Sponsor:
GRIFFO
Committee: JUDICIARY
Law Section: Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Committee: JUDICIARY
Law Section: Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
S6067 Summary
Provides for the filling of vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor by appointment of the governor subject to confirmation by majority vote in the senate and majority vote in the assembly.S6067 Actions
S6067 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY - Feb 9, 2010S6067 - TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION - Jan 12, 2010
S6067 - REFERRED TO JUDICIARY - Jan 6, 2010
S6067 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY - Jul 27, 2009
S6067 - TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION - Jul 6, 2009
S6067 - REFERRED TO RULES - Jun 26, 2009
S6067 Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6067
TITLE OF BILL : CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY Proposing an amendment to article 4 of the constitution, relating to the filling of vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor
PURPOSE : Provides a method of filling vacancies in the office of the Lieutenant-Governor.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill would provide that in the case of a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant-Governor alone, the Governor shall nominate a new Lieutenant-Governor within 30 days of the vacancy, subject to confirmation by majority votes of both Houses of the Legislature independently. Such confirmation votes shall be held by each House within 30 days of the Governor's nomination.
EXISTING LAW : Presently, in the case of a vacancy in the office of lieutenant-governor, the temporary president of the senate would perform the duties of lieutenant governor.
JUSTIFICATION : The recent vacancy in the office of Lieutenant-Governor has called attention to the fact that under current law, there is no method available to appoint a new Lieutenant-Governor. This bill would enact a system identical to the one used under the Federal Constitution to fill a vacancy in the office of the Vice-President. Requiring separate votes from each House of the Legislature, rather than a single vote in joint session, ensures that no single House has enough votes to confirm the nomination by itself.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY : This is a new bill in the Senate.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS : None.
EFFECTIVE DATE : Resolved (if the Assembly concur), that the foregoing amendments be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the next succeeding general election of Members of the Senate, and, in conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
S6067 Text
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K6067
2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N SENATE June 26, 2009
Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY Proposing an amendment to article 4 of the constitution, relating to the filling of vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor
Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 6 of arti cle 4 of the constitution be amended by adding a new fourth paragraph to read as follows:
IN CASE OF VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR ALONE, DUE TO DEATH, RESIGNATION, REMOVAL FROM OFFICE, OR ASCENSION TO GOVERNOR, THE OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR SHALL BE FILLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM BY APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SUCH VACANCY, DEATH, RESIGNATION, REMOVAL FROM OFFICE, OR ASCENSION, SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION BY A MAJORITY VOTE IN THE SENATE AND A MAJORITY VOTE IN THE ASSEMBLY TO BE HELD WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SUCH APPOINTMENT.
S 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3 months previous to the time of such election. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD89024-01-9
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