STATE OF NEW YORK
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1853
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 14, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Operations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to section 3 of article 4 of the constitution, in
relation to establishing a procedure for the governor's annual message
to the legislature regarding the state of the state
1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 3 of article
2 4 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
3 § 3. The governor shall be commander-in-chief of the military and
4 naval forces of the state. The governor shall have power to convene the
5 legislature, or the senate only, on extraordinary occasions. At extraor-
6 dinary sessions convened pursuant to the provisions of this section no
7 subject shall be acted upon, except such as the governor may recommend
8 for consideration. The governor shall communicate by message to the
9 legislature at every session the condition of the state, and recommend
10 such matters to it as [he or she] the governor's shall judge expedient.
11 The message shall be delivered orally in the Assembly Chamber, during
12 the first week of legislative session, with a quorum of the Assembly and
13 a quorum of the Senate present. The governor shall expedite all such
14 measures as may be resolved upon by the legislature, and shall take care
15 that the laws are faithfully executed. The governor shall receive for
16 [his or her] the governor's services an annual salary to be fixed by
17 joint resolution of the senate and assembly, and there shall be provided
18 for [his or her] the governor's use a suitable and furnished executive
19 residence.
20 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
21 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
22 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
23 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
24 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.
LBD89038-01-5
