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A 4541: Provides that members of the assembly and senate of New York shall not serve more than six two-year terms in either house.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 10, 2026

What A 4541 does, verified January 10, 2026

The proposed law aims to establish term limits for members of the state legislature in New York. Members of the Senate and Assembly are not allowed to serve more than six two-year terms or six four-year terms, whichever comes first. This means a legislator cannot serve for more than twelve years in either the Senate or Assembly. The law will take effect on December 31, 2026, and will apply to elections held after that date.

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Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
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Jan. 07, 2026referred to governmental operations
Feb. 04, 2025referred to governmental operations
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 4, 2025 · 193 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4541 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to imposing term limits for members of the assembly and senate of the state of New York The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 2-a 2 to read as follows: 3 § 2-a. Legislative term limits. Members of the legislature shall not 4 serve more than six two-year terms in the senate or more than six two- 5 year terms in the assembly. In no event may a legislator serve more than 6 twelve years in either the senate or assembly. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect December 31, 2026 and shall apply to 8 elections held after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07169-01-5 
Text of A 4541 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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