Support for Twelve Bills Making NY Government Transparent and Accountable

March 28, 2025

As part of our advocacy for open, accountable NY government, Reinvent Albany issued memos of As part of our advocacy for transparent, accountable New York State government, Reinvent Albany reissued and published memos of support for the following bills:

  • A2059 (González-Rojas) / S5926 (Salazar) – Establishes commission to study COVID-19 pandemic response. Signed by Reinvent Albany, Citizens Union, Common Cause/NY, Empire Center, League of Women Voters of NYS, and NYPIRG.
  • S4568 (Bailey) / A4868 (Gonzalez-Rojas) – Clarifies intent of 50-a repeal. Signed by Reinvent Albany, Citizens Union, Common Cause/NY, League of Women Voters of NYS, and New York News Publishers Association.
  • S1666 (Harckham) – Clarifies NYS Freedom of Information Law. Signed by Reinvent Albany, Citizens Union, Common Cause/NY, League of Women Voters of NYS, and NYPIRG.
  • S2638 (May) – Protects Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) proceeds from raids by prohibiting transfers to general fund.
  • S462-A (Hoylman-Sigal) / A1518-A (Weprin) – Authorizes the use of cameras in New York State’s appellate and trial courts.
  • S945 (Jackson) – Amends Article VII of the NYS Constitution to give the legislature equal powers to the governor in the budget process.
  • A2653 (Shrestha) – Ends automatic approval of some gubernatorial appointees.
  • S3849 (Hoylman-Sigal) / A1100-A (Bores) – Authorizes legislature to increase number of NY Supreme Court justices.
  • S5858 (Gounardes) – Restores comptroller pre-audit 30 days after emergency order in effect.
  • A6233 (Carroll R) – Closes loophole allowing LLCs and corporate entities to be used to exceed state limits on campaign contributions.
  • S5927 (Salazar) – Creates the nonpartisan legislative budget office. This is a new memo.
  • S2024-A (Krueger) – Gives the NYC Independent Budget Office access to business tax expenditure data for analysis. This is a new memo.

We urge the bills to be voted out of committee, and passed by the full Senate and Assembly.