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

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

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

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

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  • A.315 (Friend) Limitations on premise liability

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

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  • A.2319 (McDonald) Interest on judgments

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

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

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

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Oppose Memos (2025-2026)

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

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  • S.6269 (BAILEY) Attorney fee schedule repeal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  • A.11435 (Lunsford) / S.9466 (GONZALEZ) Attorneys fees in class actions

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

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

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Oppose Memos (continued)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  • A.4278 (Simon) / S.9821 (SALAZAR) (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act

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

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

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  • A.6031A (Simon) / S.1422A (LIU) Establishes the Biometric Identifier Privacy Act

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  • A.8056 (Romero) / S.3276 (COONEY) Provides for state liability for potholes on state highways

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

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

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

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  • A.9604A (Torres) / S.363 (GIANARIS) Establishes the New York junk fee prevention act

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  • A.11203 (Lavine) / S.10035 (SEPULVEDA) Modernizes, improves fairness, efficiency, transparency, and reduces costs in civil justice procedures; repealer

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  • A.11340 (Lunsford) / S.10171 (CLEARE) Expansion of the wrongful death statutes

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