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S2722Senate2015-2016 SessionSame asA4677

Limits tenure of temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, majority and minority leaders and committee chairs

Sponsor Joseph A. GriffoSD-47+16 co-sponsorsAffects Legal
Status
In Assembly Committee
Governmental Operations
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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Primary sponsor
Joseph A. Griffo

Senator · Senate District 47

Chair, Energy And Telecommunications

History

  1. Referred to governmental operations
  2. Returned to assembly
  3. Repassed senate
  4. Amended on third reading 2722d
  5. Amended on third reading (t) 2722c
  6. Vote reconsidered - restored to third reading
  7. Returned to senate
  8. Recalled from assembly
  9. Referred to governmental operations
  10. Delivered to assembly
  11. Passed senateVote 50–12
  12. Ordered to third reading cal.6
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  1. Committee discharged and committed to rules
  2. Referred to investigations and government operations
  3. Returned to senate
  4. Died in assembly
  5. Referred to governmental operations
  6. Delivered to assembly
  7. Passed senateVote 55–7
  8. Amended on third reading 2722b
  9. Ordered to third reading cal.73
  10. Committee discharged and committed to rules
  11. Print number 2722a
  12. Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations
  13. Referred to investigations and government operations

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A4677Assembly

Limits tenure of temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, majority and minority leaders and committee chairs

In Assembly Committee · Governmental Operations · Sponsor Sandy Galef

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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, majority leader of the senate, majority leader 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 committee 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, majority and minority leaders to no more than eight (8) years.

* 5-c limits the tenure of the committee chair of a single legislative committee to no more than eight (8) years.

Section 2 details the effective date.

Justification

This bill is intended to keep New York State's leadership fresh and innovative, to allow an influx of new voices and perspectives in order to make better and broader the representation of the people of New York in the State's legislature.

Legislative history

2013-14 - S. 3556 - Passed Senate/A. 7026 - Governmental Operations Committee.

Fiscal implications

None.

Effective date

Immediate.

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