New York A 4295: Relates to the filling of vacancies in the office of attorney general or comptroller

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A04295 Summary:

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Requires the filling of vacancies in the office of attorney general or comptroller be done by a two-thirds majority of each house.

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02/04/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4295

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. JENSEN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to the filling of
 vacancies in the office of attorney general or comptroller

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 41 of the public officers law, as amended by chap-
 2 ter 91 of the laws of 1928, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 41. Vacancies filled by legislature. When a vacancy occurs or
 4 exists[, other than by removal,] in the office of comptroller or attor-
 5 ney-general, or a resignation of either such officer to take effect at
 6 any future day shall have been made while the legislature is in session,
 7 the two houses thereof, by [joint ballot] a two-thirds vote in each
 8 house, shall appoint a person to fill such actual or prospective vacan-
 9 cy.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08289-01-5

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