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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 6672: Authorizes the governor to fill vacancy in the office of lieutenant-governor on confirmation of both houses of the legislature

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 6672 is a bill introduced in the New York House on March 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Authorizes the governor to fill vacancy in the office of lieutenant-governor on confirmation of both houses of the legislature. Primary sponsor: Mike Tannousis (Republican/Conservative). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 30, 2026): OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Authorizes the governor to fill vacancy in the office of lieutenant-governor on confirmation of both houses of the legislature; allows the governor to leave the state without transmitting power to lieutenant-governor; establishes the process for lieutenant-governor to act as governor during incapacitation of the governor.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike TannousisPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse64
Joe AngelinoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse121

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  2. TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
  3. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  4. OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  5. TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
  6. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source