Assembly Bill A3540

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Disqualifies public officers from holding a public office after a conviction of impeachment

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A3540 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §425, Judy L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8235

2023-A3540 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Disqualifies public officers from holding a public office after a conviction of impeachment.

2023-A3540 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3540
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to  disqualifying  public
   officers  who  have  been convicted of impeachment from holding public
   office
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 425 of the judiciary law, as added by chapter 545
 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
   § 425. Nature of the judgment. Upon conviction, the judgment  must  be
 [either:
   1. That the defendant be removed from office; or
   2. That he] THAT THE DEFENDANT be removed from office and disqualified
 to hold and enjoy a particular office or class of offices, or any office
 of profit, trust or honor whatever under this state.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04871-01-3

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