Assembly Bill A1688

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to granting the legislature the power to direct the attorney-general by concurrent resolution to inquire into matters concerning the public peace, public safety and public justice

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A1688 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S53
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §63, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A7115, S5306

2023-A1688 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants the legislature the authority to direct the attorney-general by concurrent resolution to inquire into matters concerning the public peace, public safety and public justice.

2023-A1688 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1688
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by  M.  of  A.  SIMON,  FAHY,  AUBRY,  DINOWITZ,  GANDOLFO,
   J. A. GIGLIO, SEAWRIGHT, JACKSON, ZINERMAN -- read once  and  referred
   to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to granting the legisla-
   ture the authority to direct  the  attorney-general  to  inquire  into
   matters concerning the public peace, public safety and public justice
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 8 of  section  63  of  the  executive  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  451  of  the  laws  of 1977, is amended to read as
 follows:
   8. (A) Whenever in his OR HER judgment the  public  interest  requires
 it,  the  attorney-general  may,  with the approval of the governor, and
 when directed by the governor, shall, inquire  into  matters  concerning
 the  public peace, public safety and public justice. For such purpose he
 OR SHE may, in his OR HER discretion, and without civil service examina-
 tion, appoint and employ, and at pleasure remove, such  deputies,  offi-
 cers  and  other  persons  as he OR SHE deems necessary, determine their
 duties and, with the approval of the governor, fix  their  compensation.
 All  appointments made pursuant to this [subdivision] PARAGRAPH shall be
 immediately reported to the governor, and shall not be reported  to  any
 other state officer or department. Payments of salaries and compensation
 of  officers  and  employees and of the expenses of the inquiry shall be
 made out of funds provided by the legislature for such  purposes,  which
 shall be deposited in a bank or trust company in the names of the gover-
 nor  and the attorney-general, payable only on the draft or check of the
 attorney-general, countersigned by the governor, and such  disbursements
 shall  be  subject  to no audit except by the governor and the attorney-
 general. The attorney-general, his OR  HER  deputy,  or  other  officer,
 designated  by  him  OR  HER, is empowered to subpoena witnesses, compel
 their attendance, examine them under oath before himself OR HERSELF or a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01529-01-3

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