A 263: Increases the length of the term of office of members of the legislature to six years; imposes term limits for members of the legislature.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 263 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ 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-six 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-six and in 13 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-six and in subsequent years shall serve as a member of the senate 16 for more than three consecutive six year terms. No person elected to 17 office in the assembly in the year two thousand twenty-six and in subse- 18 quent years shall serve as a member of the assembly for more than three 19 consecutive six year terms. Any partial term of office held as a member 20 of the legislature prior to the election to a consecutive six year term 21 shall not be used to calculate any term limitation imposed pursuant to 22 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 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD89011-01-5 
 A. 263 2 1 such amendments shall have been adopted pursuant to section 1 of article 2 19 of the constitution. 3 § 3. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendments be 4 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the 5 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in 6 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be 7 published three months previous to the time of such election.