Bill Text: NY S01598 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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 (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-29 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S01598 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S01598-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1598

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 12, 2023
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        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

     1    Section  1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 6 of arti-
     2  cle 4 of the constitution be amended by adding a new fourth undesignated
     3  paragraph to read as follows:
     4    In case of vacancy in the office of lieutenant-governor alone, due  to
     5  death,  resignation,  removal from office, or ascension to governor, the
     6  office of lieutenant-governor shall be filled for the remainder  of  the
     7  term  by appointment of the governor within thirty days of such vacancy,
     8  death, resignation,  removal  from  office,  or  ascension,  subject  to
     9  confirmation by a majority vote in the senate and a majority vote in the
    10  assembly to be held within thirty days of such appointment.
    11    §  2.  Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
    12  be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
    13  next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
    14  conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
    15  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.
                                                                   LBD89026-01-3