Senate Bill S2563

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to election of public service commissioners

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee

  • 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-S2563 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 5 §4, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2319
2011-2012: S6295
2013-2014: S2002
2015-2016: S1713
2017-2018: S1645
2019-2020: S1138
2021-2022: S3795
2023-2024: S1494

2025-S2563 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates that the commissioners of public service shall be elected in a manner to be prescribed by law.

2025-S2563 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S2563 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2563
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to section 4 of article 5 of the constitution, in
   relation to election of public service commissioners

   Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 4 of  arti-
 cle 5 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   §  4.  The  head  of  the department of audit and control shall be the
 comptroller and of the department of law, the attorney-general. The head
 of the department of education shall be The Regents of the University of
 the State of New York, who  shall  appoint  and  at  pleasure  remove  a
 commissioner  of education to be the chief administrative officer of the
 department. The head of the department of agriculture and markets  shall
 be  appointed  in a manner to be prescribed by law. THE COMMISSIONERS OF
 PUBLIC SERVICE SHALL BE ELECTED IN A MANNER TO  BE  PRESCRIBED  BY  LAW.
 Except  as  otherwise  provided  in  this constitution, the heads of all
 other departments and the members of all boards and commissions, except-
 ing temporary commissions for special purposes, shall  be  appointed  by
 the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate and may be
 removed by the governor, in a manner to be prescribed by law.
   §  2.  Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
 next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
 conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89059-01-5

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