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Assembly Bill A2285

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the governor and senior state officers to appear before the legislature

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2025-A2285 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 4 §3, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A8117
2023-2024: A2755

2025-A2285 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the governor and senior state officers to appear before the legislature as requested by the legislature to publicly explain actions and answer questions.

2025-A2285 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2285
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GANDOLFO, JENSEN, RA, BRABENEC, DURSO -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to section 3 of article 4 of the constitution, in
   relation to requiring the governor and senior state officers to appear
   before the legislature
 
   Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 3 of  article
 4 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   §  3.  The  governor  shall  be commander-in-chief of the military and
 naval forces of the state. The governor shall have power to convene  the
 legislature, or the senate only, on extraordinary occasions. At extraor-
 dinary  sessions  convened pursuant to the provisions of this section no
 subject shall be acted upon, except such as the governor  may  recommend
 for  consideration.  The  governor  shall  communicate by message to the
 legislature at every session the condition of the state,  and  recommend
 such  matters  to  it as [he or she] THE GOVERNOR shall judge expedient.
 The governor shall expedite all such measures as may be resolved upon by
 the legislature, and shall  take  care  that  the  laws  are  faithfully
 executed.    SUBJECT AND PURSUANT TO SUCH LAWS AS MAY BE ENACTED TO THIS
 EFFECT, THE GOVERNOR, AND ALL OTHER STATE  OFFICERS  SUBJECT  TO  SENATE
 CONFIRMATION,  SHALL  PERIODICALLY  APPEAR  BEFORE THE TWO HOUSES OF THE
 LEGISLATURE AS REQUESTED BY THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE PURPOSE OF  PUBLICLY
 EXPLAINING  ACTIONS  AND  ANSWERING  QUESTIONS  PERTAINING TO MATTERS OF
 CONSEQUENCE TO THE PEOPLE OF NEW YORK STATE. THE SPEAKER OF  THE  ASSEM-
 BLY, MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE,
 AND  MINORITY  LEADER  OF  THE SENATE SHALL EACH BE GIVEN EQUAL OPPORTU-
 NITIES TO POSE QUESTIONS TO  THE  GOVERNOR  AND  OFFICERS  WITHIN  THEIR
 RESPECTIVE  HOUSES,  AND  EACH  MAY SELECT AND DELEGATE OTHER MEMBERS TO
 POSE QUESTIONS AS THEY DEEM PROPER. The governor shall receive for  [his
 or  her]  THE  GOVERNOR'S services an annual salary to be fixed by joint
 resolution of the senate and assembly, and there shall be  provided  for
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89054-01-5

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