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Assembly Bill A5343

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the governor to appoint a lieutenant-governor subject to confirmation by the legislature

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2017-A5343 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §43, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9410
2011-2012: A3607
2013-2014: A3345
2015-2016: A4086
2019-2020: A3674
2023-2024: A6824
2025-2026: A6197

2017-A5343 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the governor to appoint a lieutenant-governor subject to confirmation by the legislature.

2017-A5343 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5343
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHIMMINGER, PAULIN, JAFFEE -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to the  appointment
   of a lieutenant-governor
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 43 of the public officers  law,  as  renumbered  by
 chapter 649 of the laws of 1922, is amended to read as follows:
   § 43. Filling  other vacancies. 1. If a vacancy shall occur, otherwise
 than by expiration of term, with no provision of  law  for  filling  the
 same,  if the office be elective, the governor shall appoint a person to
 execute the duties thereof until the  vacancy  shall  be  filled  by  an
 election. But if the term of such officer shall expire with the calendar
 year in which the appointment shall be made, or if the office be appoin-
 tive, the appointee shall hold for the residue of the term.
   2.  IN THE CASE OF A VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR,
 THE GOVERNOR SHALL NOMINATE A LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR WHO SHALL TAKE  OFFICE
 UPON  CONFIRMATION BY SEPARATE MAJORITY VOTES IN EACH HOUSE OF THE STATE
 LEGISLATURE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05720-01-7

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