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NY A03995

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/30/2025

Primary Sponsor

Alex Bores

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Updates the gubernatorial succession list in the New York State Defense Emergency Act to reflect current agency names, replacing "commissioner of commerce" with "commissioner of economic development"
  • Changes "industrial commissioner" to "commissioner of labor" to match the current title of that position
  • Updates gendered language from "chairman" to "chairperson" for the public service commission position
  • Corrects a typographical error in the original 1968 law, fixing "secertary" to "secretary" of state
  • Applies only to emergency succession scenarios where an attack or disaster incapacitates the governor, lieutenant governor, temporary president of the senate, and speaker of the assembly

Legislative Description

Amends the list of persons eligible to succeed the governor in the event that the governor is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office of governor as a result of an attack or a natural or peacetime disaster and the lieutenant governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly are unable to discharge such duties.

Last Action

referred to governmental operations

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Governmental Operations1/30/2025

Full Bill Text

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