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NY S 5592

in committee

Authorizes the governor to fill vacancy in the office of lieutenant-governor on confirmation of both houses of the legislature

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 5592 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5592 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 5592 about?

Authorizes the governor to fill vacancy in the office of lieutenant-governor on confirmation of both houses of the legislature; allows the governor to leave the state without transmitting power to lieutenant-governor; establishes the process for lieutenant-governor to act as governor during incapacitation of the governor.

Who sponsors NY S 5592?

John Liu is the primary sponsor of NY S 5592.

Description

Authorizes the governor to fill vacancy in the office of lieutenant-governor on confirmation of both houses of the legislature; allows the governor to leave the state without transmitting power to lieutenant-governor; establishes the process for lieutenant-governor to act as governor during incapacitation of the governor.

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

  • John Liuprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-25

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-26

    TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

  3. 2025-03-18

    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

  • Prior session: S 1330not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 589not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 7682not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1163not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2687not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 785not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1503not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 6672

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5592?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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