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NY A09021
Bill
Status
Introduced
9/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Marianne Buttenschon
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AI Summary
- Removes "absent from the state" as a trigger for the lieutenant-governor to assume gubernatorial powers, leaving only impeachment or inability to discharge duties as qualifying conditions
- Eliminates the automatic transfer of power when the governor, lieutenant-governor, temporary president of the senate, or speaker of the assembly is out of state
- Updates gendered language ("his or her") to gender-neutral terms ("the governor's," "such governor-elect's") throughout the affected constitutional provisions
- Requires the amendment to be referred to the next legislative session after a general election and published for 3 months prior to that election, as mandated by the state constitution's amendment process
Legislative Description
Relates to gubernatorial and lieutenant-gubernatorial absences.
Last Action
opinion referred to judiciary
1/30/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary1/30/2026
Governmental Operations1/7/2026
Judiciary11/5/2025
Governmental Operations9/5/2025
Full Bill Text
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