S 530: Limits the power of the legislature to amend a redistricting plan submitted by the independent redistricting commission where it affects more than two percent of the population of any district contained in such plan.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 530 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing the addition of a new subdivision to section 5-b of article 3 of the constitution, in relation to limiting the power of the legisla- ture to amend a redistricting plan submitted by the independent redis- tricting commission 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 5-b of 2 article 3 of the constitution be amended by adding a new subdivision (j) 3 to read as follows: 4 (j) Any amendments by the senate or assembly to a redistricting plan 5 submitted by the independent redistricting commission, shall not affect 6 more than two percent of the population of any district contained in 7 such plan. If two or more plans for districts in the same legislative 8 house or for congressional districts are submitted by the commission and 9 voted upon by the legislature, such plans shall be considered individ- 10 ually and not combined. 11 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment 12 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the 13 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in 14 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be 15 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD89029-01-5