Clean, Accountable Government
Independent oversight, ethical behavior, responsible public authorities, honest budgeting, dedicated funds, lump sum spending.

To see our positions on bills that fall under this issue area, please see our chart of Reinvent Albany State Bill Memos.

Clean, Accountable Government
From the Blog

July 22, 2025 Testimony to NYC COIB on Clean Contracting Disclosures Read more July 17, 2025 Key NYC Anti-Corruption Agencies Need Independent Budgeting Read more June 26, 2025 Reinvent Albany Joins Letter to Mayor Adams on Expanding Fair Fares Program Read more June 23, 2025 Testimony: Council Charter Proposals Should Further Strengthen Oversight Agencies, Mayoral Removal Should Go Before Voters Read more
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Clean, Accountable Government
In the News

July 16, 2025 Andrew Cuomo Proposes Mayoral Control of NYC Transit System – Rivals Say He ‘Had His Chance and Failed To Deliver’ MSN July 16, 2025 Andrew Cuomo Proposes Mayoral Control of NYC Transit System – Rivals Say He ‘Had His Chance and Failed To Deliver’ New York Post June 26, 2025 NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Wants To Make City Buses Free. How Could He Deliver? Crain's New York Business June 25, 2025 MTA Board Testimony- It’s Time for the New MTA to Take on Fare Policy PCAC
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Clean, Accountable Government
Reports and Policy Briefs

March 2025 New Report Update Highlights Transparency Leaders in NY’s Criminal Courts Read more February 2025 MTA Spending County-by-County 2014-2023 Read more February 2025 Mayoral Succession and Potential Special Election Read more February 2025 New District-By-District Breakdown of Businesses MTA Paid $35 Billion Over Last Decade Read more
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Clean, Accountable Government
Memo Tracker

Assembly BillSenate BillRA PositionStatusDescription (Links to Memo)
A567 (González-Rojas)

Support

In CommitteeRemits internet sales tax funds directly to the MTA without appropriation
A1599 (Pfeffer Amato)

Oppose

In CommitteeCongestion pricing carve-out for first responders
A7456 (McDonald)S374 (Gianaris)

Support

In CommitteeDiscloses lobbying activities for confirmation or nomination of persons to state office
A1174 (Beephan)

Oppose

In CommitteeCongestion pricing carve-out for first responders, physicians, nurses, and people entering the city for medical treatment
A1491 (Pheffer Amato)

Oppose

In CommitteeCongestion pricing carve-out for veterans
A1747 (Weprin)

Oppose

In CommitteeDelays congestion pricing
A1884 (Eachus)

Oppose

In CommitteeCongestion pricing carve-out for residents of Rockland and Orange County
A3504 (Rajkumar)

Oppose

In CommitteeCongestion pricing carve-out for taxicabs
A3856 (Williams)

Oppose

In CommitteeCongestion pricing carve-outs for residents of transit deserts
A3887 (Williams)

Oppose

In CommitteeCongestion pricing carve-outs for residents of transit deserts
A2157 (Ra)S284 (Rhoads)

Oppose

In CommitteeSlows down congestion pricing implementation
S533 (Martins)

Oppose

In CommitteeRepeals congestion pricing
S1952 (Weber)

Oppose

In CommitteeCongestion pricing carve-out for residents of Rockland County
A2144 (Fall)S2362 (Scarcella-Spanton)

Oppose

In CommitteeCongestion pricing carve-out for residents of lower Manhattan and Staten Island
S2621-A (Scarcella-Spanton)

Oppose

In CommitteeCongestion pricing carve-out for trucks
S2622 (Scarcella-Spanton)

Oppose

In CommitteeRepeals congestion pricing and requires audit of MTA
A3586 (Pheffer Amato)S2630 (Jackson)

Oppose

In CommitteeCongestion pricing carve-out for firefighters
A2344 (Hawley)S3525 (Ortt)

Oppose

In CommitteeCongestion pricing carve-out for veterans
A2479 (Colton)S2377 (Mattera)

Support

In CommitteeAllows the Governor, Senate, or Assembly to reject new authority subsidiaries
S2157 (Comrie)

Support

On Senate FloorRequires municipal housing authorities (including NYCHA) to report use of state funding to the Authorities Budget
S2459 (Comrie)

Support

In CommitteeIncreases transparency of grant and bond applications to the Public Authorities Control Board
A2236 (Simon)

Support

In CommitteeRequires online publishing of NYS judges’ financial disclosure statements
S5590 (Liu)

Support

In CommitteeEstablishes late fees for failure to complete lobbying training on time
A463-B (Paulin)S4857-C (Skoufis)

Support

In CommitteeRequires financial disclosure statements of candidates for office to be posted on the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG) website
A3615 (Simone)S1027 (May)

Support

In CommitteeUpdates Open Meetings Law to require hybrid participation at public meetings and close loopholes
S2585 (Liu)

Support

In CommitteeExpands definition of “public employee” to include court workers
S4859 (Hoylman-Sigal)

Support

In CommitteeProtects the Commission on Judicial Conduct’s budget request and makes complaint process more transparent
A6201 (Kelles)S4197 (Gounardes)

Support

In CommitteeAmends State Code of Ethics to explicitly prohibit harassment and discrimination
A2330 (McDonald)S5843 (Skoufis)

Support

In CommitteeRequires electronic filing of all lobbying filings
A6741 (Simone)S6253 (Skoufis)

Support

In CommitteeRequires State Board of Elections to post sample ballots
A1194 (Solages)

Support

In CommitteeProtects Interest on Lawyer Accounts (IOLA) from raids
A2059 (González-Rojas)S5926 (Salazar)

Support

In CommitteeEstablishes commission to study COVID-19 pandemic response
A4868 (González-Rojas)S4568 (Bailey)

Support

In CommitteeClarifies intent of 50-a repeal
S2638 (May)

Support

In CommitteeProtects Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) proceeds from raids by prohibiting transfers to general fund
S462-A (Hoylman-Sigal)

Support

In CommitteeAuthorizes the use of cameras in New York State’s appellate and trial courts
A1100-A (Bores)S3849 (Hoylman-Sigal)

Support

In CommitteeAuthorizes legislature to increase number of NY Supreme Court justices
S5858 (Gounardes)

Support

In CommitteeRestores comptroller pre-audit 30 days after emergency order in effect
S5927 (Salazar)

Support

In CommitteeCreates the nonpartisan legislative budget office
S2024-A (Krueger)

Support

On Senate Floor CalendarGives the NYC Independent Budget Office access to business tax expenditure data for analysis
A3086 (Carroll R)S5148 (Comrie)

Support

In CommitteeRequires cost estimates and MTA Board approval for 20-year needs assessment
A3880 (Dinowitz)S5119 (Gianaris)

Support

In CommitteeExempts MTA from public authorities reimbursement fee
A3415 (McDonald)S1030 (Gonzalez)

Support

Passed both housesRequires “paid for by” statements on IE committee websites
A8009 (Lavine)S945 (Jackson)

Support

In CommitteeBudget Equity Act - Amends Article VII of the NYS Constitution to give the Legislature equal powers to the Governor in the budget process
A8569 (Braunstein)S2459 (Comrie)

Support

Passed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeRepeals 2019 changes to Public Authorities Control Board
A617-A (Shimsky)S2047-A (Webb)

Oppose

On Senate Floor, Introduced in AssemblyAmends definition of “reportable business relationship”
S8246 (Myrie)

Support

Introduced in SenateEstablishes doing-business restrictions in NYS elections