Prohibits the governor from granting themselves or any person involved with furthering the illegal conduct of the governor a reprieve, commutation or pardon.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5831
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 3, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 4 of the constitution, in
relation to prohibiting the governor from granting themselves or any
person involved with furthering the illegal conduct of the governor a
reprieve, commutation or pardon
1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 4 of arti-
2 cle 4 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
3 § 4. The governor shall have the power to grant reprieves, commu-
4 tations and pardons after conviction, for all offenses except treason
5 and cases of impeachment, upon such conditions and with such
6 restrictions and limitations, as [he or she] the governor may think
7 proper, subject to such regulations as may be provided by law relative
8 to the manner of applying for pardons. The governor shall not have the
9 power to grant a reprieve, commutation or pardon to themselves, or to
10 any persons involved with furthering any illegal or unlawful conduct of
11 such governor. Upon conviction for treason, the governor shall have
12 power to suspend the execution of the sentence, until the case shall be
13 reported to the legislature at its next meeting, when the legislature
14 shall either pardon, or commute the sentence, direct the execution of
15 the sentence, or grant a further reprieve. The governor shall annually
16 communicate to the legislature each case of reprieve, commutation or
17 pardon granted, stating the name of the convict, the crime of which the
18 convict was convicted, the sentence and its date, and the date of the
19 commutation, pardon or reprieve.
20 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
21 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after
22 the next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and,
23 in 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.
LBD89053-01-5
