Bill Text: NY A00480 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to judiciary [A00480 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A00480-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, CASTRO -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to filling vacan-
cies in the office of lieutenant-governor
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new section
2 44 to read as follows:
3 S 44. FILLING VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR. IN CASE
4 OF VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR ALONE, DUE TO DEATH,
5 RESIGNATION, REMOVAL FROM OFFICE, OR ASCENSION TO GOVERNOR, THE OFFICE
6 OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR SHALL BE FILLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM BY
7 APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SUCH VACANCY, DEATH,
8 RESIGNATION, REMOVAL FROM OFFICE, OR ASCENSION, SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION
9 BY A MAJORITY VOTE IN THE SENATE AND A MAJORITY VOTE IN THE ASSEMBLY TO
10 BE HELD WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SUCH APPOINTMENT.
11 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04513-01-3
