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S 1585 NY

Removes constitutional provision that the lieutenant-governor shall act as governor when the governor is absent from the state

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 10, 2025

Latest action (Feb 3, 2026) OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Summary

Removes constitutional provision that the lieutenant-governor shall act as governor when the governor is absent from the state; provides likewise for the case in which the lieutenant-governor is absent from the state and the case in which the temporary president of the senate is absent from the state.

Sponsor (1)
1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (6)
  1. Jan 10, 2025 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · upper
  2. Jan 13, 2025 TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION · upper
  3. Jan 31, 2025 OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · upper
  4. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · upper
  5. Jan 8, 2026 TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION · upper
  6. Feb 3, 2026 OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · upper

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