The legislative session may be long over, but some state lawmakers are pushing to see the bills that passed the legislature get signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

On Monday, Democratic Assemblymember and Assembly Labor Chair Harry Bronson called on the governor to approve a slate of measures he sponsored this year.

That includes a measure aimed at letting the state enforce private sector labor agreements if federal regulators are unable.

It also includes further protections on gender-affirming care, abortion access and other reproductive health care, for providers or recipients who may face liability outside New York.

"We're not only going to deny our government from participating in and cooperating with the federal government and other state governments in the persecution of those individuals who seek, authorize for their children, or provide that care, we're now also going to protect private institutions," Bronson said. 

Republican State Assemblymember Stephen Hawley is responding to the measures, calling them government overreach and ideological policy-making.

"These proposals will threaten state sovereignty, hurt local businesses and encourage more industries to leave New York for other states such as Florida and Texas," Hawley said in part. "While I understand the intentions behind these initiatives, I believe they will simply do more harm than good."