ALBANY, N.Y. -- There are strong lobby efforts from both sides with regards to legislation that would expand New York state's wrongful death statute.

The bill among other things would allow family members who lost loved ones to seek compensation for grief and anguish. State Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt, R-North Tonawanda, said he has not always supported it.

"The reality is when you've sat down and talked to people who have lost loved ones and have no real recourse to that loss, I think that sort of brought me around to support the legislation," Ortt said.

The bill has not been polarizing within state legislative chambers where members of both parties have broadly passed versions of the bill in three consecutive sessions. However, the governor has twice vetoed them and faces another decision before the end of the year.

Democratic political strategist Jack O'Donnell said he's seen no signs of productive conversation between the Legislature and the executive's office as the deadline approaches.

"No clear indication yet but I think unless something changes or unless there's an agreement, some sort of deal, then we'll probably see another veto," O'Donnell said.

State Senate sponsor Brad Hoylman-Sigal's office said there is no update yet on when the governor might act. If she issues another veto, the Legislature could override it with a two-thirds majority vote in both houses.

"I don't think there's going to be any talk about that. I don't think they're ready to do it. I think the governor would see that as an act of war and I think some folks in the Legislature would think it was too far too," O'Donnell said.

Overrides rarely happen in modern state government and are even less common when one party has control of the Legislature and the governor's office. The last two years, Democrats have had the votes on their own to override the governor but next year they will no longer have that supermajority in the state Senate and would need support from the Republican conference.

"That is a conversation that I would certainly welcome or entertain but it has not happened at this juncture and I don't know if they would do that for this bill," Ortt said.

An override would signify publicly that the legislative leadership is not in lockstep with the governor at a point halfway through her term when she is already seeing some party leaders criticize her. Ortt believes Democrats very well could symbolically challenge her authority, be it with an override or some other measure, but thinks in that case they would be very selective about the issue.

There's always the chance, he said, the governor could change her mind on the issue, like he once did, or issue chapter amendments.

If Democrats were amenable to the changes, they could approve them without the need of that supermajority.