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Senate Bill S1500

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Expands the list of persons eligible to succeed the governor in a time of disaster

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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2009-S1500 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
New York State Defense Emergency Act
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง5, Chap 784 of 1951

2009-S1500 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands list of persons eligible to succeed the governor if the office becomes vacant as a result of an attack or a natural or peacetime disaster.

2009-S1500 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1500 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1500

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 2, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. DeFRANCISCO, GRIFFO, MORAHAN, VOLKER -- read twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs

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:

  Section  1. Section 5 of chapter 784 of the laws of 1951, constituting
the New York state defense emergency act, as amended by chapter  420  of
the laws of 1968, is amended to read as follows:
  S  5.  Persons  eligible  to  succeed  governor. If, as a result of an
attack or a natural  or  peacetime  disaster,  the  office  of  governor
becomes vacant and each of the lieutenant governor, the temporary presi-
dent  of  the  senate  and  the  speaker  of  the  assembly is unable to
discharge the powers and duties of the office of governor or  is  absent
from  the  state,  then  the  officer of the state who is (a) highest in
order of the following list, (b) not otherwise unable to discharge  such
powers  and  duties,  and  (c)  not  absent from the state, shall act as
governor:  attorney general, comptroller,  commissioner  of  transporta-
tion, commissioner of health, commissioner of [commerce] ECONOMIC DEVEL-
OPMENT,  [industrial]  commissioner  OF  LABOR,  chairman  of the public
service commission, [secertary]  SECRETARY  of  state,  COMMISSIONER  OF
ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION,  COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF
INSURANCE, COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND  FINANCE,  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE
OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND FAMILY SERVICES, COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF
TEMPORARY  AND  DISABILITY  ASSISTANCE,  COMMISSIONER  OF   CORRECTIONAL
SERVICES,  COMMISSIONER  OF  AGRICULTURE  AND  MARKETS,  COMMISSIONER OF
MENTAL HEALTH, COMMISSIONER OF HOUSING AND  COMMUNITY  RENEWAL,  COMMIS-
SIONER  OF  MOTOR  VEHICLES,  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  OFFICE  OF  GENERAL
SERVICES, COMMISSIONER OF THE STATE  OFFICE  OF  PARKS,  RECREATION  AND
HISTORIC  PRESERVATION,  COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND DEVELOP-
MENTAL DISABILITIES,  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  OFFICE  OF  ALCOHOLISM  AND
SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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