New York S 8467: Relates to the redistricting of congressional and state legislative districts

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S08467 Summary:

BILL NOS08467 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09014

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SPONSORGIANARIS

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COSPNSRGOUNARDES, HINCHEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KRUEGER, MAYER, RIVERA, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 3 §4, add Art 3 §5-c, Constn

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Relates to the redistricting of congressional and state legislative districts and to redistricting in the event that another state has acted to determine the district lines for congressional offices more than once in less than ten years.

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BILL NOS08467 

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07/30/2025REFERRED TO RULES

07/30/2025TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

08/20/2025OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/08/2026TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

02/05/2026OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8467

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 July 30, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KRUEGER, MAYER, RIVERA,
 SKOUFIS, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed
 to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

 proposing an amendment to section 4 of article 3 of the constitution, in
 relation to the redistricting of congressional and state legislative
 districts; and proposing an amendment to article 3 of the constitu-
 tion, in relation to redistricting in the event that another state has
 acted to determine the district lines for congressional offices more
 than once in less than ten years

 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concurs), That subdivision (e) of
 2 section 4 of article 3 of the constitution be amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 (e) The process for redistricting congressional and state legislative
 5 districts established by this section and sections five and five-b of
 6 this article, as well as the process for redistricting congressional
 7 districts established by section five-c of this article, when applica-
 8 ble, shall govern redistricting in this state except to the extent that
 9 a court is required to order the adoption of, or changes to, a redis-
 10 tricting plan as a remedy for a violation of law.
 11 A reapportionment plan and the districts contained in such plan shall
 12 be in force until the effective date of a plan based upon the subsequent
 13 federal decennial census taken in a year ending in zero unless modified
 14 pursuant to court order.
 15 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concurs), That article 3 of the consti-
 16 tution be amended by adding a new section 5-c to read as follows:
 17 § 5-c. In the event that another state has acted to determine the
 18 district lines for congressional offices more than once in less than ten
 19 years, other than in circumstances where such state has been ordered to
 20 do so by a court, the state of New York, by an act of the legislature,
 21 may also act to determine the district lines for congressional offices,
 22 notwithstanding any law or other provision of this article to the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD89123-02-5

 S. 8467 2

 1 contrary, provided, however, that the legislature shall use the princi-
 2 ples set forth in paragraphs one through five of subdivision (c) of
 3 section four of this article in the determination of the district lines
 4 for congressional offices.
 5 § 3. Resolved (if the Assembly concurs), That the foregoing amendment
 6 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
 7 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
 8 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
 9 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.

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