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Clean, Accountable Government
From the Blog

July 1, 2026 Reinvent Albany Publishes FOILed NY Senate Confirmation Votes Read more June 23, 2026 Testimony: COIB Should Ban Third-Party Travel Gifts; Electeds Report $215K+ in Travel Payments Read more June 22, 2026 Reinvent Albany Testimony on NYC Council Bills Regulating AI and Prediction Markets Read more June 10, 2026 NYC’s Frontline Ethics Agencies Must be Funded Read more
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Clean, Accountable Government
In the News

June 2, 2026 Mamdani Picks Street Redesign Pioneer Janette Sadik-Khan for MTA Board Gothamist May 23, 2026 LIRR Strike Ended With Solid Raises for Workers, but No Reforms To Costly Work Rules Gothamist May 19, 2026 L.I.R.R. Workers Are in Line for Raises, but at What Cost to New York? The New York Times April 1, 2026 Groups Urge Albany To Reject NYC Transit Union’s 2-Person Subway Crew Push New York Daily News
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Clean, Accountable Government
Reports and Fact Sheets

May 2026 Despite Very Late State Budget, Legislature Passing Bills at Normal Clip Read more February 2026 Watchdogs Release Q&A About “Lame Duck” Charter Commissions Read more February 2026 Key Sources for Amtrak’s “New York Penn Station Transformation Project” Read more December 2025 Mayor Mamdani Must Fully Harness City Tech to Deliver for Everyday New Yorkers 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)S4915 (Scarcella-Spanton)

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
A4052 (Cunningham)S2621-A (Scarcella-Spanton)

Oppose

In CommitteeCongestion pricing carve-out for trucks
A6680 (Tanoussis)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
A10581 (Hyndman)S2157 (Comrie)

Support

In Senate Committee, In Assembly CommitteeRequires municipal housing authorities (including NYCHA) to report use of state funding to the Authorities Budget
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

Passed Assembly, Passed SenateRequires 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

Passed Assembly, Passed SenateRequires electronic filing of all lobbying filings
A6741A (Simone) S6253A (Skoufis)

Support

Passed Assembly, Passed SenateRequires 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
A1518 (Weprin) S9790 (Sepúlveda)

Support

Passed Senate, In Assembly 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
A11040 (Rajkumar)S5927 (Salazar)

Support

In Senate Committee, In Assembly CommitteeCreates the nonpartisan legislative budget office
S2024-A (Krueger)

Support

In CommitteeGives 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

Signed by GovernorRequires “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, Passed AssemblyRepeals 2019 changes to Public Authorities Control Board
A617-A (Shimsky)S2047-A (Webb)

Oppose

In CommitteeAmends definition of “reportable business relationship”
S8246 (Myrie)

Support

In CommitteeEstablishes doing-business restrictions in NYS elections
A8662-A (Gallagher)S8432 (Hoylman-Sigal)

Support

Vetoed by GovernorProtects NY’s LLC Transparency Act from being undermined by federal changes
A5739 (Solages)S1961 (Gonzalez)

Support

In CommitteeSecure Our Data Act
S5551 (Cleare)

Support

In CommitteeRequires Empire State Development (ESD) to post video recordings of certain public hearings
S3736 (Comrie)

Support

Passed SenateIncreases transparency of grant and bond applications to the Public Authorities Control Board
A8842 (Benedetto)S7785 (Bailey)

Oppose

Vetoed by GovernorNo bus lane enforcement carve-outs for Co-op City
A8292 (Cunningham)S6815 (Comrie)

Oppose

Signed by GovernorNo bus lane enforcement carve-outs for MTA workers
A9559 (Rajkumar)S9557B (Mayer)

Support

Passed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeRequires lobbyists to report support for or opposition to legislation
S5551 (Cleare)

Support

Passed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeRequires Empire State Development (ESD) to post video recordings of certain public hearings
S6261 (Skoufis)

Support

In Senate CommitteeRequires electronic filing of all financial disclosure statements to
Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government
A10471 (Septimo)S8934 (Liu)

Support

In Senate CommitteeAllows new mayors to decide whether to continue lame-duck charter commissions
S4945 (Comrie)

Support

Passed SenateMakes Public Authorities Reporting Information System (PARIS) reports immediately available to the public
A5733 (Hyndman)S6745 (Stavisky)

Support

Passed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeRequires SUNY and CUNY Research Foundations to report on finances and contracts
A10706 (Chandler-Waterman) S9586-A (Parker)

Oppose

Passed Senate, Passed AssemblyRequires two-person crews on every NYC subway train
S3269 (Cooney)

Support

In Senate Committee Establishes NY State Aid and Incentives for Municipalities Redesign Task Force
A6201-A (Kelles) S4197-A (Gounardes)

Support

In Senate CommitteeAmends State Code of Ethics to explicitly prohibit harassment and discrimination
A4674-A (Burdick) S3864-A (Gianaris)

Support

Passed Senate, Passed AssemblyRequires Office of Court Administration to issue report on publication of criminal court decisions