S 8661 — Requires the state comptroller to procure the services of one or more professional services firms to conduct a comprehensive audit of state government programs receiving state funds
Congress · introduced 2026-01-07
Requires the state comptroller to procure the services of one or more independent private professional services firms with expertise in accounting, auditing, and fraud detection to conduct a comprehensive audit of state government programs receiving state funds; requires the auditing firm to report fraud, abuse or other unlawful conduct to appropriate law enforcement agencies; requires the audit to be made publicly available.
Latest action: 2026-01-07 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors
- Robert Ortt (—, NY-62) — sponsor · 2026-01-07
- George Borrello (—, NY-57) — cosponsor · 2026-01-07
- Stephen T. Chan (—, NY-17) — cosponsor · 2026-01-07
- Thomas F. O'Mara (—, NY-58) — cosponsor · 2026-01-07
- Steve Rhoads (—, NY-5) — cosponsor · 2026-01-07
- Dan Stec (—, NY-45) — cosponsor · 2026-01-07
Action timeline
- · senate — REFERRED TO FINANCE
- · senate — NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
- · senate — DEFEATED IN FINANCE
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Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | Steve Rhoads | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-07 | Stephen T. Chan | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-07 | Dan Stec | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-07 | George Borrello | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-07 | Robert Ortt | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-07 | Thomas F. O'Mara | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
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 | Robert Ortt (—, state_upper NY-62) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Dan Stec (—, state_upper NY-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | George Borrello (—, state_upper NY-57) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Stephen T. Chan (—, state_upper NY-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Steve Rhoads (—, state_upper NY-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Thomas F. O'Mara (—, state_upper NY-58) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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
Activity
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- 2026-01-07 · sponsored by Robert Ortt (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-07 · cosponsored by George Borrello (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-07 · cosponsored by Steve Rhoads (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-07 · cosponsored by Thomas F. O'Mara (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-07 · cosponsored by Stephen T. Chan (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-07 · cosponsored by Dan Stec (cosponsor) · sponsorship