Support for Bills Strengthening NYS Government

May 17, 2024

As part of our advocacy for open, accountable New York government, Reinvent Albany reissued memos of support for the following bills:

  • S6746 (Ryan) / A8121 (Thiele) – Expands Authorities Budget Office powers. This bill passed the Senate and Assembly Corps and is now in Assembly Codes.
  • S160-A (Hoylman-Sigal) / A712-A (Weprin) – Authorizes the use of cameras in New York State’s appellate and trial courts. This bill is on the Senate Floor Calendar.
  • S3574-A (Skoufis) / A2507 (Paulin) – Requires disclosure statements from candidates for statewide office or the legislature be posted on the ethics commission’s website. This bill is on the Senate Floor Calendar.
  • S644-A (Mannion) / A1258-A (Hunter) – Establishes minimum staffing levels for local boards of elections. This bill is on the Senate Floor Calendar.
  • A5357-A (Steck) / S5801-A (Liu) – Strengthens FOIL attorneys’ fees. This bill is supported by Reinvent Albany, Common Cause NY, League of Women Voters of New York State, and NYPIRG. This bill is on the Senate Floor Calendar.
  • S9171 (Cooney) / A10281 (Solages) – Requires the public posting of certain contracts which are otherwise subject to the approval of the state comptroller. This bill passed out of Senate Procurement and into Senate Finance.

We urge the bills to be passed by the full Senate and Assembly.