The clock is ticking on state lawmakers who are set to end their work for this year’s legislative session on June 6 — and although Gov. Kathy Hochul says she got nearly everything she wanted in the state budget, she’s still trying to secure a package of bills aimed at restricting teen social media use.

“We, as the adults, have to stand up. We have a few more days to get it done, and I’m optimistic we will,” Hochul said during an unrelated press conference Thursday in Long Island City, Queens. "The distractions are too much. It’s affecting their mental health, their stability, and leading too many young people into depression and sometimes even suicide.”

“People are hearing from all across the state that this is an important priority for parents,” she added.

It’s a last-ditch effort from New York’s top Democrat. She must convince the state Legislature to greenlight one proposal that would force social media users to submit their age and allow parental controls if younger than 18.

The other measure would institute protections for kids’ personal data.

“Just honest dialogue between the executive, the Senate and the Assembly. We’re trying to come up with something,” said State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie in Albany on Thursday.

Trade group Tech NYC represents the big players trying to kill the efforts, like Google and Facebook’s parent company, Meta.

Their vice president of policy and former city councilwoman, Marjorie Velázquez, was in Albany Thursday cautioning lawmakers to consider several key points before signing on as a legislative co-sponsor. 

“We want to make sure that this is going to be a model for the rest of the country to follow," Velázquez said. She named several question marks Tech NYC has raised about the legislation.

“Age verification, how do we implement it?” she asked during an interview with NY1.

“If you want to remove algorithms, the algorithms that are being used to remove hate, then what do you propose would be the best way to do that then?” she added. “How do we effectively do that, so that way we are protecting our kids? Kids are smart, they figure it out, so how do we make sure that it’s something that really identifies somebody without compromising them?"

On the federal level, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer backs increased protections against online harassment of minors. He’s talked to parents.

“Their stories are heartbreaking — they've lost children to suicide, and other horrible things because of this online predation," he told NY1 in an exclusive interview Thursday in Long Island City. "And our bill would stop it — I’m a co-sponsor. We are closer and closer to getting it done."

In New York, both of Hochul’s preferred bills have bipartisan support.

One hundred or more favorable votes are needed to clear the state Assembly, and at least 42 “yes” votes are required in the state Senate. Although both chambers contain a “super-majority” of Democrats, as of Friday, sponsors need more lawmakers to sign on.