New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11553: Updates provisions relating to the independent redistricting commission
Status: In committee, June 3, 2026
Updates provisions relating to the independent redistricting commission; provides for redistricting following every federal census.
What the bill says
From the amended text, June 2, 2026:
STATEOFNEWYORK ________________________________________________________________________ 11553--AINASSEMBLY June 1, 2026 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Heastie) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to sections 4 and 5-b of article 3 of the constitution, in relation to the independent redistricting commission Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That sections 4 and 5-b of article 3 of the constitution are amended and a new section 5-c is added to read as follows: § 4. (a) Except as herein otherwise provided, the federal census taken in the year nineteen hundred thirty and each federal census taken decennially thereafter shall be controlling as to the number of inhabitants in the state or any part thereof for the purposes of the apportionment of members of assembly and readjustment or alteration of senate and assembly districts next occurring, in so far as such census and the tabulation thereof purport to give the information necessary therefor. The legislature, by law, shall provide for the making and tabulation by state authorities of an enumeration of the inhabitants of the entire state to be used for such purposes, instead of a federal census, if …
Sponsors
- Carl Heastie (D, 83) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : SUBSTITUTED BY S10637A
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.463
- : RULES REPORT CAL.463
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : PRINT NUMBER 11553A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
- : TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
- : REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
Votes
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (June 3, 2026): 22 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 3, 2026): 20 yea, 9 nay, passed
Subjects: Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Common questions
- What is A11553?
- A11553 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Updates provisions relating to the independent redistricting commission.
- What does A11553 do?
- Updates provisions relating to the independent redistricting commission; provides for redistricting following every federal census.
- What is the status of A11553?
- In committee as of June 3, 2026. Latest action: SUBSTITUTED BY S10637A (June 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11553?
- Carl Heastie (D, 83).
- Where is the official record for A11553?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11553
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