S 4591 — Prohibits broad indemnification by a design professional of a state or local agency or political subdivision involving public work for contracts
NY 2025 session · introduced 2025-02-10
Prohibits broad indemnification by a design professional of a state or local agency or political subdivision involving public work for contracts except to the extent that damages were caused by or are the proximate result of the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the design professional.
Latest action: 2026-05-18 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors (4)
- Jeremy Cooney (—, NY-56) — sponsor · 2025-02-10
- Leroy Comrie (—, NY-14) — cosponsor · 2025-02-10
- Kevin S. Parker (—, NY-21) — cosponsor · 2025-02-10
- James Skoufis (—, NY-42) — cosponsor · 2025-02-10
Action timeline (4)
- · senate — REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
- · senate — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
- · senate — REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
- · senate — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
Bill text (extracted)
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Connected on the graph
4 typed relationships in the influence graph — 4 inbound, 0 outbound, grouped by type.
cosponsor of bill (3)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-10 | ← | James Skoufis | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-10 | ← | Kevin S. Parker | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-10 | ← | Leroy Comrie | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
sponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-10 | ← | Jeremy Cooney | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Cooney (—, state_upper NY-56) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | James Skoufis (—, state_upper NY-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Kevin S. Parker (—, state_upper NY-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Leroy Comrie (—, state_upper NY-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Timeline
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- 2025-02-10 · cosponsored by Leroy Comrie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-10 · sponsored by Jeremy Cooney (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-10 · cosponsored by James Skoufis (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-10 · cosponsored by Kevin S. Parker (cosponsor) · sponsorship