Bill Text: NY A02394 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 2394

Introduced

Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 20-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-05 - opinion referred to judiciary [A02394 Detail]

Download: New_York-2025-A02394-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2394

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 16, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RA,  WALSH, TAGUE, SMULLEN, SLATER, SIMPSON,
          PALMESANO, MORINELLO, McDONOUGH, MAHER,  LEMONDES,  GIGLIO,  GANDOLFO,
          DURSO,  DiPIETRO,  K. BROWN, E. BROWN, BRABENEC, BLANKENBUSH, ANGELINO
          -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

                    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 Senate concur), That section 5-b of arti-
     2  cle 3 of the constitution be amended by adding a new subdivision (j)  to
     3  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 Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
    12  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