A5883 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
Enacts the "state taxpayer oversight and protection (STOP) act"; relates to the payment of attorneys' fees by the state; provides that no attorneys' fees or expenses shall be paid if incurred on behalf of an employee in any action brought by the employee against the state; provides that attorneys' fees shall be presumptively unreasonable where an individual hires or employs multiple law firms on the same matter unless such employee can demonstrate the need for additional attorneys with distinct subject matter expertise.
- Title
- Enacts the "state taxpayer oversight and protection (STOP) act"
- Type
- New York State Assembly bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Assembly Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-01-07
- In committee
- Governmental Operations
- Introduced
- 2025-02-24
- Active version
- A5883B
- Same as
- S6490
- Law section
- Public Officers Law
Sponsors
- Grace Lee Assembly Member, District 65
Co-sponsors
- Andrew Hevesi Assembly Member, District 28
Heard in committee
- Governmental Operations NY State Assembly committee
Same as
- S6490 (2025-26 session) NY State bill