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Assembly Bill A295

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the filling of vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor by appointment of the governor subject to confirmation by the senate and assembly

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2009-A295 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6067
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 4 ยง6, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9716, S2870
2013-2014: A2713, S2234
2015-2016: A5496, S2726
2017-2018: A2049, S1233
2019-2020: S2015
2021-2022: S3774
2023-2024: S1598
2025-2026: S1590

2009-A295 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the filling of vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor by appointment of the governor subject to confirmation by majority vote in the senate and majority vote in the assembly.

2009-A295 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A295 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   295

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental Operations

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

Proposing an amendment to article 4 of the constitution, relating to the
  filling of vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 6 of  article
4  of  the  constitution  be amended by adding a new fourth paragraph to
read as follows:
  IN CASE OF VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR ALONE, DUE  TO
DEATH,  RESIGNATION,  REMOVAL FROM OFFICE, OR ASCENSION TO GOVERNOR, THE
OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR SHALL BE FILLED FOR THE REMAINDER  OF  THE
TERM  BY APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SUCH VACANCY,
DEATH, RESIGNATION,  REMOVAL  FROM  OFFICE,  OR  ASCENSION,  SUBJECT  TO
CONFIRMATION BY A MAJORITY VOTE IN THE SENATE AND A MAJORITY VOTE IN THE
ASSEMBLY TO BE HELD WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SUCH APPOINTMENT.
  S  2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
referred to the first regular legislative session  convening  after  the
next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
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.
                                                           LBD89024-01-9

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