New York S 1887: Requires all actions for personal injury or wrongful death to include a general prayer for relief

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S01887 Summary:

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Eliminates ability of legislators to earn certain perks associated with transportation, including, but not limited to, frequent-flier miles and reward points for hotel stays.

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01/14/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1887

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ASHBY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
 ment Operations

 AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to eliminating the
 ability of legislators to earn certain perks

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 5 of the legislative law, as added
 2 by section 7 of part CC of chapter 56 of the laws of 2015, is amended to
 3 read as follows:
 4 2. [(a)] Each member of the legislature[, upon verification of attend-
 5 ance, which shall be by electronic verification when practicable, in
 6 compliance with the policies set forth by the speaker of the assembly
 7 and the temporary president of the senate for their respective bodies,]
 8 shall [be eligible to] receive payment of actual and necessary [travel
 9 expenses] transportation expenses and a per diem equivalent to the most
 10 recent federal per diem rates published by the general services adminis-
 11 tration as set forth in 41 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Part 301,
 12 App. A, [for the time in which the member was] while in travel status in
 13 the performance of [his or her] each such member's duties [during the
 14 months in which the legislature is scheduled to be in regular session.
 15 During the months when the legislature is not scheduled to be in regular
 16 session, members shall receive such actual and necessary travel expenses
 17 and per diems, in compliance with verification policies and in accord
 18 with standards and limits for reimbursable events set forth by]; and
 19 such other reasonable expenses as may be necessary for the performance
 20 of the member's responsibilities as determined by the speaker of the
 21 assembly and the temporary president of the senate for their respective
 22 [bodies] houses; provided, however, that any perks associated with such
 23 transportation, including, but not limited to frequent-flier miles, or
 24 reward points for hotel stays, shall be either donated to the state to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03605-01-5

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 1 lower travel costs or donated to charity. The per diem allowances
 2 including partial per diem allowances shall be made pursuant to regu-
 3 lations promulgated by the temporary president of the senate and the
 4 speaker of the assembly for their respective houses, on audit and
 5 warrant of the comptroller on vouchers approved by the temporary presi-
 6 dent of the senate or [his or her] the temporary president of the
 7 senate's designee and speaker of the assembly or [his or her] the speak-
 8 er of the assembly's designee for their respective houses. The temporary
 9 president of the senate or the temporary president of the senate's
 10 designee and the speaker of the assembly or speaker of the assembly's
 11 designee shall promulgate any rules necessary for the elimination and
 12 control of any perks associated with transportation expenses.
 13 [(b) Each house shall make available on its website all documentation
 14 otherwise available to the public pursuant to section eighty-eight of
 15 the public officers law related to the payment of travel expenses and
 16 per diems.]
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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