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25,446 bills · Page 169 of 255 · New York 2025–2026 Legislative Session · updated October 27, 2026
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S 5370Relates to claims for unjust conviction.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5372Establishes the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance upon the grounds of a drug or alcohol treatment center, or alcoholics anonymous or narcotics anonymous meeting; designates such crime as a class E felony.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5405Requires hate crime awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5373Directs the office of general services to establish an inventory database to track the state's inventory of unused state-owned real property; directs state agencies to appoint inventory coordinators to report such agencies' inventory of unused state-owned real property to the office of general services to maintain the inventory database.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5416Establishes the class D felony of criminal street gang recruitment on school grounds which occurs when an individual on school grounds coerces, solicits, recruits or induces another person to join or remain a member of a criminal street gang, or conspires to do so.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5371Requires the state board of elections to develop a program to be administered by all boards of elections to notify voters of certain information where their area has been redistricted.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5411Creates the crimes of dangerous driving in the fifth, fourth, third, second and first degrees; imposes criminal liability on drivers who continue to operate motor vehicles in violation of the vehicle and traffic law and cause injury as a result.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5390Increases the offense classification for certain assault offenses regarding police officers and peace officers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5391Prohibits banning the burning of wood, coal, natural gas, propane, or other fuels for the purposes of cooking or otherwise preparing food.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5414Provides for penalties for causing the death of an animal; makes it a class D felony.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5418Authorizes localities to waive citizenship requirements for certain police and firefighters in their jurisdictions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5484Establishes the office of wastewater surveillance; creates a grant program; provides such office shall monitor wastewater testing and analyze wastewater test results; provides the grant program shall assist labs in conducting wastewater testing; establishes an advisory council which shall provide advice on: best practices for wastewater sampling, testing and test results analysis; the creation of standards and systems of reporting on wastewater surveillance; the creation of a dashboard; integrate wastewater surveillance for COVID-19 into the office of wastewater surveillance; and any topics deemed essential by the commissioner of health.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5478Expands the emergency medical technician re-certification demonstration program throughout the state; extends the length of such re-certification from five years to seven years.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5468Allows a tax exemption for taxpayers in the amount of the purchase price of a fire extinguisher, fire alarm, heat alarm or carbon monoxide alarm purchased for residential use during the month of October.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5471Codifies the duty of real estate brokers to supervise salespersons and associate brokers through regular, frequent and consistent personal guidance, instruction and oversight; lists elements of supervision including the ability to familiarize salespersons with state and federal laws against discrimination.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5464Amends provisions governing reimbursement practices of pharmacy benefit managers to ensure that pharmacies are not reimbursed an amount less than the cost of procuring the drugs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5495Directs the department of labor, in consultation with the division of human rights and the department of health to produce a model training program on neurodiversity awareness.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5456Requires providers to share electronic health records with plans for purposes of improving patient care and reducing administrative delays.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5490Allows persons in recovery to have a distinguishing mark printed on their driver's license for cases of medical emergencies.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5441Directs the department of environmental conservation to undertake a review of the regulations governing the permitting of landfills and transfer stations to ensure that such regulations integrate the latest scientific information.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5472Grants Federal Bureau of Investigation police certain peace officer powers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5460Relates to the taxation of property owned by a cooperative corporation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5463Permits an employee to commence a private action against an employer for violation of frequency of wage payment violations; directs increased penalties.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5477Relates to pretrial mental health and substance abuse evaluations and treatment for certain defendants; establishes the pretrial mental health and substance abuse services bail fund.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5485Provides that the theft of property of an essential service provider shall constitute grand larceny; provides a higher degree of crime where such theft results in a substantial interruption or impairment of service.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5502Relates to determining when a dwelling is abandoned.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5467Relates to the liability of payroll processing companies; provides that payroll processing companies that intentionally and wrongfully prevent the distribution of payroll shall be liable to employees that failed to receive an expected payment for an amount up to three times the expected amount; provides an action to recover damages may be maintained as a class action.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5449Increases the penalties for assault on police officers, peace officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians causing physical injury or serious physical injury.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5448Establishes certain offenses based on homicide due to criminal sale of a controlled substance; establishes the offense of criminal sale of a controlled substance to a child in the first degree; expands the definition of controlled substances with respect to certain offenses; increases the felony classification of certain controlled substance offenses; includes electronic prescriptions and blank prescription forms in the definition of certain controlled substance offenses.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5487Allows valid certificates of marriage from foreign governments and religious institutions as acceptable documentation to change a name on a driver's license, learner's permit, or identification card.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5498Provides for a pilot project in furtherance of climate leadership and community protection act clean energy standards in Lake Erie; establishes standards for wind energy procured therefrom.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5466Permits certain federal law enforcement officers and retired officers to possess firearms, rifles and shotguns in restricted and sensitive locations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5481Provides that where mandatory continuing education programs are offered through electronic or other remote means where the licensee must provide proof of attendance by responding to a visual or auditory prompt in the program, such program shall conform to the most recent guidelines for website content accessibility guidelines.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5479Relates to unauthorized use of a smart phone or mobile device or any data contained therein.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5458Establishes the office of organized retail theft within the department of law to receive and investigate complaints from any source, or upon its own initiative, of allegations involving the use and role of organized retail theft.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5462Establishes temporary health care staffing agencies to assist qualified health care professionals to find temporary employment at health care facilities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5459Relates to employment of persons and veterans with disabilities by the state; provides up to five thousand positions may be filled by persons with a physical or mental disability and up to two thousand positions may be filled by disabled veterans and veterans with disabilities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5474Requires any contract or retainer agreement between a property owner and an attorney for legal services related to the filing and appearance before a board of assessment review regarding complaints in relation to assessments shall include a written disclosure that such complaints in relation to assessments can be completed without the assistance of an attorney.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5486Requires certain disclosures by automobile insurers relating to the use of telematics systems in determining insurance rates and/or discounts.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5489Relates to declaring the goal of the state of New York to source reduce, reuse, recycle, or compost no less than eighty-five percent of the solid waste generated by the year 2035.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5470Requires that an entity which pays funds which are profits from a crime, as defined by statute, to a family member, including a former spouse, of a person charged with or convicted of a crime, give notice of such payment of funds to the office of victim services.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5483Grants the department of financial services jurisdiction over the financing of motor vehicles; requires motor vehicle dealer finance managers to be licensed by the department of financial services.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5438Provides for license requirements for natural hair styling that are distinct and separate from other practices of cosmetology.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5443Establishes the crime of unlawful possession or sale of imitation drug paraphernalia when such person knowingly possesses, purchases, delivers, sells, or possesses with intent to sell or deliver any punch, die, plate, stone, pill press, tableting machine, encapsulating machine or any other equipment in order to print, imprint, or reproduce the trademark, trade name or other identifying mark, imprint or device of another or any likeness of any of the foregoing upon any substance or container or labeling thereof knowing, intending, or having reasonable cause to believe that it will be used to manufacture an imitation drug.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5482Provides for a minimum indemnity bond or insurance policy of $500,000 required by certain common carrier ambulettes and paratransit vehicles.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5434Enacts the "data economy labor compensation and accountability act"; establishes the office of consumer data protection for the purpose of properly safeguarding personal data; imposes a tax on data controllers and data processors required to register with such office.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5496Requires a candidate for office to file additional information about the candidate's educational background, military service history, and employment history; provides penalties for violations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5451Allows an individual taxpayer to claim a credit against their income tax for excess premium paid during the applicable tax year for flood insurance providing coverage on the taxpayer's primary residence; authorizes the commissioner of taxation and finance to promulgate any necessary rules and regulations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5480Relates to tax lien foreclosure; establishes senior, disabled, and veteran homeowner real property tax assistance program; establishes installment plans for certain real property taxes.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5475Provides that the tax levy limit shall not include a tax levy necessary for expenditures resulting from a local government meeting its obligation to provide enhanced cancer disability benefits to volunteer firefighters as required under section two hundred five-cc of the general municipal law.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5436Enacts the "grid resiliency act" relating to the operation of major electric generation facilities, peaker plants, and simple cycle and regenerative combustion turbines, and to tax credits for the purchase and installation of residential auxiliary electric generating equipment and for disruptions in electric or gas service.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5453Increases the sale price threshold for food and drink sold in vending machines to be exempt from certain taxation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5439Enacts provisions to protect property owners from timber theft; establishes contractual requirements for logging agreements.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5469Allows for unlicensed personnel to administer certain seizure rescue medication in schools, on school grounds and at school events; provides that such medicine may be left with a school health official to be used as needed.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5476Establishes a statewide youth mental health and social media campaign to promote public awareness of the impacts of social media usage on mental health; requires a course of study on social media usage for all students.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5497Establishes certified recovery residences for individuals recovering from substance use disorder; provides for state aid and municipal site approval.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5465Authorizes municipalities to adopt a local law, ordinance or resolution providing for a sales tax exemption for clothing and footwear after March 1, 2025 and no later than August 1, 2025; provides for the repeal of such provisions on January 1, 2026.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5491Establishes a mental wellness group pilot program to partner with insurance companies to facilitate group therapy sessions for children ages ten through eighteen.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5450Establishes the zero-emission industrial trucks grant program to be administered by NYSERDA, to encourage the purchase and lease of zero-emission industrial trucks, class I to III.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5897Creates the fourteenth judicial district consisting of the county of Monroe; provides for continuation of the seventh judicial district and the positions of certain seventh and fourteenth judicial district justices; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5522Provides line of duty sick leave for first responders who are diagnosed with or display symptoms of a pandemic virus.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5845Establishes a central business district toll exemption for certain emergency medical technicians and fire protection inspectors.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5860Relates to the right to unemployment benefits based on employment with certain educational institutions, including the state university of New York, the city university of New York and public community colleges; clarifies the meaning of certain terms relating to such rights to unemployment benefits.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5838Requires municipalities which issue building permits to provide pre-approved construction documents at no cost for the types of residential buildings permitted to be constructed in such jurisdiction.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5914Provides loan forgiveness for social workers who work within New York state for five years.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5507Requires fire-resistant material applicators to undergo training and register with the office of fire prevention and control; imposes fines for violations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5528Authorizes certain state regulated institutions to offer disaster forbearance agreements to qualified mortgagors whose income has been adversely affected by the outbreak of COVID-19 and is unable to make their mortgage payment.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5531Establishes the crime of aggravated forcible touching by an incarcerated individual as a class E felony.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5883Enacts the "state taxpayer oversight and protection (STOP) act"; relates to the payment of attorneys' fees by the state; provides that no attorneys' fees or expenses shall be paid if incurred on behalf of an employee in any action brought by the employee against the state; provides that attorneys' fees shall be presumptively unreasonable where an individual hires or employs multiple law firms on the same matter unless such employee can demonstrate the need for additional attorneys with distinct subject matter expertise.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5866Relates to allowing public welfare officials to withhold payment of rent to landlords who owe delinquent tax liabilities to local municipalities, school districts or counties.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5859Enacts the "assuring college campus and educational safety and support (ACCESS) act" relating to harassment of students and applicants at educational institutions; describes the circumstances under which harassment at educational institutions is an unlawful discriminatory practice; describes the circumstances under which an educational institution is deemed to have permitted harassment; describes additional circumstances under which a college or university is deemed to have permitted harassment.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5533Establishes the permanent child care workforce pay equity fund and provides for the distribution thereof; makes an appropriation therefor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5857Requires state agencies to prepare an active intelligent speed assistance system plan for the equipment of all state agency vehicles with active intelligent speed assistance systems, and to equip state agency vehicles with such systems by certain dates.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5907Provides for the revocation of a person's driver's license who has been convicted of operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5527Relates to certain prohibitions in contracts or agreements by health maintenance organizations; prohibits clauses which entitle reimbursement at the lowest price or rate; prohibits contracts which restrict referral of patients based solely upon a health care provider's status with a managed care product; prohibits contracts which allow for the substitution of a pharmaceutical drug or agent by any person other than the prescribing health care professional.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5837Requires employers contracted for work on state-funded public works projects verify employment eligibility of employees.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5862Prohibits advertising for certain junk foods from being shown on television between the hours of six A.M. and nine P.M.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5918Directs empire state development, in conjunction with the office of general services, to create a plan to develop mixed-use commercial and residential property on a certain portion of the Harriman campus; directs such plan to be completed and made available for public comment no later than 180 days after the effective date; directs empire state development, in conjunction with the office of general services, to create a master plan for the redesign of the Harriman campus; directs that such plan be completed and made available for public comment no later than one year after the effective date.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5889Relates to enacting the worker healthcare protection act, for New Yorkers who lose health care coverage from an employer or a joint labor management trust as a result of an active strike, lockout, or other labor dispute.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5911Relates to the labeling, marketing and safety requirements of vapor products; prohibits labeling or marketing vapor products with certain terms, designs, or imagery; prohibits marketing such products to persons under 21; establishes penalties for violating such provisions; establishes the vapor products compliance fund.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5529Requires a 60 day license suspension for any driver convicted of 2 speeding violations within a school zone, committed within an 18 month period of time.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5865Relates to cash out requirements for certain prepaid gift cards.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5854Establishes the reclaimed asphalt pavement pilot program for the purpose of utilization of reclaimed asphalt pavement in the construction or improvement of state and municipal highways or bridges.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5511Requires the New York state energy and research development authority inspect and certify solar energy systems as fire safe and that the results of such inspection are provided to the public.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5530Requires the department of transportation to provide a list of legal clearance heights for bridges to owners or operators of trucks, commercial vehicles, tractors, tractor-trailer combinations, tractor-semitrailer combinations, or tractor-trailer-semitrailer combinations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5899Establishes the universal child care act to provide for the establishment and funding of universal child care in the state of New York; establishes a universal child care taskforce to help implement universal child care in the state and repeals certain provisions of the social services law relating thereto; establishes the permanent child care workforce pay equity fund; establishes a universal child care public option pilot program to provide universal child care in at least twenty locations throughout the state; makes an appropriation therefor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5864Establishes the office of census counts and provides for its powers and duties and the New York state census counts commission and provides for its powers and duties; establishes the offense of impersonation of a census enumerator; makes an appropriation therefor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5909Requires certain businesses licensed to practice appearance enhancement, cosmetology, and/or barbering provide adequate handwashing facilities and such facilities are used between clients; requires gloves be provided.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5524Establishes the paired testing program and compliance fee to determine if any real estate broker, real estate salesperson or employee or agent thereof is using unlawful discriminatory practices; creates the paired testing program fund.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5902Prevents the price gouging of water at places of entertainment by requiring places of entertainment provide conscionably priced bottled or tap water at a price not to exceed one dollar per sixteen and nine tenths ounces.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5872Removes eligibility or receipt of primary social security disability benefits as a condition for ordinary disability retirement for New York city enhanced plan members in active service who are not eligible for a normal retirement benefit and have completed five years or more of service.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5847Amends the definition of public employee to include persons holding positions by appointment or employment in the organized militia of the state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5917Relates to the assault of physicians providing direct patient care; provides that assault of physicians shall be assault in the second degree, a class D felony.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5506Relates to qualified energy storage systems; authorizes energy storage permitting under the office of renewable energy siting and electric transmission.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5880Requires public libraries have charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5508Relates to incubators for entrepreneurial development.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5513Expands agricultural tourism to include, but not be limited to, the production and processing of grapes, grains or other crops used to create alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in an on-farm brewery, winery, cidery, meadery or distillery, the production and processing of fiber such as sheep or alpaca wool, and the production of processed food commodities, including but not limited to ice cream, jams, baked goods and similar items.New York · last action 2026-01-07Passed first houseS 5521Adds the definition of consent to the terms of general use; defines it as a freely given, knowledgeable and informed agreement by a person with the capacity to reason.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5891Establishes a tax on noise from non-essential helicopter and seaplane flights in cities with a population of one million or more.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5869Relates to the issuance of a New York State Cold War Commemorative Medal.New York · last action 2026-01-07Introduced
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