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NY A03788

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/30/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jeffrey Dinowitz

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 7 of Article 3 of the New York State Constitution to require legislators who move out of their elected district during their term to immediately vacate their seat

  • Current law only requires residency in the district for 12 months prior to election, with no requirement to maintain residency during the term

  • Updates gendered language throughout the section, replacing "he or she" and "his or her" with gender-neutral terms like "such person," "such member," and "their"

  • As a constitutional amendment, must be passed by two successive legislatures and then approved by voters in a general election referendum

Legislative Description

Requires that if a member of the legislature shall move their residence out of the senate or assembly district they were elected to serve during the time for which such member was elected they shall immediately vacate their seat in the legislature.

Last Action

opinion referred to judiciary

1/30/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/30/2026
Governmental Operations1/7/2026
Judiciary2/7/2025
Governmental Operations1/30/2025

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