Removes constitutional provision that the lieutenant-governor shall act as governor when the governor is absent from the state

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Removes constitutional provision that the lieutenant-governor shall act as governor when the governor is absent from the state; provides likewise for the case in which the lieutenant-governor is absent from the state and the case in which the temporary president of the senate is absent from the state.

Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Jan 10, 2025
Last action: Feb 3, 2026 — OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 31 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 5%, measured from NY's completed sessions
Momentum -4 31/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 258 days quiet

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