Assembly Bill A2712

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the transfer of power upon a voluntary declaration by the governor of his or her inability to govern

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A2712 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9127
2011-2012: A3265

2013-A2712 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the transfer of power upon a voluntary declaration by the governor of his or her inability to govern.

2013-A2712 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2712

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 17, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the transfer of  power
  upon  a  voluntary declaration by the governor of his or her inability
  to govern

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 3-a to
read as follows:
  S 3-A. DECLARATION OF INABILITY TO GOVERN. WHENEVER THE GOVERNOR TRAN-
SMITS  TO THE CHIEF JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, THE LIEUTENANT-GOVER-
NOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,
THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEM-
BLY A WRITTEN DECLARATION OF  INABILITY  TO  DISCHARGE  THE  POWERS  AND
DUTIES  OF  THE  OFFICE  OF  GOVERNOR, AND UNTIL THE GOVERNOR THEREAFTER
TRANSMITS TO THEM A WRITTEN DECLARATION TO THE CONTRARY, SUCH POWERS AND
DUTIES SHALL BE DISCHARGED BY THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR  OR  OTHER  PERSON
NEXT IN LINE OF SUCCESSION, AS ACTING GOVERNOR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06785-01-3

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