Reinvent Albany State Bill Memos, 2023-2024

Assembly BillSenate BillRA PositionStatusIssueDescription (Links to Memo)
A7739 (Simon)S1571 (Gianaris)

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In CommitteeTransparencyRequires online publishing of NYS judges’ financial disclosure statements
A7266 (Rosenthal L)S2422 (Hoylman-Sigal)

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Passed in BudgetHome RuleAllows New York City to Set Speed Limits as Low as 20 mph (Sammy’s Law)
S2872 (Comrie)

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In CommitteeAccountable AuthoritiesExempts the MTA from State Bond Issuance Charges
A846 (Weprin)S1632 (Kavanagh)

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In CommitteeTax SubsidiesRepeals Madison Square Garden Property Tax Exemption
A351 (Bronson)S89 (Ryan)

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In CommitteeTax SubsidiesPrevents IDAs From Abating School District Taxes
A1768 (Colton)S979 (Mattera)

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Passed Senate, in Assembly CommitteeAccountable GovernmentAllows the Governor, Senate, or Assembly to Reject New Authority Subsidiaries
A4043 (Carroll)S3545 (Ramos)

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Passed in BudgetAccountable AuthoritiesRequires Additional Transparency of Spending on MTA Capital Projects
A2610 (Hyndman)S153 (Krueger)

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Passed in BudgetAccountable AuthoritiesImproves MTA Bus Service with Automated Camera Enforcement of NYC Traffic Laws
A2895 (Gonzalez-Rojas)S1205 (Gounardes)

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In CommitteeAccountable AuthoritiesRemits Internet Sales Tax Funds Directly to the MTA Without Appropriation
A1560 (McDonald)S3544 (Breslin)

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In CommitteeTransparencyRequires electronic financial disclosures of legislative members and candidates
A1609 (McDonald)S2833 (Breslin)

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Passed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeTransparencyRequires legislative members and candidates to link their financial disclosure
statements on their official state and campaign websites
A2507 (Paulin)S3574 (Skoufis)

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On Senate Floor CalendarTransparencyRequires financial disclosure statements of candidates for office to be posted on the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government website
A2873-B (Kelles)S5621-B (May)

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Signed by GovernorTransparencyAdds a Question to State Financial Disclosure Statements about Crypto Holdings
A2170-A (Dinowitz)S543-A (Gianaris)

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Passed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeTax SubsidiesFully End Opportunity Zone Tax Break
A9404 (Wallace)S3507 (Skoufis)

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In CommitteeTransparencyRequires members of regional economic development councils, including volunteers, to file financial disclosure statements
A9548 (Solages)S1883 (Skoufis)

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In CommitteeTransparencyRequires economic development entities to be subject to Open Meetings and Freedom of Information Laws; requires members to file financial disclosures
A5118 (Thiele)S5174 (Jackson)

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In CommitteeTransparencyStrengthens FOIL Attorneys' Fees
A5983 (Lavine)S6061 (Hoylman-Sigal)

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Signed by GovernorAccountable GovernmentAllows Vacancies for Associate Judge of NYS Court of Appeals to Be Appointed from List for Chief Judge
A6542 (Carroll)S2362 (Rivera)

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In CommitteeTransparencyRequires Disclosure of Employer for Campaign Contributors
A712 (Weprin)S160 (Hoylman-Sigal)

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Passed Senate, in Assembly CommitteeAccountable GovernmentAuthorizes the use of cameras in New York State’s appellate and trial courts
A5786 (McDonald)S4152 (Gianaris)

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Vetoed by GovernorTransparencyDiscloses Lobbying Activities for Confirmation or Nomination of Persons to State Office
A8618 (McDonald)S7883 (Gianaris)

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Passed Senate, in Assembly CommitteeTransparencyDiscloses Lobbying Activities for Confirmation or Nomination of Persons to State Office
A3992 (Carroll)S2385 (Myrie)

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In CommitteeVotingBans Hybrid Voting Machines
A2160 (Dinowitz)S145 (Gianaris)

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Passed Senate, in Assembly CommitteeAccountable AuthoritiesExempting MTA from Public Authorities Reimbursement Fee
A3291 (Dinowitz)S7046 (Fernandez)

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In CommitteeVotingMakes Expansion of Absentee Voting Provisions Permanent
A7179 (McDonald)S6247 (Myrie)

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In CommitteeCampaign FinanceEstablishes Doing-Business Restrictions in NYS Elections
A6115 (Paulin)S5512 (Rivera)

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Signed by GovernorTransparencyLead Pipe Right to Know Act
A1438 (Rosenthal L)S481 (Salazar)

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In CommitteeTax SubsidiesRepeals Certain Use Tax Exemptions for Racehorses
A3484-A (Gallagher)S995 (Hoylman-Sigal)

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Signed by GovernorTransparencyRequires Disclosure of LLC Beneficial Owners
(“LLC Transparency Act”)
A5934-A (Cunningham)S6169-A (Cleare)

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In CommitteeVotingVoting Integrity and Verification Act of New York (VIVA NY)
A1722-A (Zinerman)S1381-A (Comrie)

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Signed by GovernorVotingRequires Plain Language in Statewide Ballot Amendments
A7404 (Solages)S6941 (Cooney)

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Vetoed by GovernorTransparencyRequires contracts exempted from OSC oversight to be published
A7760 (Walker)S7564 (Myrie)

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Vetoed by GovernorCampaign FinanceMakes structural changes to NYS public campaign finance law
A5613 (Zebrowski)S1726 (Harckham)

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In CommitteeTransparencyClarifies NYS Freedom of Information Law
A7757 (Weinstein)S7562 (Gianaris)

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Signed by GovernorAccountable AuthoritiesExpands eligibility for the Empire State Film Production Credit
A2873-B (Kelles)S5621-B (May)

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Signed by GovernorTransparencyRelates to reporting of digital assets on the annual statement of financial disclosure
A4282-A (Paulin)S3505-B (Skoufis)

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Signed by GovernorVotingMoves certain county and town elections in New York to November of even-numbered years
A3778 (Zebrowski)S521 (Comrie)

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Vetoed by GovernorAccountable AuthoritiesRepeals 2019 Changes to Public Authorities Control Board
A4847-A (Jacobson)S520-A (Comrie)

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Vetoed by GovernorAccountable AuthoritiesProhibits Conflicts of Interest at IDAs
A6606 (Solages)S3576 (Skoufis)

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In CommitteeTax SubsidiesProhibits Funds, Financial Incentives, Subsidies or Tax Exemptions for Projects with Non-Public Occupants
A1048 (Solages)S127 (Ryan)

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In CommitteeTax SubsidiesProhibits Subsidies for E-Commerce Warehouse Facilities
A7147 (Levenberg)S2333 (Myrie)

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In CommitteeVotingRequires images of cast vote records be made publicly available
A7949-A (Simon)S3389 (Krueger)

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In CommitteeTax SubsidiesStop Climate Polluter Handouts Act
A8022 (Shrestha)S7655 (Salazar)

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In CommitteeAccountable AuthoritiesEnds Automatic Approval of Some Gubernatorial Appointees
A1532 (Wallace)S5175 (Gounardes)

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In CommitteeAccountable AuthoritiesRestores Comptroller Pre-Audit 30 Days After Emergency Order in Effect
A466 (Carroll)S983 (Salazar)

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In CommitteeTransparencyCloses Loophole Allowing LLCs and Corporate Entities to Be Used to Exceed
State Limits on Campaign Contributions
A7185 (Lavine)S9635 (Jackson)

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In CommitteeBudgetAmends Article VII of the NYS Constitution to Give the Legislature Equal Powers to the Governor in the Budget Process
S2073 (May)

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In CommitteeBudgetProtects Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Proceeds from Raids by Prohibiting Transfers to General Fund
A2442 (Gonzalez-Rojas)S2322 (Bailey)

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In CommitteeTransparencyClarifies Intent of 50-a Repeal
A9279 (Kelles)S7137 (Gounardes)

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In CommitteeEthicsAmends State Code of Ethics to Explicitly Prohibit Harassment and Discrimination
S2138 (Liu)

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In CommitteeEthicsExpands Definition of “Public Employee” to Include Court Workers
A5259 (Dinowitz)S2812 (Gounardes)

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In Senate CommitteeHome RuleExpands and extends New York City’s red light camera program
A9231 (Zebrowski)S8142 (Comrie)

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In CommitteeAccountable AuthoritiesRepeals 2019 Changes to Public Authorities Control Board
S6544 (Martinez)

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On Senate Floor CalendarAccountable AuthoritiesEnables IDAs to Provide Housing Tax Breaks
A8121 (Thiele)S6746 (Ryan)

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Passed Senate, On Assembly Floor CalendarAccountable AuthoritiesExpands Authorities Budget Office Powers
A8053-A (González-Rojas)S8168 (Salazar)

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In CommitteeAccountable GovernmentEstablishes Commission to Study COVID-19 Pandemic Response
A181 (Carroll)S178 (Gianaris)

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On Senate Floor CalendarVotingAmends State Constitution to Allow Same-Day Voter Registration
A6762 (Solages)S1737 (Krueger)

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Passed in BudgetTransparencyEstablishes a Database of Deals for Local Authorities
A6764 (Cunningham)S6168 (Comrie)

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In CommitteeVotingRequires Better Notice to Voters Who Are Purged or Put on Inactive Status
A7052-C (Sillitti)S6173-B (Skoufis)

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Passed Senate, in Assembly CommitteeVotingAuthorizes NY to Share Voter Roll Data with Other States
A5366 (Bores)S5414 (Hoylman-Sigal)

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On Senate Floor CalendarAccountable GovernmentAuthorizes Legislature to Increase Number of NY Supreme Court Justices
S617 (Myrie)

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In CommitteeElectionsMandates Training for NY Local Elections Commissioners and Key Staff
A2229 (Hyndman)S1081 (Comrie)

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Passed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeAccountable AuthoritiesRequires Municipal Housing Authorities to Report Use of State Funding to ABO Oversight
A9975 (Rosenthal L)S3257 (Hoylman-Sigal)

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Passed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeTransparencyLimits Commercial FOIL Exemption
A5357-A (Steck)S5801-A (Liu)

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Passed Senate, In Assembly Committee
TransparencyStrengthens FOIL attorneys’ fees
A8857 (Carroll)S8099 (Comrie)

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In Senate Committee
Accountable AuthoritiesRequires Cost Estimates and MTA Board Approval for 20-Year Needs Assessment
A1464 (Carroll)S2557 (Hoylman-Sigal)

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In Senate Committee
Tax SubsidiesEnds luxury yacht tax break
A1523 (Carroll)S2556 (Hoylman-Sigal)

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In Senate Committee
Tax SubsidiesEnds private jet tax break
A6103 (Paulin)S3502 (Skoufis)

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On Senate Floor CalendarTransparencyEliminates FOIL exemption for consultant reports
A5910 (Zebrowski)S2297 (Mayer)

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Passed Senate, in Assembly CommitteeAccountable AuthoritiesAuthorizes County Comptrollers to audit IDAs and LDCs
A4908 (Lavine)S4398 (Hoylman-Sigal)

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On Senate Floor CalendarTransparencyProtects the Commission on Judicial Conduct’s budget request and makes complaint process more transparent
A494 (Epstein)S6199 (Myrie)

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On Assembly Floor CalendarVotingRequires candidates nominated for county committee to be notified by the NYC BOE
A3250 (Epstein)S6735 (May)

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Passed Senate and AssemblyVotingAllows pre-registered voters to apply for an absentee ballot
A8586 (Raga)S8128 (Skoufis)

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In Senate CommitteeTransparencyReduces time public must wait to appeal FOIL delays and denials
S8969 (Skoufis)

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In Senate CommitteeCampaign FinanceMakes Significant Changes to NYS Public Campaign Finance Law
A10539 (Magnarelli)S9835 (Skoufis)

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Passed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeCampaign FinanceMakes Last-Minute Changes to NYS Public Campaign Finance Law
A9621 (McDonald)S8671 (Hoylman-Sigal)

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Passed Assembly, In Senate CommitteeTransparencyRequires agencies to submit FOIL logs to Committee on Open Government
A2852 (Zebrowski)S3353 (Skoufis)

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Signed by GovernorTransparencyRequires municipalities to maintain municipal websites
A1258 (Hunter)S644 (Mannion)

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Passed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeElectionsEstablishes minimum staffing levels for local boards of elections
A4777 (Pretlow)S6933 (Webb)

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In Senate CommitteeElectionsIncreases election commissioner terms from two to four years
A10281 (Solages)S9171 (Cooney)

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Vetoed by GovernorAccountable AuthoritiesRequires contracts exempted from OSC oversight to be published
S9398 (Ramos)

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In Senate CommitteeTransparencyRequires lists of debarred companies be published as open data
S9009 (Skoufis)

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In Senate CommitteeTransparencyRequires electronic filing of all lobbying filings
S9011 (Skoufis)

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In Senate CommitteeTransparencyRequires electronic filing of all financial disclosure statements to the COELIG
A10266 (Simone)

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In Assembly CommitteeTransparencyUpdates Open Meetings Law to require hybrid participation at public meetings and close loopholes
A10350 (Shimsky)S7524 (Hoylman-Sigal)

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Signed by GovernorTransparencyExpands e-filing in NYS courts
A1244-D (Jacobson)S612-D (Mayer)

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Signed by GovernorElectionsProhibits conflicts of interest among BOE employees
A6146-B (Buttenschon)S5500-B (Skoufis)

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Signed by GovernorTransparencyRequires government agencies to notify public employees if their disciplinary record is disclosed under FOIL
A10530 (Dais)S9822 (Sepúlveda)

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Signed by GovernorTax SubsidiesExtends deadline for ICAP tax break applications
A10934 (Wallace)S9674 (Gianaris)

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Passed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeTransparencyEnacts the Criminal Court Opinion Transparency Act

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