New York A 10427: Repeals the emergency or disaster treatment protection act

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A10427 Summary:

BILL NOA10427 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORShrestha

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 3 §2, Art 4 §1, Art 5 §1, Constn

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Increases the length of the term of office for members of the legislature from two to four years with no member serving more than sixteen years; imposes term limits on the governor, lieutenant-governor, comptroller, and attorney-general.

Go to top A10427 Actions:

BILL NOA10427 

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03/06/2026referred to governmental operations

03/11/2026to attorney-general for opinion

04/06/2026opinion referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10427

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 6, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. SHRESTHA -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee 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 for members of
 the legislature; proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 4 of
 the constitution, in relation to term limits for the office of gover-
 nor and lieutenant-governor; and proposing an amendment to section 1
 of article 5 of the constitution, in relation to term limits for the
 offices of comptroller and attorney-general

 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 [two] terms of four years
 7 provided, further, no senator shall serve for more than sixteen years.
 8 The assembly shall consist of one hundred and fifty members. The assem-
 9 bly members [elected in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-
 10 eight, and their successors,] shall be [chosen] elected for [two] terms
 11 of four years; provided, however, no assembly member shall serve for
 12 more than sixteen years. Provided, further, any term already served by a
 13 sitting senator or assembly member prior to the amendments to this
 14 section being approved and ratified by the people and coming into effect
 15 shall be excluded from the limits on service set forth by this section.
 16 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of article 4 of
 17 the constitution be amended to read as follows:
 18 Section 1. (a) The executive power shall be vested in the governor,
 19 who shall hold office for four years; the lieutenant-governor shall be
 20 chosen at the same time, and for the same term. The governor and lieu-
 21 tenant-governor shall be chosen at the general election held in the year
 22 nineteen hundred thirty-eight, and each fourth year thereafter. They
 23 shall be chosen jointly, by the casting by each voter of a single vote
 24 applicable to both offices, and the legislature by law shall provide for
 25 making such choice in such manner. The respective persons having the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD89125-01-5

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 1 highest number of votes cast jointly for them for governor and lieuten-
 2 ant-governor respectively shall be elected.
 3 (b) No person shall be elected to the office of the governor more than
 4 three times. Provided, however, any term already served by a sitting
 5 governor prior to the amendments to this section being approved and
 6 ratified by the people and coming into effect shall be excluded from the
 7 limits on service set forth by this section. Provided, further, that a
 8 person who has been thrice elected to the office of governor and who is
 9 in the line of succession to such office, pursuant to section six of
 10 this article, shall be passed over in the line of succession and the
 11 next person in the line of succession shall act as governor.
 12 (c) No person shall be elected to the office of the lieutenant-gover-
 13 n