As 2023 draws to a close, New York Governor Kathy Hochul faces a holiday checklist of nearly 105 bills awaiting her signature. The decisions range from significant to trivial, affecting health care, environmental protections, and economic initiatives.
Hochul signed a bill mandating that health insurers cover EpiPens for allergy sufferers, while she vetoed a bill concerning the protection of horseshoe crabs, demonstrating how diverse legislation can be.
In the context of her support for artificial intelligence initiatives and legislation, Hochul's silence on a bill driven by labor unions, aimed at restricting A.I. usage and safeguarding jobs, signals a complex balance of interests.
The multitude of bills planned for action before the year's end has sparked intense lobbying by various groups, making the last-minute push to influence Hochul’s decisions a notable feature of the year's legislative process.
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