Bill Text: NY A03345 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Authorizes the governor to appoint a lieutenant-governor subject to confirmation by the legislature.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-03 - held for consideration in governmental operations [A03345 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A03345-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3345
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 24, 2013
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       Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, PAULIN, GABRYSZAK, CASTRO, JAFFEE --
         Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GIBSON -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Governmental Operations
       AN  ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to the appointment
         of a lieutenant-governor
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  43  of the public officers law, as renumbered by
    2  chapter 649 of the laws of 1922, is amended to read as follows:
    3    S 43. Filling other vacancies. 1. If a vacancy shall occur,  otherwise
    4  than  by  expiration  of  term, with no provision of law for filling the
    5  same, if the office be elective, the governor shall appoint a person  to
    6  execute  the  duties  thereof  until  the  vacancy shall be filled by an
    7  election. But if the term of such officer shall expire with the calendar
    8  year in which the appointment shall be made, or if the office be appoin-
    9  tive, the appointee shall hold for the residue of the term.
   10    2. IN THE CASE OF A VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF THE  LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR,
   11  THE  GOVERNOR SHALL NOMINATE A LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR WHO SHALL TAKE OFFICE
   12  UPON CONFIRMATION BY SEPARATE MAJORITY VOTES IN EACH HOUSE OF THE  STATE
   13  LEGISLATURE.
   14    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06768-01-3
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