to: A.11233 and S.3139 of 2009/2010 S.4737 of 2007/2008
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediate.
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