Assembly Bill A9021

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the gubernatorial absence provision

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A9021 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7813
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 4 §§5 & 6, Constn

2025-A9021 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to gubernatorial and lieutenant-gubernatorial absences.

2025-A9021 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9021
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             September 5, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to article 4 of the constitution, in relation  to
   the gubernatorial absence provision

   Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 5 of article
 4 of the constitution be amended as follows:
   § 5. In case of the removal of the governor from office or of [his  or
 her]  THE GOVERNOR'S death or resignation, the lieutenant-governor shall
 become governor for the remainder of the term.  In case the  governor-e-
 lect  shall decline to serve or shall die, the lieutenant-governor-elect
 shall become governor for the full term.
   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.
   In  case  of  the  failure  of  the governor-elect to take the oath of
 office at the commencement of [his or her] SUCH  GOVERNOR-ELECT'S  term,
 the lieutenant-governor-elect shall act as governor until the [governor]
 GOVERNOR-ELECT shall take the oath.
   § 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 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 POWERS AND  duties  of  office,  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89115-01-5

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