Bill Text: NY S02726 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 2726 (Prior Session Legislation)

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 (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-06 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S02726 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S02726-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2726
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 28, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  GRIFFO,  DeFRANCISCO, LARKIN, RANZENHOFER -- 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    S 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.
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