New York S 1924: Relates to authorizing a local government to override a state disaster emergency in all or part of the territorial limits of such local government

Status: REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 1924

Sponsors: William Weber, George Borrello, James Tedisco, Mario Mattera, Peter Oberacker, Robert Rolison, Steve Rhoads, Thomas F. O'Mara

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S01924 Summary:

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COSPNSRBORRELLO, MATTERA, OBERACKER, O'MARA, RHOADS, ROLISON, TEDISCO

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Amd §§28 & 29-a, Exec L

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Authorizes a county, city, town or village to override a governor's declaration of a state disaster emergency in all or part of the territorial limits of such local government.

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01/14/2025REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1924

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. WEBER, BORRELLO, MATTERA, OBERACKER, O'MARA, ROLI-
 SON, TEDISCO -- 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 executive law, in relation to authorizing a county,
 city, town or village to override a state disaster emergency in all or
 part of the territorial limits of such local government

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 28 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
 3 6. A county, city, town or village may, at any time, limit or super-
 4 sede a governor's declaration of a disaster emergency by executive order
 5 issued under this section, by issuing a local state of emergency and
 6 local emergency orders under section twenty-four of this article. The
 7 local state of emergency and local emergency orders shall only effect
 8 part or all of the territorial limits of such local government.
 9 § 2. Section 29-a of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 10 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
 11 5. A county, city, town or village may, at any time, limit or super-
 12 sede a governor's declaration of a disaster emergency by executive
 13 order issued under this section, by issuing a local state of emergency
 14 and local emergency orders under section twenty-four of this article.
 15 The local state of emergency and local emergency orders shall only
 16 effect part or all of the territorial limits of such local government.
 17 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any
 18 executive order issued by the governor on or after January 1, 2025.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03469-01-5

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