Reinvent Albany State Bill Memos, 2023-2024 Assembly BillSenate BillRA PositionStatusIssueDescription (Links to Memo) A7739 (Simon)S1571 (Gianaris)SupportIn CommitteeTransparencyRequires online publishing of NYS judges’ financial disclosure statements A7266 (Rosenthal L)S2422 (Hoylman-Sigal)SupportIn CommitteeHome RuleAllows New York City to Set Speed Limits as Low as 20 mph (Sammy’s Law) A2229 (Hyndman)S1081 (Comrie)SupportIn CommitteeAccountable AuthoritiesRequires Municipal Housing Authorities to Report Use of State Funding to ABO Oversight S2872 (Comrie)SupportIn CommitteeAccountable AuthoritiesExempts the MTA from State Bond Issuance Charges A846 (Weprin)S1632 (Kavanagh)SupportIn CommitteeTax SubsidiesRepeals Madison Square Garden Property Tax Exemption A351 (Bronson)S89 (Ryan)SupportIn CommitteeTax SubsidiesPrevents IDAs From Abating School District Taxes A1768 (Colton)S979 (Mattera)SupportIn CommitteeAccountable GovernmentAllows the Governor, Senate, or Assembly to Reject New Authority Subsidiaries A4043 (Carroll)S3545 (Ramos)SupportPassed in BudgetAccountable AuthoritiesRequires Additional Transparency of Spending on MTA Capital Projects A2610 (Hyndman)S153 (Krueger)SupportPassed in BudgetAccountable AuthoritiesImproves MTA Bus Service with Automated Camera Enforcement of NYC Traffic Laws A2895 (Gonzalez-Rojas)S1205 (Gounardes)SupportIn CommitteeAccountable AuthoritiesRemits Internet Sales Tax Funds Directly to the MTA Without Appropriation A1560 (McDonald)S3544 (Breslin)SupportIn CommitteeTransparencyRequires electronic financial disclosures of legislative members and candidates A1609 (McDonald)S2833 (Breslin)SupportIn CommitteeTransparencyRequires legislative members and candidates to link their financial disclosure statements on their official state and campaign websites A2507 (Paulin)S3574 (Skoufis)SupportIn CommitteeTransparencyRequires 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)SupportSigned by GovernorTransparencyAdds a Question to State Financial Disclosure Statements about Crypto Holdings A2170-A (Dinowitz)S543-A (Gianaris)SupportIn CommitteeTax SubsidiesFully End Opportunity Zone Tax Break A9404 (Wallace)S3507 (Skoufis)SupportIn CommitteeTransparencyRequires members of regional economic development councils, including volunteers, to file financial disclosure statements A9548 (Solages)S1883 (Skoufis)SupportIn 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)SupportIn CommitteeTransparencyStrengthens FOIL Attorneys' Fees A5983 (Lavine)S6061 (Hoylman-Sigal)OpposeSigned by GovernorAccountable GovernmentAllows Vacancies for Associate Judge of NYS Court of Appeals to Be Appointed from List for Chief Judge A6542 (Carroll)S2362 (Rivera)SupportIn CommitteeTransparencyRequires Disclosure of Employer for Campaign Contributors A712 (Weprin)S160 (Hoylman-Sigal)SupportPassed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeAccountable GovernmentAuthorizes the use of cameras in New York State’s appellate and trial courts A5786 (McDonald)S4152 (Gianaris)SupportVetoed by GovernorTransparencyDiscloses Lobbying Activities for Confirmation or Nomination of Persons to State Office A3992 (Carroll)S2385 (Myrie)SupportIn CommitteeVotingBans Hybrid Voting Machines A2160 (Dinowitz)S145 (Gianaris)SupportIn CommitteeAccountable AuthoritiesExempting MTA from Public Authorities Reimbursement Fee A3291 (Dinowitz)S7046 (Fernandez)SupportIn CommitteeVotingMakes Expansion of Absentee Voting Provisions Permanent A7179 (McDonald)S6247 (Myrie)SupportIn CommitteeCampaign FinanceEstablishes Doing-Business Restrictions in NYS Elections A6115 (Paulin)S5512 (Rivera)SupportSigned by GovernorTransparencyLead Pipe Right to Know Act A1438 (Rosenthal L)S481 (Salazar)SupportIn CommitteeTax SubsidiesRepeals Certain Use Tax Exemptions for Racehorses A3484-A (Gallagher)S995 (Hoylman-Sigal)SupportSigned by GovernorTransparencyRequires Disclosure of LLC Beneficial Owners (“LLC Transparency Act”) A5934-A (Cunningham)S6169-A (Cleare)SupportIn CommitteeVotingVoting Integrity and Verification Act of New York (VIVA NY) A1722-A (Zinerman)S1381-A (Comrie)SupportSigned by GovernorVotingRequires Plain Language in Statewide Ballot Amendments A7404 (Solages)S6941 (Cooney)SupportVetoed by GovernorTransparencyRequires contracts exempted from OSC oversight to be published A7760 (Walker)S7564 (Myrie)OpposeVetoed by GovernorCampaign FinanceMakes structural changes to NYS public campaign finance law A5613 (Zebrowski)S1726 (Harckham)SupportIn CommitteeTransparencyClarifies NYS Freedom of Information Law A7757 (Weinstein)S7562 (Gianaris)OpposeSigned by GovernorAccountable AuthoritiesExpands eligibility for the Empire State Film Production Credit A2873-B (Kelles)S5621-B (May)SupportSigned by GovernorTransparencyRelates to reporting of digital assets on the annual statement of financial disclosure A4282-A (Paulin)S3505-B (Skoufis)SupportSigned by GovernorVotingMoves certain county and town elections in New York to November of even-numbered years A3778 (Zebrowski)S521 (Comrie)SupportVetoed by GovernorAccountable AuthoritiesRepeals 2019 Changes to Public Authorities Control Board A4847-A (Jacobson)S520-A (Comrie)SupportVetoed by GovernorAccountable AuthoritiesProhibits Conflicts of Interest at IDAs A6606 (Solages)S3576 (Skoufis)SupportSigned by GovernorTax SubsidiesProhibits Funds, Financial Incentives, Subsidies or Tax Exemptions for Projects with Non-Public Occupants A1048 (Solages)S127 (Ryan)SupportIn CommitteeTax SubsidiesProhibits Subsidies for E-Commerce Warehouse Facilities A7147 (Levenberg)S2333 (Myrie)SupportIn CommitteeVotingRequires images of cast vote records be made publicly available A7949-A (Simon)S3389 (Krueger)SupportIn CommitteeTax SubsidiesStop Climate Polluter Handouts Act A8022 (Shrestha)S7655 (Salazar)SupportIn CommitteeAccountable AuthoritiesEnds Automatic Approval of Some Gubernatorial Appointees A1532 (Wallace)S5175 (Gounardes)SupportIn CommitteeAccountable AuthoritiesRestores Comptroller Pre-Audit 30 Days After Emergency Order in Ef ect A466 (Carroll)S983 (Salazar)SupportIn CommitteeTransparencyCloses Loophole Allowing LLCs and Corporate Entities to Be Used to Exceed State Limits on Campaign Contributions A7185 (Lavine)SupportIn CommitteeBudgetAmends Article VII of the NYS Constitution to Give the Legislature Equal Powers to the Governor in the Budget Process S2073 (May)SupportIn CommitteeBudgetProtects Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Proceeds from Raids by Prohibiting Transfers to General Fund A2442 (Gonzalez-Rojas)S2322 (Bailey)SupportIn CommitteeTransparencyClarifies Intent of 50-a Repeal A9279 (Kelles)S7137 (Gounardes)SupportIn CommitteeEthicsAmends State Code of Ethics to Explicitly Prohibit Harassment and Discrimination S2138 (Liu)SupportIn CommitteeEthicsExpands Definition of “Public Employee” to Include Court Workers A5259 (Dinowitz)S2812 (Gounardes)SupportIn CommitteeHome RuleExpands New York City’s Red Light Camera Program A9231 (Zebrowski)S8142 (Comrie)SupportIn CommitteeAccountable AuthoritiesRepeals 2019 Changes to Public Authorities Control Board S6544 (Martinez)OpposeOn Senate Floor CalendarAccountable AuthoritiesEnables IDAs to Provide Housing Tax Breaks A8121 (Thiele)S6746 (Ryan)SupportOn Senate Floor CalendarAccountable AuthoritiesExpands Authorities Budget Office Powers A8053-A (González-Rojas)S8168 (Salazar)SupportIn CommitteeAccountable GovernmentEstablishes Commission to Study COVID-19 Pandemic Response A181 (Carroll)S178 (Gianaris)SupportOn Senate Floor CalendarVotingAmends State Constitution to Allow Same-Day Voter Registration A6762 (Solages)S1737 (Krueger)SupportOn Senate Floor CalendarTransparencyEstablishes a Database of Deals for Local Authorities A6764 (Cunningham)S6168 (Comrie)SupportIn CommitteeVotingRequires Better Notice to Voters Who Are Purged or Put on Inactive Status A7052-C (Sillitti)S6173-B (Skoufis)SupportPassed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeVotingAuthorizes NY to Share Voter Roll Data with Other States A5366 (Bores)S5414 (Hoylman-Sigal)SupportOn Senate Floor CalendarAccountable GovernmentAuthorizes Legislature to Increase Number of NY Supreme Court Justices S617 (Myrie)SupportIn CommitteeElectionsMandates Training for NY Local Elections Commissioners and Key Staff A2229 (Hyndman)S1081 (Comrie)SupportPassed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeAccountable AuthoritiesRequires Municipal Housing Authorities to Report Use of State Funding to ABO Oversight A9621 (McDonald)S8671 (Hoylman-Sigal)SupportIn Senate Committee TransparencyRequires agencies to submit FOIL logs to Committee on Open Government S3257 (Hoylman-Sigal)SupportOn Senate Floor CalendarTransparencyLimits Commercial FOIL Exemption A5357-A (Steck)S5801-A (Liu)SupportIn Senate Committee TransparencyStrengthens FOIL attorneys’ fees A8586 (Raga)S8128 (Skoufis)SupportIn Senate Committee TransparencyReduces time public must wait to appeal FOIL delays and denials A8857 (Carroll)S8099 (Comrie)SupportIn Senate Committee Accountable AuthoritiesRequires Cost Estimates and MTA Board Approval for 20-Year Needs Assessment A1464 (Carroll)S2557 (Hoylman-Sigal)SupportIn Senate Committee Tax SubsidiesEnds luxury yacht tax break A1523 (Carroll)S2556 (Hoylman-Sigal)SupportIn Senate Committee Tax SubsidiesEnds private jet tax break A6103 (Paulin)S3502 (Skoufis)SupportOn Senate Floor CalendarTransparencyEliminates FOIL exemption for consultant reports A5910 (Zebrowski)S2297 (Mayer)SupportPassed Senate, in Assembly CommitteeAccountable AuthoritiesAuthorizes County Comptrollers to audit IDAs and LDCs A4908 (Lavine)S4398 (Hoylman-Sigal)SupportOn Senate Floor CalendarTransparencyProtects the Commission on Judicial Conduct’s budget request and makes complaint process more transparent A494 (Epstein)S6199 (Myrie)SupportOn Assembly Floor CalendarVotingRequires candidates nominated for county committee to be notified by the NYC BOE A3250 (Epstein)S6735 (May)SupportIn CommitteeVotingAllows pre-registered voters to apply for an absentee ballot A919-A (Jacobson)S611-A (Mayer)SupportIn CommitteeVotingMakes local elections commissioners full-time employees of the board Click here to view our bill memos from the 2021-2022 session.
