ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday once again vetoed a bill that would have changed New York’s wrongful death statute by letting families sue for emotional damages, saying it would have sent insurance premiums spiraling.

Hochul’s decision was one of dozens of signings or vetoes her office announced late Friday. Among the bills, Hochul vetoed legislation that would have created a new consumer advocate for dealing with utilities and signed one to outlaw online "casino sweepstakes."

One of the higher profile pieces of legislation was the wrongful death proposal, which advocates call the "Grieving Families Act."

Forty-eight states allow family members to sue and be compensated for emotional loss when a loved one dies.

But not New York or Alabama.

Under a law enacted in 1847 and still o

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