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Senate Bill S1590

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides for the filling of vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor by appointment of the governor subject to confirmation by the senate and assembly

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2025-S1590 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4946
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 4 §6, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6067
2011-2012: S2870
2013-2014: S2234
2015-2016: S2726
2017-2018: S1233
2019-2020: S2015
2021-2022: S3774, A9917
2023-2024: S1598, A1534

2025-S1590 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the filling of vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor by appointment of the governor subject to confirmation by majority vote in the senate and majority vote in the assembly.

2025-S1590 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1590 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1590
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. GRIFFO, BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to article 4 of the constitution, in relation  to
   the filling of vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor

   Section  1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 6 of arti-
 cle 4 of the constitution be amended by adding a new fourth undesignated
 paragraph to read as follows:
   IN CASE OF VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR ALONE, DUE  TO
 DEATH,  RESIGNATION,  REMOVAL FROM OFFICE, OR ASCENSION TO GOVERNOR, THE
 OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR SHALL BE FILLED FOR THE REMAINDER  OF  THE
 TERM  BY APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SUCH VACANCY,
 DEATH, RESIGNATION,  REMOVAL  FROM  OFFICE,  OR  ASCENSION,  SUBJECT  TO
 CONFIRMATION BY A MAJORITY VOTE IN THE SENATE AND A MAJORITY VOTE IN THE
 ASSEMBLY TO BE HELD WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SUCH APPOINTMENT.
   §  2.  Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
 next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
 conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89025-01-5

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