But Governor Pataki said today that if the mandatory notification bill passed the Legislature, he would sign it.

Last spring, the Legislature passed the parental notification bill, and for the first time in her political career, the governor signed a bill restricting abortion rights.

Over the last decade, there have been various attempts to pass a parental notification bill in New York, and none of them have come close to succeeding.

In December, the parental notification bill passed the General Assembly by a three-fifths majority.

White House advisers are pondering the options as the House gets ready to consider the plant-closing notification bill on Wednesday.

Even legislators who oppose the notification bill said they were frustrated by the late and muted response of the women's groups.

But abortion rights supporters say they believe the notification bill will ultimately re-energize their base because it will affect so many people.

Assemblyman John E. Rooney, who sponsored the parental notification bill, said the measures were both good policy and sound politics.

In addition, Sheldon Silver, the Assembly Speaker, had kept notification bills from coming to a vote for years.

Q. Parental-leave and plant-closing notification bills are likely to come up in the General Assembly this year.