New York A 8256: Relates to commercial crime coverage exclusions

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A08256 Summary:

BILL NOA08256 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORGibbs

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 5 §§2 & 4, Art 14 §5, Art 19 §1, Constn

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Increases the maximum number of civil departments in the state government to twenty-one; relates to the role of the attorney-general as the head of the department of justice; creates the role of the chief state's attorney as the head of the department of law.

Go to top A08256 Actions:

BILL NOA08256 

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05/05/2025referred to governmental operations

05/07/2025to attorney-general for opinion

06/02/2025opinion referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

01/08/2026to attorney-general for opinion

01/30/2026opinion referred to judiciary

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA08256 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8256

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GIBBS -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Governmental Operations

 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

 proposing amendments to sections 2 and 4 of article 5, section 5 of
 article 14 and section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, in
 relation to the role of the attorney-general as the head of the
 department of justice and of the chief state's attorney as the head of
 the department of law

 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 2 of article
 2 5 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
 3 § 2. There shall be not more than [twenty] twenty-one civil depart-
 4 ments in the state government, including those referred to in this
 5 constitution. The legislature may by law change the names of the depart-
 6 ments referred to in this constitution.
 7 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 4 of article 5 of
 8 the constitution be amended to read as follows:
 9 § 4. The head of the department of audit and control shall be the
 10 comptroller and of the department of [law] justice, the attorney-gener-
 11 al. The head of the department of education shall be The Regents of the
 12 University of the State of New York, who shall appoint and at pleasure
 13 remove a commissioner of education to be the chief administrative offi-
 14 cer of the department. The head of the department of agriculture and
 15 markets shall be appointed in a manner to be prescribed by law. The head
 16 of the department of law shall be the chief state's attorney who shall
 17 be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the
 18 senate. Except as otherwise provided in this constitution, the heads of
 19 all other departments and the members of all boards and commissions,
 20 excepting temporary commissions for special purposes, shall be appointed
 21 by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate and may
 22 be removed by the governor, in a manner to be prescribed by law.
 23 § 3. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 5 of article 14 of
 24 the constitution be amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD89112-01-5

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 1 § 5. A violation of any of the provisions of this article may be
 2 restrained at the suit of the people or, with the consent of the supreme
 3 court in appellate division, on notice to the [attorney-general] chief
 4 state's attorney at the suit of any citizen.
 5 § 4. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of article 19 of
 6 the constitution be amended to read as follows:
 7 Section 1. Any amendment or amendments to this constitution may be
 8 proposed in the senate and assembly whereupon such amendment or amend-
 9 ments shall be referred to the [attorney-general] chief state's attorney
 10 whose duty it shall be within twenty days thereafter to render an opin-
 11 ion in writing to the senate and assembly as to the effect of such
 12 amendment or amendments upon other provisions of the constitution. Upon
 13 receiving such opinion, if the amendment or amendments as proposed or as
 14 amended shall be agreed to by a majority of the members elected to