New York S 6591: Relates to renaming the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to be the office of addiction services and supports

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S06591 Summary:

BILL NOS06591 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05263

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SPONSORTEDISCO

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Ren Art 20 to be Art 21, add Art 20 §§1 - 7, Constn

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Provides for recall of a statewide elective officer; empowers the citizens with the ability to remove elective officers.

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BILL NOS06591 

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03/18/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

03/19/2025TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

03/24/2025OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/08/2026TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

02/05/2026OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6591

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 18, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

 proposing the addition of a new article 20 to the constitution, in
 relation to providing for recall of a statewide elective officer

 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That article 20 of the
 2 constitution be renumbered article 21 and a new article 20 be added to
 3 read as follows:
 4 ARTICLE XX
 5 RECALL

 6 Section 1. Recall is the power of citizens to remove a statewide elec-
 7 tive officer. These include the offices of governor, lieutenant gover-
 8 nor, comptroller, and attorney general.
 9 § 2. (a) Recall of a statewide officer is initiated by a registered
 10 voter filing an affidavit with the state board of elections of the
 11 voter's intent to initiate a recall of a statewide officer. Intent to
 12 initiate a recall shall include a reason for recall. Sufficiency of
 13 reason is not reviewable. Proponents have one hundred twenty days from
 14 the filing of the affidavit of intent to file sufficient petitions. The
 15 affidavit may be filed no sooner than six months after the beginning of
 16 the term of office.
 17 (b) A petition to recall a statewide officer shall be sufficient when
 18 signed by registered voters equal in number to at least twelve percent
 19 of the total vote for the office in the previous election, with at least
 20 two thousand signatures from each of the state's congressional
 21 districts. Sufficient petitions shall be certified by the state board
 22 of elections.
 23 (c) The state board of elections shall maintain a continuous count of
 24 the signatures certified to that office.
 25 § 3. (a) An election to determine whether to recall a statewide offi-
 26 cer and, if necessary, to elect a successor shall be called by the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD89088-01-5

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 1 governor and held not less than seventy days nor more than eighty days
 2 from the date of certification of sufficient signatures.
 3 (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of this section, a recall election
 4 may be conducted within one hundred eighty days from the date of certif-
 5 ication of sufficient signatures in order that the election may be
 6 consolidated with the next general election.
 7 (c) If the majority of voters vote in favor of recall, the statewide
 8 officer is removed, and, if there is a candidate, the candidate who
 9 receives a plurality is the successor. The statewide officer being
 10 recalled may not be a candidate.
 11 § 4. If recall of the governor is initiated, the recall duties of that
 12 office shall be performed by the lieutenant governor.
 13 § 5. The legislature shall provide for circulation, filing, and
 14 certification of petitions, nomination of candidates, and the recall
 15 election.
 16 § 6. A statewide officer who is not recalled shall not be reimbursed
 17 by the state for the officer's recall election expenses legally and
 18 personally incurred. Another recall may not be initiated against the
 19 statewide officer until six months after the recall.
 20 § 7. Costs incurred by county boards of elections for operating the
 21 recall election shall be reimbursed through the general fund of New York
 22 state.
 23 § 2. Resolved