How the Governor Upends Bills Before Signing Them
With chapter amendments, governors can make major changes to pending laws. Kathy Hochul uses them more than any executive before her.
Chris Bragg and Sam Mellins · January 17, 2024
Governor Kathy Hochul extends her executive order declaring a state of emergency over migration on August 24, 2023. | Mike Groll / Office of Governor Kathy Hochul
“It’s not like Albany was transparent to begin with, but this has pushed the process into the shadows even more.”
—Judith Enck, environmental advocate
“Hochul deserves credit for taking advantage of this in an even bigger way than Cuomo, who is master of the dark arts.”
—John Kaehny, Reinvent Albany
Colin Kinniburgh contributed reporting.