New York - Session 2025-2026
Title: Enacts the "state taxpayer oversight and protection (STOP) act"
Enacts the "state taxpayer oversight and protection (STOP) act"; relates to the payment of attorneys' fees by the state; provides that no attorneys' fees or expenses shall be paid if incurred on behalf of an employee in any action brought by the employee against the state; provides that attorneys' fees shall be presumptively unreasonable where an individual hires or employs multiple law firms on the same matter unless such employee can demonstrate the need for additional attorneys with distinct subject matter expertise.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-24 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-07 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-01-07 | Latest Action | In Assembly Committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| A 10740 | Relates to owner liability for construction industry wage theft | in_committee |
| S 2028 | Relates to eligibility for ordinary disability benefits and re-employment of disability retirees of the New York city police pension fund Tier III plans | in_committee |
| S 2078 | Requires or allows licensing entities to suspend business licenses for certain businesses that are charged or convicted of wage theft | in_committee |
| S 2494 | Relates to actions involving public petition and participation | in_committee |
| S 3460 | Relates to granting employees access to personnel records | in_committee |
| S 4188 | Establishes the crime of misappropriation of payroll funds | in_committee |
| S 8021 | Requires the development and implementation of a tattoo policy by law enforcement agencies | in_committee |
| S 9591 | Enacts the retired childcare worker workforce re-entry act | in_committee |