Bill Commons

NY A 5826

in committee

Provides for the filling of vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor or governor

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 5826 pass?

Not yet. NY A 5826 is in committee as of 2026-01-30 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-30): OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

What is NY A 5826 about?

Provides for the filling of vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor by appointment of the governor subject to confirmation by majority vote in the senate and majority vote in the assembly; provides for an extended order of succession for the filling of a vacancy in the office of the governor.

Who sponsors NY A 5826?

Marianne Buttenschon is the primary sponsor of NY A 5826.

Description

Provides for the filling of vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor by appointment of the governor subject to confirmation by majority vote in the senate and majority vote in the assembly; provides for an extended order of succession for the filling of a vacancy in the office of the governor.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-30 — OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Marianne Buttenschonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-21

    TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

  3. 2025-03-18

    OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-08

    TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

  6. 2026-01-30

    OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 9094not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 6789

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A5826?summary=&detail=

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:28:30.722574Z

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