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Feb 14, 2020 |
opinion referred to judiciary |
Jan 17, 2020 |
to attorney-general for opinion |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to governmental operations |
Feb 13, 2019 |
opinion referred to judiciary |
Feb 01, 2019 |
to attorney-general for opinion |
Jan 30, 2019 |
referred to governmental operations |
Assembly Bill A3725
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SCHIMMINGER
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
multi-Sponsors
Sandy Galef
Felix Ortiz
2019-A3725 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S2031
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
- Laws Affected:
- Amd Art 4 §§5 & 6, Constn
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A2846, S4571
2011-2012: A3371, S2869
2013-2014: A2707, S2231
2015-2016: A4812, S4471
2017-2018: A1979, S1232
2021-2022: A9817, S3775
2023-2024: A1470, S1438
2019-A3725 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Removes constitutional provision that the lieutenant-governor shall act as governor when the governor is absent from the state; also provides likewise for the case in which the lieutenant-governor is absent from the state and the case in which the temporary president of the senate is absent from the state.
2019-A3725 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3725 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 30, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GALEF, ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern- mental Operations CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to article 4 of the constitution, relating to the lieutenant-governor acting as governor Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the third undesig- nated paragraph of section 5 of article 4 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: In case the governor is impeached[, is absent from the state] or is otherwise unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office of governor, the lieutenant-governor shall act as governor until the inability shall cease or until the term of the governor shall expire. § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the third, fourth and fifth undesignated paragraphs of section 6 of article 4 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: In case of vacancy in the offices of both governor and lieutenant-gov- ernor or if both of them shall be impeached[, absent from the state] or otherwise unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office of governor, the temporary president of the senate shall act as governor until the inability shall cease or until a governor shall be elected. In case of vacancy in the office of lieutenant-governor alone, or if the lieutenant-governor shall be impeached[, absent from the state] or otherwise unable to discharge the duties of office, the temporary presi- dent of the senate shall perform all the duties of lieutenant-governor during such [vacancy or] inability. If, when the duty of acting as governor devolves upon the temporary president of the senate, there be a vacancy in such office or the tempo- rary president of the senate shall be [absent from the state or] other- wise unable to discharge the duties of governor, the speaker of the assembly shall act as governor during such [vacancy or] inability. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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