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S 7887: 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.
What S 7887 does, verified January 8, 2026
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.
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Last action: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7887
- What is the current status of S 7887?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 7887 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS".
- Did S 7887 pass?
- Not yet. S 7887 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7887, and where is it now?
- S 7887 was authored by Sen. Shelley Mayer. Its committee of record is Senate Investigation & Government Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
| May. 13, 2025 | REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 13, 2025 · 316 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7887 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAYER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the New York state defense emergency act, in relation to persons eligible to succeed the governor The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "unfore- 2 seen circumstances act". 3 § 2. Section 5 of article 1-A of chapter 784 of the laws of 1951 4 constituting the New York state defense emergency act, as amended by 5 chapter 420 of the laws of 1968, is amended to read as follows: 6 § 5. Persons eligible to succeed governor. If, as a result of an 7 attack or a natural or peacetime disaster, the office of governor 8 becomes vacant and each of the lieutenant governor, the temporary presi- 9 dent of the senate and the speaker of the assembly is unable to 10 discharge the powers and duties of the office of governor or is absent 11 from the state, then the officer of the state who is (a) highest in 12 order of the following list, (b) not otherwise unable to discharge such 13 powers and duties, and (c) not absent from the state, shall act as 14 governor: attorney general, comptroller, commissioner of transporta- 15 tion, commissioner of health, commissioner of [commerce] economic devel- 16 opment, [industrial] commissioner of labor, [chairman] chairperson of 17 the public service commission, [secertary] secretary of state. 18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04313-01-5
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