Packaging bill progresses as end-of-session priorities plotted

And a new ad campaign is targeting state lawmakers over business tax incentives in New York City.

Good afternoon — it’s Wednesday and National Corgi Day.

In today’s CapCon:

• Lawmakers are deciding the fate of top bills as session winds down, including measures to reduce packaging and allow physician-assisted death.

• The sponsor of the packaging reduction bill in the Assembly says enough progress has been made in the past week toward a floor vote.

• A business coalition in New York City has launched a last-minute ad campaign to push lawmakers into extending and creating tax incentives.

• New bills would change how doctors are investigated for misconduct, require insurance coverage for the coronavirus vaccine and help cannabis cultivators.

Names in today’s CapCon: Kathy Hochul, Deborah Glick, Peter Harckham, Andrew Gounardes, Grace Lee, Liz Krueger, Christopher Ryan

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(Will Waldron/Times Union)

🧠 Lawmakers plot end-of-session priorities and pathways

It’s that fun time of year when the Capitol is full of advocates and lobbyists desperate for two minutes of time with lawmakers before they leave Albany for the year.

The clock is ticking on the end of session, though there’s more sand in the Assembly’s hourglass. That chamber plans to gavel out for the year on June 17, while the Senate plans to stick to the scheduled end date of June 12.

Leadership in the Senate met for hours on Wednesday to discuss their game plan for the end of session. They were expected to approve a package of ratepayer relief bills this week.