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NY A08256
Bill
Status
Introduced
5/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Eddie Gibbs
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AI Summary
- Increases the maximum number of civil departments in New York state government from twenty to twenty-one
- Renames the department currently headed by the attorney-general from "department of law" to "department of justice"
- Creates a new position of chief state's attorney to head a separate department of law, appointed by the governor with senate confirmation
- Transfers certain constitutional duties from the attorney-general to the chief state's attorney, including reviewing proposed constitutional amendments and receiving notice in citizen lawsuits regarding forest preserve violations
- Requires the proposed constitutional amendment to be referred to the next regular legislative session after the next general election and published for 3 months before that election
Legislative Description
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.
Last Action
opinion referred to judiciary
1/30/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary1/30/2026
Governmental Operations1/7/2026
Judiciary6/2/2025
Governmental Operations5/5/2025
Full Bill Text
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