Assembly Bill A1312

2025-2026 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
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A1312 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S412
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §63, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A7115, S5306
2023-2024: A1688, S53

2025-A1312 (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.

2025-A1312 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1312
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. SIMON, DINOWITZ, GANDOLFO, 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] THE judgment  OF  THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL  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]  THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL  may,  in  [his]  THEIR
 discretion, and without civil service examination, appoint  and  employ,
 and  at  pleasure  remove,  such deputies, officers and other persons as
 [he] THE ATTORNEY GENERAL deems necessary, determine their  duties  and,
 with  the approval of the governor, fix their compensation. All appoint-
 ments 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 governor and
 the attorney-general, payable only on the draft or check of  the  attor-
 ney-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] THEIR deputy, or other  officer,  designated
 by  [him] THE ATTORNEY, is empowered to subpoena witnesses, compel their
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01299-01-5

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