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NY S 6490

in committee

Enacts the "state taxpayer oversight and protection (STOP) act"

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 6490 pass?

Not yet. NY S 6490 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

What is NY S 6490 about?

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.

Who sponsors NY S 6490?

Liz Krueger is the primary sponsor of NY S 6490, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

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.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Liz Kruegerprimary
  • Jessica Ramoscosponsor
  • Gustavo Riveracosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-14

    REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-28

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  3. 2025-03-28

    PRINT NUMBER 6490A

    amendment-passage

  4. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S6490?summary=&detail=

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