{"id":506365,"date":"2022-11-04T04:13:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T01:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hochul-delays-action-on-420-hot-button-bills-before-election-day\/"},"modified":"2022-11-04T04:13:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T01:13:30","slug":"hochul-delays-action-on-420-hot-button-bills-before-election-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hochul-delays-action-on-420-hot-button-bills-before-election-day\/","title":{"rendered":"#Hochul delays action on 420 hot-button bills before Election Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c68917e70f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c68917e70f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hochul-delays-action-on-420-hot-button-bills-before-election-day\/#%E2%80%9CHochul_delays_action_on_420_hot-button_bills_before_Election_Day%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Hochul delays action on 420 hot-button bills before Election Day&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHochul_delays_action_on_420_hot-button_bills_before_Election_Day%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Hochul delays action on 420 hot-button bills before Election Day&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Gov. Kathy Hochul is ducking any chance she\u2019ll offend voters and powerful interest groups before Election Day by delaying action on a backlog of more than 420 bills that passed the legislature earlier this year, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n<p>The hand-sitting on either signing or vetoing the state action, critics say, comes as Hochul fights for her political life in a neck-and-neck race against Republican rival Lee Zeldin heading into Tuesday\u2019s election. <\/p>\n<p>Some of the measures target the medical, bank, real estate and\u00a0cryptocurrency mining industries that are\u00a0hefty Hochul campaign donors, while others would\u00a0benefit donor-friendly trial lawyers and transit worker unions, a list review by The Post reveals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe governor has made a strategic decision not to sign or call up lots and lots of bills until after the election. It\u2019s enormously frustrating,\u201d said John Kaehny, director of the government watchdog group Reinvent Albany.<\/p>\n<p>The stall has drawn frustration from even key Democratic allies.<\/p>\n<p>For example, 56 members of the Black, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus sent a secret letter to Hochul \u2014 a copy of which was leaked to The Post \u2014 urging the\u00a0governor to sign the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act into law.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0bill passed the state Assembly and Senate on May 3. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/HOCHULBILLS.jpg?w=635\" alt=\"bullet list\" class=\"wp-image-24523746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/HOCHULBILLS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=635 635w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/HOCHULBILLS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=317 317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/HOCHULBILLS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\"\/><figcaption>Hochul seems to be hiding from some bills as a means to not upset voters. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe prompt signing of FAPA into law is of particular concern to our Caucus since manipulative foreclosure practices disproportionately harm communities of color,\u201d reads the letter, signed by Assemblywoman Michelle Solages (D-Valley Stream), the caucus chairwoman, and 55 other minority\u00a0lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith each passing day, New York homeowners are increasingly losing their homes to what would otherwise be time-barred foreclosure actions. The FAPA should be signed into law in its current form without further delay.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The measure, cosponsored by state Sen. James Sanders (D-Queens) and\u00a0Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein (D-Brooklyn), seeks to overturn a Court of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>eals ruling that reopened hundreds of foreclosure cases that homeowners thought they had won because lenders missed a key deadline. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince May, there have been no justifications as to why mortgage lenders should be afforded a privilege \u2014 the\u00a0unilateral ability to manipulate and thus evade the statute of limitations which no other litigant enjoys in New York,\u201d the lawmakers told Hochul. <\/p>\n<p>But big real estate and banking industry players, including Hochul donors, lobbied against the bill \u2014 among them, J.P. Morgan Chase, Capital One and KeyBanc. <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/housing\/2022\/5\/3\/23056111\/foreclosure-bill-hochul-banks-pushback\">The City first <\/a>reported on the fight over the bill after it passed the legislature in May.<\/p>\n<p>A ban on cryptocurrency mining at old fossil fuel plants has also been left in the lurch. Mayor Eric Adams, a booster of the crypto industry and also a backer of the fellow-Democrat governor, has urged Hochul to veto the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul has reported a $40,000 campaign donation from Ashton Aoniat, Chairman &amp; CEO of Coinmint, which operates one of the world\u2019s largest crypto mining facilities in upstate Massena as well as lobbyists tied to the industry. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-delays-bills-340.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Governor Hochul\" class=\"wp-image-24523738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-delays-bills-340.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-delays-bills-340.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-delays-bills-340.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Hochul\u2019s stall has drawn frustration from even key Democratic allies.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">TIMOTHY A. CLARY\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another measure outlaws sales of dogs, cats and rabbits in retail pet stores. The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Queens) and Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal (D-Manhattan) is strongly supported by animal rights activists to crack down on abusive \u201cpuppy mills\u201d who supply the pets to retail stores.<\/p>\n<p>But it is opposed by shop owners, who claim their stores will be put out of business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew York is complicit in animal abuse and it has to stop,\u201d said Libby Post, head of the New York Animal Protection Federation. <\/p>\n<p>Noting the overwhelming support for the bill in the legislature, Post said, \u201cProtecting puppies and kittens is the last bastion of bipartisanship and non-partisanship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another widely popular piece of legislation would restore the state comptroller\u2019s authority to pre-audit contracts and sign off on spending, which was removed by ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo in his first term in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>The removal of state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli\u2019s oversight preceded the Buffalo Billion bid-rigging scandal that led to corruption convictions of key Cuomo associates, including top aide Joe Percoco and Alain Kaloyeros.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-delays-bills-339.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Lee Zeldin\" class=\"wp-image-24523735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-delays-bills-339.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-delays-bills-339.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-delays-bills-339.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Hochul is running against Republican Lee Zeldin, who has gained steam with voters. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Hans Pennink<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stricter oversight of executive spending would also prevent the type of play to play accusations that have haunted Hochul, including a brewing scandal involving a\u00a0$637 million, no-bid contract\u00a0for COVID rapid tests her administration gave to a company linked to $300,000 in contributions to her campaign.<\/p>\n<p>There are ongoing negotiations over the auditing bill, which emerged as an issue in the only televised debate between Hochul and Republican gubernatorial rival Lee Zeldin, Kaehny said. <\/p>\n<p>Hochul typically negotiates to amend bills rather than veto them, added Kaehny. <\/p>\n<p>Another bill would make it harder for hospitals and doctors \u2014 major Hochul donors \u2014\u00a0 to collect debt from patients.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Post reported in September that Hochul attended a secret meeting at the Upper East Side townhouse of Alexander Rovt \u2014 a billionaire mega-donor to her campaign whose hospital network was bailed out by the state in April. <\/p>\n<p>The consumer measure, pushed by Assemblyman Richard Gottfried (D-Manhattan) and Sen. Gustavo Rivera (D-Bronx) protects patients from liens against their primary residence and wage garnishment due to money judgments owed to hospitals or doctors.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, one bill pits the trial lawyers against the business community. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-delays-bills-337.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Real estate investor and international businessman Dr. Alexander Rovt\" class=\"wp-image-24523732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-delays-bills-337.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-delays-bills-337.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-delays-bills-337.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Real estate investor and international businessman Dr. Alexander Rovt is a big-time donor to the Hochul campaign. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/alexanderrovt.com\/about-me\/\">https:\/\/alexanderrovt.com\/about-me\/<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Grieving Families Act bill would allow New York courts to take emotional loss into consideration in a wrongful death case. The trial lawyers, who are big Hochul and Democratic Party donors, support the measure \u2014 while dozens of business groups oppose it, claiming there\u2019d be a big spike in medical malpractice premiums.<\/p>\n<p>Other measures would require at least two workers on rail passenger trains and bar discrimination against asylum seekers and green-card holders.<\/p>\n<p>Team Hochul disputed the assertion that she is stalling on the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince taking office, Gov. Hochul has signed nearly 1,000 pieces of legislation, including almost 600 so far this year, that \u2014 whether the Post reports it or not \u2014 are strengthening public safety, keeping New Yorkers safe from gun violence, ensuring quality education for every child, delivering tax relief to hardworking New Yorkers, and supporting small businesses, and we are reviewing the remaining legislation,\u201d said Hochul spokeswoman Hazel Crampton-Hays. <\/p>\n<p>Hochul signed 581 out of 1,007 bills \u2014 or 57% \u2014 of the bills that passed the legislature into law this year, more than in prior years, the governor\u2019s office said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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