Bill > S07813

This bill proposes to amend the New York State Constitution to modify provisions related to gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial succession and incapacity. The key changes remove specific language about being "absent from the state" as a reason for succession and replace gendered pronouns with more neutral terms like "the governor's" and "governor-elect's". Under the proposed amendment, if the governor is impeached or unable to discharge their duties, the lieutenant governor will act as governor until the inability ceases or the governor's term expires. Similarly, if both the governor and lieutenant governor are unable to serve, the temporary president of the senate will act as governor. The bill also specifies that if the temporary president of the senate is unable to serve, the speaker of the assembly will act as governor. The proposed constitutional amendment would be referred to the first regular legislative session after the next general election and would be published for three months prior to that election, in accordance with constitutional requirements for such amendments.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7813