NY A 5883
in committeeEnacts the "state taxpayer oversight and protection (STOP) act"
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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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- Status date
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- Latest action
- 2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Grace Leeprimary
- Andrew Hevesicosponsor
- Ron Kimcosponsor
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojascosponsor
- Emily Gallaghercosponsor
- Charles Lavinecosponsor
- Robert Smullencosponsor
- Jen Lunsfordcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-24
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
referral-committee
2025-03-14
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
amendment-passage,referral-committee
2025-03-14
PRINT NUMBER 5883A
amendment-passage
2025-03-25
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
amendment-passage,referral-committee
2025-03-25
PRINT NUMBER 5883B
amendment-passage
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
referral-committee
Versions
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Votes
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Related bills
- Companion bill: S 6490
Official source
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