Bill Commons

NY S 1585

in committee

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

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 1585 pass?

Not yet. NY S 1585 is in committee as of 2026-02-03 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-02-03): OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

What is NY S 1585 about?

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.

Who sponsors NY S 1585?

Joseph A. Griffo is the primary sponsor of NY S 1585, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

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.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-03 — OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Joseph A. Griffoprimary
  • George Borrellocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-10

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-01-13

    TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

  3. 2025-01-31

    OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-08

    TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

  6. 2026-02-03

    OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

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  • Prior session: S 4757not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1232not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2031not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3775not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1438not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 3377

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S1585?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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