New York S 6049: Renames the supreme court the superior court and the court of appeals the supreme court

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S06049 Summary:

BILL NOS06049 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08437

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSRMAY

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Constn, generally

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Renames the supreme court the superior court and the court of appeals the supreme court.

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BILL NOS06049 

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03/05/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

03/06/2025TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

03/24/2025OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

04/07/20251ST REPORT CAL.639

04/08/20252ND REPORT CAL.

04/09/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/08/2026TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

02/03/2026OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6049

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 5, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, MAY -- 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 section 5 of article 3, section 1 of article
 5, sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 34, 35 and 36-a of article 6, section 1 of
 article 7, sections 5, 7 and 7-a of article 8, section 1 of article 9,
 section 13 of article 13, section 5 of article 14 and section 4 of
 article 18 of the constitution, in relation to renaming the supreme
 court the superior court and the court of appeals the supreme court

 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the closing para-
 2 graph of section 5 of article 3 of the constitution be amended to read
 3 as follows:
 4 An apportionment by the legislature, or other body, shall be subject
 5 to review by the [supreme] superior court, at the suit of any citizen,
 6 under such reasonable regulations as the legislature may prescribe; and
 7 any court before which a cause may be pending involving an apportion-
 8 ment, shall give precedence thereto over all other causes and
 9 proceedings, and if said court be not in session it shall convene
 10 promptly for the disposition of the same. The court shall render its
 11 decision within sixty days after a petition is filed. In any judicial
 12 proceeding relating to redistricting of congressional or state legisla-
 13 tive districts, any law establishing congressional or state legislative
 14 districts found to violate the provisions of this article shall be
 15 invalid in whole or in part. In the event that a court finds such a
 16 violation, the legislature shall have a full and reasonable opportunity
 17 to correct the law's legal infirmities.
 18 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 1 of article 5 of
 19 the constitution be amended to read as follows:
 20 Section 1. The comptroller and attorney-general shall be chosen at the
 21 same general election as the governor and hold office for the same term,
 22 and shall possess the qualifications provided in section 2 of article

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD89092-01-5

 S. 6049 2

 1 IV. The legislature shall provide for filling vacancies in the office of
 2 comptroller and of attorney-general. No election of a comptroller or an
 3 attorney-general shall be had except at the time of electing a governor.
 4 The comptroller shall be required: (1) to audit all vouchers before
 5 payment and all official accounts; (2) to audit the accrual and
 6 collection of all revenues and receipts; and (3) to prescribe such meth-
 7 ods of accounting as are necessary for the performance of the foregoing
 8 duties. The payment of any money of the state, or of any money under its
 9 control, or the refund of any money paid to the state, except upon audit
 10 by the comptroller, shall be void, and may be restrained upon the suit
 11 of any taxpayer with the consent of the [supreme] superior court in
 12 appellate division on notice to the attorney-general. In such respect
 13 the legislature shall define the powers and duties and may also assign
 14 to [him or her] them: (1) supervision of the accounts of any political
 15