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 ________________________________________________________________________ 3345 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 24, 2013 ___________ 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