Legislative

Fighting for Smart, Fair Legal Reform in Albany

Our team monitors legislation year-round, engages directly with lawmakers, and mobilizes our statewide coalition to influence policy that promotes fairness, reduces lawsuit abuse, and strengthens New York’s economy.

Support Memos (2025-2026)

  • S.2701 (HARCKHAM) Permitted persons’ liability

  • S.7232 (GIANARIS) Extends “Good Samaritan” protections

  • S.7234 (GIANARIS) Recovery for personal injury while committing a crime

  • S.3237 (COONEY) Notice for ADA website lawsuits

  • A.315 (Friend) Limitations on premise liability

  • A.1182 (Seawright) / S.410 (GOUNARDES) Actions involving public petition and participation

  • A.2319 (McDonald) Interest on judgments

  • A.2939 (Woerner) / S.6356 (HARCKHAM) Over-naming in asbestos actions

  • A.3800 (Weprin) / S.5231 (COMRIE) Establishes the crime of staging a construction site accident

  • A.7392 (Pretlow) / S.4874 (FAHY) Unlawful procurement of a client

Oppose Memos (2025-2026)

  • S. 3345 (PARKER) Environmental conservation private citizens lawsuits

  • S.6269 (BAILEY) Attorney fee schedule repeal

  • S.7233 (GIANARIS) Private right of action for improper debt collection

  • S.7474 (HOYLMAN SIGAL) Cause of action for medical monitoring

  • A.72 (Solages) / S4799 (MYRIE) Civil litigation against energy providers

  • A.240 (Dilan) / S.3666 (COMRIE) Relates to consumer litigation financing

  • A.320 (Cruz) Allows for pre-judgment interest in personal injury actions

  • A.683 (Dinowitz) / S.684 (COMRIE) Prohibits arbitration agreements and provisions

  • A.1067 (Rivera) / S.133 (RYAN) Prohibits exclusions of insurance for lead-based paint

  • A.1071 (Glick) / S.463 (HOYLMAN SIGAL) Enables lawsuits against digital platforms

  • A.1182 (Seawright) / S.410 (GOUNARDES) Limits judicial reductions in employment claims

  • A.1215 (Dinowitz) Enacts the Patient Privacy Protection Act

Oppose Memos (continued)

  • A.1344 (Glick) Wrongful death of a companion animal

  • A.1893A (Joyner) / S.541A (HOYLMAN SIGAL) EmPIRE Worker Protection Act

  • A.1739 (Donowitz) Liability for non-settling defendants

  • A.2015 (Peoples) / S.335 (GIANARIS) Authorizes Antitrust Class Action Lawsuits

  • A.2589 / S.726 (SANDERS) Related to the waiver of sovereign immunity for ADA

  • A.3351 (Dinowitz) / S.5170 (SKOUFIS) Recoveries against third-parties

  • A.2584 (Reyes) / S.397 (MYRIE) Relates to food and food product advertising

  • A.4278 (Simon) / S.448 (HOYLMAN_SIGAL) (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act

  • A.5287 (Lasher) /S.105 (COMRIE) Consumer and Small Business Protection Act

  • A.6010 (Hooks) / S.166A (RAMOS) Fair Insurance Settlement Practice Act (FISPA)

  • A.6063 (Lunsford) / S.4423 (HOYLMAN SIGAL) Expansion of the wrongful death statute

  • A.6663 (Lee) / S.363 (GIANARIS) Establishes the New York junk fee prevention act

  • A.8303 (Lunsford) / S.8186 (GIANARIS) Consent to jurisdiction

  • A.8427 (Lasher) / S. 8416 (COMRIE) Fostering Affordability and Integrity through Reasonable (FAIR) Business Practices Act.

  • A.8706 (Walker) / S.8185 (SALZAR) Proposed 30-day settlement delay

Letters

  • Wrongful Death opposition letter to Governor Hochul

  • Antitrust letter to U.S. Representatives

  • Summary judgment interest veto letter to Governor

  • Venue Act opposition letter to U.S. Representative Schumer

  • Medical interest on judgments support letter to the Governor

  • Business Council Deceptive acts letter to Legislature

  • Business interest on judgments support to Legislature

  • COVID-19 liability opposition to Senator Gianaris

  • Business interest on judgments support to Senate Majority Leader

  • Stewart - Cousins, Assembly Speaker Heastie, Senate Finance

  • Chair Krueger, and Assembly Ways & Means Chair Weinstein

  • Municipal interest on judgments support to Legislature

  • Anti – SLAPP bill support to Governor

  • COVID liability reform letter to Governor Cuomo, Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, and Speaker Heastie

  • COVID reopening liability protections letter to Governor

  • Labor law 240 moratorium letter to Governor

  • Labor law 240 executive budget to Governor

Testimony

  • 2021 City Council ADA testimony

  • 2021 Interest on judgments testimony

  • The Senate Standing Committee on Consumer Protection & The Senate Committee on Internet and Technology: relates to enacting NY privacy act

  • 2020-2021 Executive Budget: legislative hearing regarding health and Medicaid

  • 2020 COVID-19 Nursing home hearing testimony

  • 2020 Antitrust hearing testimony