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Assembly Bill A480

2013-2014 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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2013-A480 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง44, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9183
2011-2012: A4154

2013-A480 (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.

2013-A480 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   480

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, CASTRO -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to  filling  vacan-
  cies in the office of lieutenant-governor

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new  section
44 to read as follows:
  S  44. FILLING VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR. 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. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04513-01-3

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