New York A 2499: Relates to salary increases for members of the legislature

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A02499 Summary:

BILL NOA02499 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRa

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COSPNSRMolitor

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 3 §6, Constn

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Requires proposed salary increases for members of the legislature to be submitted to the people at the next general election.

Go to top A02499 Actions:

BILL NOA02499 

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01/17/2025referred to governmental operations

01/24/2025to attorney-general for opinion

02/05/2025opinion referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

01/08/2026to attorney-general for opinion

01/30/2026opinion referred to judiciary

05/19/2026held for consideration in governmental operations

Go to topA02499 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Chair:McDonald 
DATE:05/19/2026AYE/NAY:10/4 Action: Held for Consideration McDonaldAyeBeephanNay

GlickAyeSimpsonNay

KimAyeNovakhovNay

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberNay

WilliamsAye

RagaAye

SimoneAye

ShimskyAye

KassayAye

BurroughsAye

Go to topA02499 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA02499 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2499

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 17, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Governmental Operations

 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

 proposing an amendment to section 6 of article 3 of the constitution, in
 relation to salary increases for members of the legislature

 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 6 of article
 2 3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
 3 § 6. (a) Each member of the legislature shall receive for [his or her]
 4 such member's services a like annual salary, to be fixed by law. [He or
 5 she] Each member shall also be reimbursed for [his or her] such member's
 6 actual traveling expenses in going to and returning from the place in
 7 which the legislature meets, not more than once each week while the
 8 legislature is in session. Senators, when the senate alone is convened
 9 in extraordinary session, or when serving as members of the court for
 10 the trial of impeachments, and such members of the assembly, not exceed-
 11 ing nine in number, as shall be appointed managers of an impeachment,
 12 shall receive an additional per diem allowance, to be fixed by law. Any
 13 member, while serving as an officer of [his or her] such member's house
 14 or in any other special capacity therein or directly connected therewith
 15 not hereinbefore in this section specified, may also be paid and
 16 receive, in addition, any allowance which may be fixed by law for the
 17 particular and additional services appertaining to or entailed by such
 18 office or special capacity. Neither the salary of any member nor any
 19 other allowance so fixed may be increased or diminished during, and with
 20 respect to, the term for which [he or she] a member shall have been
 21 elected, nor shall [he or she] any member be paid or receive any other
 22 extra compensation. The provisions of this section and laws enacted in
 23 compliance therewith shall govern and be exclusively controlling,
 24 according to their terms. Members shall continue to receive such salary
 25 and additional allowance as heretofore fixed and provided in this
 26 section, until changed by law pursuant to this section.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD89068-01-5

 A. 2499 2

 1 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
 2 amendment to the legislative law, or any other provision of law that
 3 would result in the increase of salary for members of the legislature,
 4 shall first have been submitted to the people at the next general
 5 election and shall have been approved by a majority of all votes cast
 6 for and against it at such general election. Upon approval by the
 7 people, the amendment to increase legislative member's salaries shall
 8 take effect immediately. The ballots to be furnished for the use of
 9 voters upon submission shall be in the form prescribed by the election
 10 law, and shall set forth the current salary of the members of the legis-
 11 lature, the proposed increased per annum s