It's the Brian Lairn Show. I'm David First and for Brian today. Good morning. And now we have an Albany update. As we approach the end of the year, Governor Kathy Hochel faces a daunting task, as she is

considering hundreds of bills that could shape the future of New York State. These bills run the gamut from

high-profile legislation like the Grieving Families Act, which would expand the definition of

family members who can sue for wrongful death to environmental measures,

such as a bill requiring major polluters to pay into a climate change resiliency fund.

Here, to help us understand the legislative landscape and the bills awaiting Hocal's signature or veto

and what's at stake with just about three weeks left in the year is WNYC

Albany reporter John Campbell. Hey John, welcome back to the show. Hi, David. Thank you so much for

having me. John, can you give us a sense of the scale that we're dealing with here? How many bills

are still waiting on Governor Hokel's decision?

Oh, a giant pile of them.

A giant, got it.

Yes, yes.

There are currently, let's put it this way.

Let's take a step back.

I mean, the legislature is in Albany from January through June, and they pass 805 bills.

Both the Senate and the Assembly passed 805 bills this year.

The governor signed more than 500 of those so far.

She's vetoed 60.

And that leaves about 190 or so that she has yet to act on.

There's 188 that are that she that are in her, what we call on her desk.

They've been formally sent to her that starts this 10-day clock.

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