American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Priorities Health

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network: Priorities Health Equity Access to Care Accelerating Cures NYS Priorities Tobacco Control Tobacco Tax Funding for Cancer Screening and Tobacco Control Access to Care

So…. Who are your targets? What’s changed?

NYS Assembly 2020 120 Election Results: NYS Assembly 2021 107 120 103 100 80 80 Approx 29 new Assembly Members 60 43 40 40 20 20 2 0 Dem 2020 Rep 0 Vacant 2021 Rep

Election Results 2021 NYS Senate 2020 NYS Senate 50 45 40 40 45 43 40 35 35 30 12 new Senators 25 25 20 20 30 20 20 15 15 10 10 3 5 0 0 2020 Dem Rep 5 Vacant 2021 Dem Rep

Senate Leader Stewart-Cousins Governor Cuomo Assembly Speaker Heastie Political Leaders and Landscape

Fall - Governor’s office has sent a “call letter” to the agencies. NYS Budget Process Mid January: Governor’s Budget released (Jan 19) Jan - March 31: Negotiations Governor & Lawmakers Legislative Budget Hearings - By Topic One House Budget Proposals – Early March Joint Legislative Budget Conference Committees Deadline March 31 Budget Bills are Introduced by the Governor

Questions going into Budget Season Deficit Amount State Reduced Spending Federal Relief Package Revenue Sources Governor’s Budget: • Did not increase tobacco taxes • Reduced Tobacco Control funding • Maintained funding for Cancer Screening

How a bill becomes a law Idea Bill Introduction in Assembly & Senate Committee Process Floor Vote Bills must be identical Governor’s Action Bills introduced by Lawmakers

NYS Legislative Calendar Jan – March: Budget Focused Throughout Session: Day at the Capitol / Cancer Action Week Letters to targeted lawmakers District office visits Letters to Editors Social media & tagging lawmakers Action alerts Petitions Phone blitz Share your story & personalize Recruiting others