What's happening
This bill limits New York State legislators to four consecutive two-year terms as legislative leaders or committee chairs.
Why it matters
Encourages leadership turnover. By capping consecutive terms for legislative leaders and committee chairs, the bill aims to prevent political entrenchment and ensure more regular opportunities for new voices and perspectives in key positions.
May reduce concentration of power. Limiting how long any one lawmaker can hold a top leadership or chair role helps prevent the accumulation of excessive influence, which has been linked in the past to corruption or lack of accountability in Albany.
Could impact legislative priorities and continuity. Frequent changes in leadership might make long-term planning and policy consistency more challenging, potentially affecting the stability of legislative agendas and committee work.
Affects career trajectories and internal politics. Lawmakers aspiring to leadership will have a clearer time limit, possibly increasing competition and shifting incentives for both rising and current leaders within the legislature.
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Limit Leadership Term Lengths
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Sponsors
8 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Held for consideration in governmental operations
- Referred to governmental operations
- Referred to governmental operations
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5914
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 17, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. KOLB, CROUCH, GIGLIO, MONTESANO, McLAUGHLIN, HAWLEY, FITZPATRICK, MALLIOTAKIS, BRABENEC, GOODELL, LUPINACCI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to limiting the amount of time a legislator may serve as a legislative leader
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 5-b to read as follows:
§ 5-b. Limits on time a legislator may serve as a legislative leader. No member of the legislature may be elected to serve more than four consecutive two year terms as the temporary president of the senate, minority leader of the senate, speaker of the assembly, minority leader of the assembly or the chairperson of any senate or assembly committee.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08089-01-7
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