New York S 5592: Requires insurer to respond within thirty days of a request from an insured for his or her health plan documents

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S05592 Summary:

BILL NOS05592 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06672

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SPONSORLIU

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 4 §§5 & 6, Constn

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Authorizes the governor to fill vacancy in the office of lieutenant-governor on confirmation of both houses of the legislature; allows the governor to leave the state without transmitting power to lieutenant-governor; establishes the process for lieutenant-governor to act as governor during incapacitation of the governor.

Go to top S05592 Actions:

BILL NOS05592 

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02/25/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

02/26/2025TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

03/18/2025OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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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 5592

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 25, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. LIU -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

 proposing amendments to sections 5 and 6 of article 4 of the constitu-
 tion, relating to the filling of vacancies in the office of lieuten-
 ant-governor and the powers and duties of such office

 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the third undesig-
 2 nated paragraph of section 5 of article 4 of the constitution be amended
 3 to read as follows:
 4 In case the governor is impeached[, is absent from the state or is
 5 otherwise unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office of
 6 governor], the lieutenant-governor shall act as governor until [the
 7 inability shall cease or until] the term of the governor shall expire.
 8 Whenever the governor transmits to the temporary president of the senate
 9 and speaker of the assembly the governor's written declaration that they
 10 are unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office, and until
 11 they transmit to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers
 12 and duties shall be discharged by the lieutenant-governor as acting
 13 governor. Whenever the lieutenant-governor and a majority of either the
 14 principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as
 15 the legislature may by law provide transmit to the temporary president
 16 of the senate and the speaker of the assembly their written declaration
 17 that the governor is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the
 18 office, the lieutenant-governor shall immediately assume the powers and
 19 duties of the office as acting governor. Thereafter, when the governor
 20 transmits to the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of
 21 the assembly the governor's written declaration that no inability
 22 exists, they shall resume the powers and duties of the office unless the
 23 lieutenant-governor and a majority of either the principal officers of
 24 the executive department or of such other body as the legislature may by
 25 law provide transmit within four days to the temporary president of the
 26 senate and the speaker of the assembly their written declaration that

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD89094-01-5

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 1 the governor is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office.
 2 Thereupon the legislature shall decide the issue, assembling within
 3 forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the legisla-
 4 ture, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written decla-
 5 ration, or, if the legislature is not in session, within twenty-one days
 6 after the legislature is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds
 7 vote of both houses that the governor is unable to discharge the powers
 8 and duties of the office, the lieutenant-governor shall continue to
 9 discharge the same as acting governor; otherwise, the governor shall
 10 resume the powers and duties of the office.
 11 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the third, fourth and
 12 fifth undesignated paragraphs of section 6 of article