Bill > A05785

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment establishing term limits for the governor and lieutenant-governor of New York, limiting each to a maximum of three elections to their respective offices. The proposed amendment specifies that any terms already served by a sitting governor or lieutenant-governor before the amendment's ratification will not count toward the three-term limit. Additionally, if a person has been elected to the governor or lieutenant-governor position three times and would normally be next in the line of succession, they will be passed over, and the next person in the line of succession will instead assume the role. The bill requires that this proposed constitutional amendment be referred to the first regular legislative session after the next general election of assembly members and be published for three months prior to that election, following the state constitution's procedures for amending the state constitution. This change aims to introduce regular leadership turnover in the state's executive branch by preventing any individual from serving more than three terms as governor or lieutenant-governor.

Government Affairs, Justice

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A5785