Bill Text: NY A03265 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the transfer of power upon a voluntary declaration by the governor of his or her inability to govern.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-31 - held for consideration in governmental operations [A03265 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A03265-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3265
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 24, 2011
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       Introduced  by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, CORWIN -- read once and referred to
         the Committee on Governmental Operations
       AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the transfer of  power
         upon  a  voluntary declaration by the governor of his or her inability
         to govern
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 3-a to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S 3-A. DECLARATION OF INABILITY TO GOVERN. WHENEVER THE GOVERNOR TRAN-
    4  SMITS  TO THE CHIEF JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, THE LIEUTENANT-GOVER-
    5  NOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,
    6  THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEM-
    7  BLY A WRITTEN DECLARATION OF  INABILITY  TO  DISCHARGE  THE  POWERS  AND
    8  DUTIES  OF  THE  OFFICE  OF  GOVERNOR, AND UNTIL THE GOVERNOR THEREAFTER
    9  TRANSMITS TO THEM A WRITTEN DECLARATION TO THE CONTRARY, SUCH POWERS AND
   10  DUTIES SHALL BE DISCHARGED BY THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR  OR  OTHER  PERSON
   11  NEXT IN LINE OF SUCCESSION, AS ACTING GOVERNOR.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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