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NY S 7887

in committee

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

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 7887 pass?

Not yet. NY S 7887 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

What is NY S 7887 about?

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.

Who sponsors NY S 7887?

Shelley Mayer is the primary sponsor of NY S 7887.

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.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Shelley Mayerprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-13

    REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

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Related bills

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S7887?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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