New York S 7814: Relates to the state board of parole members

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S07814 Summary:

BILL NOS07814 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09017

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 4 §6, Constn

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Requires vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor to be filled within certain timeframes and procedures.

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BILL NOS07814 

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05/09/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

05/12/2025TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

06/04/2025OPINION 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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 7814

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 9, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 article 4 of the constitution, in relation to
 the filling of vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor

 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 6 of arti-
 2 cle 4 of the constitution be amended as follows:
 3 § 6. The lieutenant-governor shall possess the same qualifications of
 4 eligibility for office as the governor. The lieutenant-governor shall be
 5 the president of the senate but shall have only a casting vote therein.
 6 The lieutenant-governor shall receive for [his or her] their services an
 7 annual salary to be fixed by joint resolution of the senate and assem-
 8 bly.
 9 Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the lieutenant-governor,
 10 the governor shall nominate an individual within sixty days of the
 11 creation of the vacancy to assume the office of lieutenant-governor for
 12 the remainder of the governor's term. The nominee shall take office
 13 following confirmation by a majority vote in each house of the legisla-
 14 ture, within sixty days of receiving the nomination. If either house of
 15 the legislature rejects the nomination within said time period, the
 16 governor shall have thirty days after the rejection to nominate another
 17 individual to serve as lieutenant-governor, who shall then be subject to
 18 the confirmation procedure described in this paragraph except that the
 19 legislature shall have thirty days to act. If the legislature fails to
 20 either confirm or reject any nomination for lieutenant-governor in
 21 accordance with the time periods prescribed by this section, the nominee
 22 shall assume the office of lieutenant-governor.
 23 The governor shall have the power to withdraw a nomination for lieu-
 24 tenant-governor prior to the legislature's confirmation or rejection.
 25 Whenever the governor withdraws a nomination, the governor shall have
 26 thirty days from the date of the withdrawal to nominate another individ-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD89116-01-5

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 1 ual, after which the legislature shall have thirty days to confirm or
 2 reject the nominee.
 3 If the legislature twice rejects the governor's nominations, then the
 4 governor shall appoint an individual to assume the office of lieuten-
 5 ant-governor, but the governor shall be limited to choose from among the
 6 individuals listed in the line of succession to the office of governor
 7 as provided by law.
 8 The governor shall not appoint anyone to serve as lieutenant-governor
 9 who was previously nominated to fill the same vacancy.
 10 To assume the office of lieutenant-governor following confirmation by
 11 the legislature or appointment by the governor, an individual must
 12 resign from any existing government position.
 13 If the governor does not nominate an individual to hold the office of
 14 lieutenant-governor in accordance with the time periods prescribed by
 15 this section, both houses of the legislature, by joint ballot, shall
 16 fill the vacancy.
 17 In case of vacancy in the offices of both governor and lieutenant-gov-
 18 ernor, a governor and lieutenant-governor shall be elected for the
 19 remainder of the term at the next general election