scales of justiceThe 2019-2020 legislative session recessed on June 20, 2019. It is instructive to review what passed before the June recess, what failed to pass and what lies ahead when the 2019-2020 session resumes in January 2020. Several changes were enacted as part of the 2019-20 Executive Budget (the Budget), signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on April 12, 2019.

Among the most significant developments for the session are the following: