Lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo were slapping each other on the back for completing a 2012 session deemed productive, with some calling it one of the most consequential in the state’s history.

Sure, state leaders agreed on a new, less-generous pension tier, a redistricting compromise, an overhaul of how the state handles abuse and neglect cases of the disabled, along with an early state budget.

But in terms of actual bill passage, lawmakers could pass the fewest number of bills in 98 years, according to NYPIRG numbers guru Bill Mahoney. That was back when Martin Glynn (yes, THE Martin Glynn!) was governor.

It all depends, of course, how you define “productive.” There could be a slew of meaningless in past years and numerous extremely consequential ones in sessions where fewer bills were approved.

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