Highest-impact new bill this week
Fund Buildings, Equipment and Technology
This bill funds construction, repairs, equipment and technology for New York agencies, colleges and grant recipients.
Smith & Moses: New York State legislation in plain English
The week in AlbanySaturday, November 7, 2026 · 2025–26 session
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Session in numbers
2025-2026- bills introduced
- 21,532
- passed both houses
- 1,610
- signed into law
- 1,080
- vetoed
- 141
4 new bills this week.
Passed both houses
Governor's desk
389 bills have passed the Senate and Assembly and await the governor. None has been formally delivered yet; bills are sent over in batches. Highest impact first:
- awaiting action
- 389
- signed this session
- 1,080
- vetoed
- 141
Introduced in the last 14 days
Biggest new bills
S9003SenateA10003
Fund Senior Services and Farms
This bill funds local services for older New Yorkers and agricultural programs across the state.
Impact8/10Significant
OutcomeSigned into law
S10732SenateA10864
Support Minority Youth Businesses
This bill creates a program to support and boost contracts for minority youth-owned businesses in New York.
Impact8/10Significant
Passage35%
S10731Senate
Regulate AI Safety Standards
This bill creates new rules and oversight for companies developing powerful AI in New York, including safety standards, transparency, regular audits, whistleblower protections, and penalties for violations.
Impact8/10Significant
Passage27%
Still in play
Most likely to pass
Excludes bills already signed, vetoed or waiting on the governor. Passage is our estimate. Method
State budget · FY2027
$268 billion
All funds, enacted June 9, 2026. Here is where it goes.
- Health & Medicaid$116.9B
- Education$52.4B
- All Other / Reserves$20.6B
- Transportation$14.5B
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2025–26 session
Most effective members
Senate
- 1Andrea Stewart-CousinsSenate · 44 of 71 bills passed179points
- 2Michelle HincheySenate · 33 of 300 bills passed172points
- 3Pete HarckhamSenate · 39 of 299 bills passed167points
- 4Jamaal BaileySenate · 28 of 287 bills passed162points
- 5James SkoufisSenate · 34 of 364 bills passed160points
Assembly
- 1J. Gary PretlowAssembly · 26 of 186 bills passed149points
- 2Amy PaulinAssembly · 24 of 182 bills passed125points
- 3Harry B. BronsonAssembly · 23 of 147 bills passed122points
- 4Steven OtisAssembly · 20 of 44 bills passed100points
- 5Carrie WoernerAssembly · 20 of 170 bills passed94points
Points weigh each bill a member got passed by its Impact score. How we score