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In today’s CapCon:
The state budget is finally done! But this year’s legislative session is not over.
Here are 8 bills you should keep an eye on over the next week as lawmakers usher hundreds of items through both chambers.
Plus: Bruce Blakeman notches another win in court over his public campaign funds. We have the details.
Names in today’s CapCon: Gov. Kathy Hochul, Bruce Blakeman
(Will Waldron/Times Union)
💰 8 bills that could pass both chambers with the state budget now done
The state Legislature finished voting on the budget Wednesday night, finally putting to bed a $268 billion spending plan nearly two months after its due date.
It was another year in which lawmakers finalized what will be their most consequential and, in some ways, controversial work after the sun had set. The state Senate didn’t finish voting until around midnight.
But Democrats were back at the state Capitol Thursday morning to continue voting on bills, including their annual round of reauthorizations for state agencies to monitor and regulate certain aquatic wildlife.
That’s not the stuff you’re interested in though if you’re a Capitol Confidential subscriber.
With the budget still fresh in their mind, lawmakers don’t yet know all of what will pass either chamber between now and next Thursday, the last scheduled day of session.
There are, however, several items on the table or set to pass. Here are 8 of them.
(As a side note, if you’re reading this and have a bill you think should be on my radar, give me a shout: [email protected])
1️⃣ The surveillance pricing bill was amended (A9349B)
This bill is one of two that state Attorney General Letitia James is pushing lawmakers to approve by the end of next week.
It would prohibit companies broadly from setting different prices for different consumers based on their personal digital data. It’s intended to prevent algorithms from being used to charge various prices for consumers for the same products.
It was amended Wednesday, signaling that lawmakers are circling in on a final version to consider for passage.
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