[1][2][3][4] Critics and politicians have blamed the law for driving up public construction costs in New York State.
[4] In 2018, United States Congressman John Faso introduced a federal bill that passed the U.S. Senate but seemingly did not pass in the U.S. House of Representatives in February 2018 that would have denied funding to construction projects that impose an absolute liability standard for gravity-related falls.
[2][4] The Rockefeller Institute of Government has blamed the law for costing taxpayers $785 million a year.
Habitat for Humanity blamed the law for creating obstacles in rebuilding attempts after Hurricane Sandy.
[2] Congressman Faso has blamed the law for adding $200 million to the cost of the new Tappan Zee Bridge.