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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1418: Relates to the award of reasonable attorney's fees in certain proceedings

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 1418 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the award of reasonable attorney's fees in certain proceedings. Primary sponsor: John Liu (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 29, 2026): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Provides for the award of reasonable attorneys' fees in FOIL proceedings if the person is successful and in open meeting proceedings to the successful petitioner and against the public body.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Democratic/Working Families 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John LiuPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Jabari BrisportCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate25
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Kristen GonzalezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Liz KruegerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate28
James SkoufisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.1041
  7. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  8. REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
  9. RETURNED TO SENATE
  10. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  11. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  12. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source