City & State | Jun 7, 2023
…sending it to the governor’s desk for final review.
The law would allow family members of someone who has died to pursue damages for emotional loss, not just financial loss. It has faced strong opposition from the insurance industry.
“I do think that she would consider vetoing it again,” said George Arzt, a longtime Democratic political strategist. “The bigger question really is: What will the Legislature do after that, and will there be enough time to override it?”
In her veto message earlier this year, Hochul wrote the bill passed “without a serious evaluation of the impact of these massive…
