What's happening
This bill limits New York legislators from serving more than eight years as chamber leaders or as chair of any single committee.
Why it matters
Reduces concentration of power. by ensuring that no single legislator can dominate leadership or committee chair positions for extended periods, which could encourage more open and competitive internal elections.
Encourages legislative turnover and fresh perspectives. in key decision-making roles, potentially leading to new ideas and approaches within important leadership and committee positions.
Limits opportunities for entrenched political alliances. that can arise from long-term control, possibly making legislative processes more responsive to changing public priorities and less prone to insider influence.
Could shift internal dynamics and succession planning. within both parties, as members would need to plan for leadership changes more frequently, potentially impacting legislative agendas and relationships.
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- Referred to investigations and government operations
- Referred to investigations and government operations
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2010
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 18, 2019
Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, AMEDORE, CARLUCCI, FUNKE, GALLIVAN, HELMING, JACOBS, O'MARA, ORTT, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations
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
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 two new sections 5-b and 5-c to read as follows:
§ 5-b. Limitation on tenure of temporary president, speaker and minority leaders. No member of the legislature shall hold the office of temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, majority leader of the senate, majority leader of the assembly, minority leader of the senate or minority leader of the assembly for more than eight years.
§ 5-c. Limitation on tenure of legislative committee chairman. No member of the legislature shall be the chairman of any single legislative committee for more than eight consecutive years.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06958-01-9
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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
2017-18 - S. 1229 - Passed Senate/A. 6109 - Governmental Operations Committee. 2015-16 - S. 2722D - Passed Senate/A. 4677D - Governmental Operations Committee. 2013-14 - S. 3556 - Passed Senate/A. 7026 - Governmental Operations Committee.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediate.
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