Lawmakers have passed less than half as many bills this year versus 2024

And a package of prison reform bills was released Friday. Read what each one would do.

Good afternoon — it’s Friday and Donut Day.

In today’s CapCon:

• The Legislature had approved more than twice as many bills by this time last year compared to what’s passed this year.

• Here’s a list of every bill that’s passed both chambers but hasn’t been considered yet by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

• Caucus lawmakers released a package of prison bills in response to the deaths of Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi. Here’s what each of them would do.

• A new bill seeks to prevent a repeat of what happened last year in NY-17, where a candidate won the Working Families Party ballot line without the party’s support.

Names in today’s CapCon: Gov. Kathy Hochul, Michaelle Solages, Julia Salazar, Erik Dilan, Demond Meeks, Cordelle Clear, Al Taylor, Dana Levenberg

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(Will Waldron/Times Union)

⚖️ Here’s a list of every bill waiting for action from Hochul

I have good news for Gov. Kathy Hochul.

The Legislature has passed far fewer bills this year, so far, compared to last year. That means, unless the Legislature goes wild over the next two weeks, she’ll have a lot less to consider over the course of the year.