S6490 (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 Senate bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Senate Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-01-07
- In committee
- Investigations And Government Operations
- Introduced
- 2025-03-14
- Active version
- S6490A
- Same as
- A5883
- Law section
- Public Officers Law
Sponsors
- Liz Krueger State Senator, District 28
Co-sponsors
- Gustavo Rivera State Senator, District 33
- Jessica Ramos State Senator, District 13
Heard in committee
- Investigations And Government Operations NY State Senate committee
Same as
- A5883 (2025-26 session) NY State bill