Which states will curb their next governor's powers before Jan 11? — Before Jan 11, 2027

Enactment requires completion of all constitutional and legal requirements for the legislation to become binding law. Standard legislation requiring executive approval: final passage by all required legislative bodies, executive signature OR becoming law despite executive inaction OR successful veto override, and satisfaction of any required waiting periods Legislation not requiring executive approval: final passage and completion of required waiting periods Constitutional amendments: passage with required supermajorities and completion of ratification processes Executive orders: official signature, publication in official government records, and legal effectiveness The following do NOT constitute enactment: Legislative passage without completed executive action Passage by only some required bodies Provisional passage Non-binding resolutions Draft orders Enactment occurs when all requirements are completed, regardless of pending judicial challenges. For this market, curbing the governor's powers means legislation that removes or restricts a power of the office of governor, such as emergency powers, the veto, executive orders or the power to appoint or remove officials, or transfers it to another officer or body. It qualifies whether or not it names the governor-elect or also applies to the current governor. A law that only changes appointments to a single board, commission or council, only removes a reporting or administrative duty, or only changes the powers of other officers, a legislative chamber's own rules or local governments does NOT qualify. No state's new governor takes office before Jan 11, 2027. Only legislation enacted by a state legislature after Issuance qualifies. The effective date of the law is not relevant; only that it has been enacted.