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25,446 bills · Page 177 of 255 · New York 2025–2026 Legislative Session · updated October 27, 2026

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A 6350Waives fishing, hunting and trapping license fees for certain first responders.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Carrie WoernerS 5971Establishes the nurse loan repayment program; authorizes the commissioner to award loan repayment awards to nurses serving in underserved areas or nursing homes.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerA 6385Requires the board of education in the city of Buffalo to submit the school district budget to the voters for approval prior to adoption.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Crystal Peoples-StokesA 6418Relates to providing access to laptops for high school and higher education students and textbooks for higher education students; provides access to laptops and textbooks without charge.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEDNAsm. Alicia HyndmanA 6442Requires department of motor vehicle forms, tests and applications for permits and licenses in a city with a population of one million or more to be available in Punjabi, Bengali and Hindi.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jenifer RajkumarA 6422Relates to penalties for striking a pedestrian crossing a street while operating a motor vehicle.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Gabriella RomeroA 6370Establishes 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 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Alicia HyndmanA 6415Establishes the commission on diversity in specialized schools.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Latrice WalkerA 6345Establishes the commission on public safety, emergency preparedness, and mental health.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Nikki LucasA 6425Requires the establishment of community housing waiting lists within the office of mental health service system; directs each provider of housing services in the office of mental health system to provide, on a monthly basis, the office of mental health with a list of each person referred to, admitted to, applying for, withdrawing an application for and denied admission to housing provided by such provider; requires the community-based agency performing assessments of persons with a documented mental illness to provide the office with the names of such who have been assessed and who meet the eligibility criteria for the array of funded and/or licensed housing programs; requires such office to publish such waiting lists on a monthly basis.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedMHYAsm. Latrice WalkerA 6351Creates incentives for counties to investigate and prosecute medicaid fraud.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Andrew MolitorA 6330Authorizes renewals in certain instances by an aggrieved party to the court of appeals based on a subsequent change in law.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Gabriella RomeroS 5973Creates the New York state community service loan board to fund state businesses adversely affected by state agency actions; provides for the organization, powers and duties thereof; provides for bridge loans to certain community organizations; appropriates $100,000 therefor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerA 6352Relates to racial and ethnic impact statements on bills.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Latrice WalkerA 6368Enacts the "children and recovering mothers (CHARM) act" to provide guidance, education and assistance to healthcare providers caring for expectant mothers with substance use disorder; provides for the screening of newborns for substance abuse exposure.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Latrice WalkerA 6395Enacts stricter requirements for sheltering of dogs outside including protection from wind and loss of body heat.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Michael TannousisA 6365Includes temporarily erected structures in the definition of "substandard or insanitary area".New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Alicia HyndmanA 6411Directs the department of corrections and community supervision to test a program of supplying incarcerated individuals with tablets for educational and recreational means.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Latrice WalkerA 6335Relates to asset forfeiture.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Crystal Peoples-StokesS 5953Establishes a crisis intervention team training demonstration program; establishes a crisis intervention team training program advisory committee and crisis intervention team training fund.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedMHYSen. Kevin ParkerA 6391Enacts the "cobalt and lithium mining and production divestment act" to prevent monies or assets of the common retirement fund from being invested in the stocks, securities or other obligations of any institution or company engaging in cobalt and lithium mining or production for the manufacture of batteries used in large-scale battery storage power stations and the primary propulsion systems for electric vehicles, if such company cannot establish through approved independent monitoring that their mining operation does not use child labor and that adult miners and other workers are employed under conditions that meet accepted criteria.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Philip PalmesanoS 5923Prohibits police and other governmental entities from creating fake electronic communication service accounts, or from collecting or using an individual's account information; establishes a private right of action for a violation of such provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Cordell CleareA 6369Establishes the marine electric propulsion health and environmental impact program to provide education, advocacy and increased awareness of the environmental and health impacts of marine electric propulsion systems.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Philip PalmesanoS 5951Relates to recipients of public assistance who lack appropriate child care.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerA 6364Provides that no person 62 years of age or older shall be denied occupancy in multiple dwellings, nor shall such tenant be evicted from a multiple dwelling on the sole ground that such person owns or keeps a common household pet or pets, the harboring of which is not prohibited by the multiple dwelling law or other applicable law, unless the pet causes damage to the subject premises, creates a nuisance or interferes substantially with the health, safety or welfare of other tenants or occupants of the same or adjacent building or structure.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Deborah GlickA 6322Creates the office of the correctional ombudsperson to achieve transparency, fairness, impartiality and accountability in New York state correctional facilities; relates to reports by coroners; designates investigators of the office of the correctional ombudsperson as peace officers; authorizes the attorney general to investigate the alleged commission of any criminal offense committed by an employee of the department of corrections and community supervision in connection with their official duties; relates to the confidentiality of certain records; includes the office of the correctional ombudsperson records within the definition of public safety agency records; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedCPLAsm. Latrice WalkerA 6424Relates to city reimbursement for state highway construction within such cities; raises such rate from eighty-five cents to one dollar and eighty cents per square yard of the pavement area.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Philip PalmesanoA 6360Requires that insurers providing no-fault coverage reimburse other insurers for the payment of claims to providers which should have been covered by a no-fault insurer.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Amanda SeptimoS 5933Establishes the office of black male excellence to analyze and provide recommendations regarding issues relating to black males including education, criminal justice, health, mental health, economic opportunity, employment, fatherhood, mentorship, violence, public safety, and quality of life.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jamaal BaileyA 6434Provides that if any employee, engaged in the service of any commuter rail service owned or operated by the authority or its subsidiaries, shall suffer a physical and/or mental injury that is caused by a passenger, customer or member of the public while the employee is performing an assigned duty, the employer shall be held liable for any health care costs attributable to such injury; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. MaryJane ShimskyA 6406Amends the Long Island Rail Road weekend reduced fare program to include the East New York station.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Latrice WalkerS 5967Authorizes the governor's disaster emergency production powers by allowing the prioritization of certain contracts and the allocation of materials and services; permits the restriction of certain accumulations to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerA 6374Requires passenger cabs be inspected for unsafe carbon monoxide levels; requires information on the warning signs of carbon monoxide poisoning to be distributed with each operator's license, whether issued or renewed.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Latrice WalkerA 6340Establishes business franchise and personal income tax credits for a portion of the consideration paid under a contract with a minority or women-owned business.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedTAXAsm. Crystal Peoples-StokesA 6348Establishes the university of the state of New York environmental sustainability office to lead the coordination, planning and implementation of policies, programs, and processes to fulfill the university's sustainability obligations and targets cohesively, across all university campuses, and at the system level.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Claire ValdezA 6386Establishes a grant program for New York city's public K-12 schools which are eligible for support provided under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, for the purposes of installing laundry equipment for facilities for use by students and parents or guardians of students.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Brian CunninghamA 6440Provides an exemption from registration and special plate fees for severely disabled veterans; includes veterans rated as 60% disabled by the US department of veterans affairs; removes the requirement of service in a time of war.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jenifer RajkumarS 5978Provides that members of a mobile crisis team shall include at least one behavioral health professional and any combination of certified peer specialists, certified recovery peer advocates, credentialed family peer advocates, and credentialed youth peer advocates.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Julia SalazarA 6342Relates to requiring municipalities, authorities and agencies to obtain liability insurance on each duly appointed police officer in an amount not less than $200,000.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Nikki LucasA 6396Relates to the amount and deposit of public safety communications surcharges; distributes a portion of such surcharges collected to the municipal first responder grants fund.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Michael TannousisA 6412Provides that records of eviction proceeding shall be sealed when the leased property was foreclosed upon; prohibits use and disclosure of any such information relating to a tenant; imposes fine of between $1,000 and $2,000 for violations thereof.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Latrice WalkerS 5920Relates to requiring telephones capable of making local and long-distance telephone calls be in every nursing home patient's room, either at such patient's bedside or in the patient's room depending on the patient's mobility.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Alexis WeikA 6319Commemorates the second Saturday in February to be known as "International Snowmobile Ride Day".New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Carrie WoernerA 6362Enacts the interstate medical licensure compact; provides a streamlined process that allows physicians to become licensed in multiple participating states, thereby enhancing the portability of a medical license and ensuring the safety of patients.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Philip PalmesanoS 5917Relates to making any offense involving the use or possession of a firearm, shotgun or rifle bail eligible.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Alexis WeikS 5948Establishes the peer advocacy and mentoring program; provides peer support, advocacy and mentoring for youth in residential care.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerS 5956Provides for enhanced enforcement of the warranty of habitability for housing accommodations; provides court may award punitive damages to a tenant upon finding the landlord's breach of warranty was intentional and malicious.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerS 5954Prohibits law enforcement officers and peace officers from inquiring about the immigration status of a victim of or witness to a criminal offense.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerA 6400Relates to penalties for failure to yield to authorized emergency vehicles; includes fines and possible imprisonment.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Alicia HyndmanA 6432Relates to protecting the rights of current and converted Mitchell-Lama residents.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Latrice WalkerA 6324Requires that applications for payment of burial expenses by a local public welfare official or for reimbursement by a local public welfare official for burial expenses paid by relatives or friends of the deceased shall include all necessary consent forms to permit the public welfare official to directly verify the deceased left no funds or insurance sufficient to pay burial expenses and shall be due no earlier than thirty days following the death of the recipient of public assistance or care.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Carrie WoernerS 5914Relates to waiving all additional fees associated with the issuance of an enhanced driver's license if such license is required within thirty days of the issuance or reissuance of a standard driver's license.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew LanzaS 5926Establishes the COVID-19 pandemic response study commission to conduct a study of the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic; provides for the repeal of such commission upon the completion of the commission's final report.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedPBHSen. Julia SalazarA 6393Establishes a Center for Transplantation and Immunology Research at the University at Buffalo and Erie County Medical Center; provides the mission of the Center for Transportation and Immunology Research is to advance the longevity of kidney organ transplants through improved knowledge of immunology, pathology and therapeutics; grants authorization to apply for grants; makes an appropriation of $227,333.34 each year for three years.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Crystal Peoples-StokesA 6378Reimburses counties who have purchased or will purchase Medicaid fraud detection software.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Philip PalmesanoA 6426Enhances the fitness and safety requirements for certain licensed individuals; establishes the "New York state task force on the effects of aging on driving ability".New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Alicia HyndmanS 5946Enacts the "Technical Sergeant Joseph G. Lemm tuition benefit act" to allow members of the New York state organized militia to receive tuition benefits for certain post-secondary degree programs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Luis SepúlvedaA 6320Permits New York city voters to sign designating petitions for multiple candidates for the same New York City municipal public office or party position.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Claire ValdezA 6389Extends the benefits of the variable supplements fund to all New York city police officers, firefighters, housing police, transit police, correction officers and registered domestic partners.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Alicia HyndmanA 6313Directs the tax levying body of East Ramapo and the East Ramapo Central School District to refund 2024-2025 school taxes collected as a result of an erroneous assertion that the district was facing a severe budget deficit.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Aron WiederS 5976Authorizes a study by the department of corrections and community supervision pertaining to the treatment of aging prison populations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerS 5938Requires the governor to prepare an annual preliminary management report of the state and a final management report of the state which includes an assessment of performance goals and measures and other information pertaining to the actions of state agencies.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. James SkoufisS 5930Requires the arraignment of undocumented citizens who have committed violent crimes to occur within twenty-four hours and to determine at such arraignment whether such undocumented citizen shall be placed in the custody of federal immigration authorities or remain in the custody of the state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedCPLSen. Jack MartinsS 5974Requires owners of firearms to obtain liability insurance in an amount not less than one million dollars.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerA 6375Requires public hearings to be conducted by the senate education committee and the assembly education committee jointly or separately in Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens and Richmond counties a minimum of thirty days prior to any vote to extend mayoral control of New York city schools.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Michael TannousisS 5950Requires the empire state development corporation to conduct a study on the economic impact of the Labor Day Parade (West Indian Carnival) and submit a report to the governor and the legislature on its findings.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerS 5944Requires annual screenings for depression of students in grades seven through twelve; requires the department of education and the department of health to review data pertaining to the results of such screenings for local and statewide trends concerning teenage depression.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedPBHSen. Andrew GounardesS 5957Relates to admission to a specialized high school in the city of New York.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerA 6419Relates to prohibiting surcharges for the installation, removal or use of an air conditioning unit.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Latrice WalkerA 6421Provides counsel appointed in the supreme court or surrogate's court for certain family matters shall be compensated in the same manner as law guardians in the family court of this state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Latrice WalkerS 5919Permits municipal corporations, fire districts, volunteer fire companies, police departments and school districts to sell and display symbols of hope in support of law enforcement, emergency medical personnel, the military, border patrol, firefighters, conservation officers and others.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Alexis WeikA 6328Prohibits a member of the board of trustees and the mayor from being appointed to the board of assessors for a village.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Carrie WoernerS 6014Provides for supplemental aid payable to low spending high need school districts in the 2026-2027 school year and thereafter.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEDNSen. April BaskinS 6015Decreases the time a vacant property may sit in foreclosure in Erie county.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. April BaskinS 5993Creates a tax credit for employers who contribute to a college choice tuition savings account on behalf of an employee.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedTAXSen. April BaskinS 6004Establishes that no person who has previously provided a DNA sample shall be required to pay a DNA databank fee for their conviction for a subsequent designated offense unless such sample has been expunged.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. James SkoufisS 6013Enacts the "Nurse of Tomorrow Act" to provide for grants from the state commissioner of education to public and not-for-profit hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, schools and other entities for nurse recruitment, education and retention costs and activities as described herein.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. April BaskinS 5995Establishes an integrated energy system plan that coordinates and optimizes the energy needs of combination corporation customers between electric supply, electric transmission, electric distribution, distributed energy, and demand-side resources and gas transmission and distribution to provide reliable, resilient, clean energy to combination corporation customers at the lowest reasonable cost and risk; defines terms; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 6439Requires that the siting, construction and establishment of methadone program facilities in cities with a population of one million or more be dispersed in the boroughs of such cities in proportion to the population of each such borough.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Amanda SeptimoS 6003Establishes a space exploration task force to study the potential for economic opportunities, ensuring the future survival of humanity and developing strategic advantages for this state by means of evolving space technology.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. James SkoufisS 5996Relates to permitting individuals enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program to apply for professional licenses if they meet all additional requirements.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEDNSen. Luis SepúlvedaS 5987Prohibits the establishment of new charter schools, or the revision of any charter in, or within a five mile radius of, the Hempstead union free school district, the Uniondale union free school district, or the Roosevelt union free school district.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Siela BynoeA 6437Increases reimbursement rates paid by the state to cities for repair and maintenance of state arterials; provides rate would be raised to one dollar and eighty cents from eighty-five cents per square yard of the pavement area that is included in the state highway system and an additional twenty cents, up from ten cents, per square yard of such pavement area where such pavement area is located on any elevated bridge.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Philip PalmesanoS 6016Designates South Park Avenue in or near Lackawanna as a state highway.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. April BaskinS 6001Enacts the "fair court of appeals access act" to require applications for leave to appeal to the court of appeals to be made to the full court.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew GounardesS 5999Enacts the New York state fair tenant credit reporting act to ensure that negative credit reporting by landlords can only occur under fair and transparent circumstances.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Robert JacksonS 5991Requires employers provide its employees paid leave and sets requirements for paid leave.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jessica RamosS 5992Creates a small business electric energy tax credit; specifies that the amount of credit shall be equal to the product of $0.02 per kilowatt hour; sets limit of no more than 19 full-time employees in New York state; determines that if the business is located at the primary residence of a sole proprietor, the business is not eligible for the tax credit.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedTAXSen. April BaskinS 6011Includes part of Ridge Road in the city of Lackawanna as a state highway.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. April BaskinS 6002Excludes certain training stipends for volunteer firefighters from state income tax.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedTAXSen. James SkoufisS 6022Authorizes tuition assistance program awards for students enrolled in short-term credential programs offered by certain public institutions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. April BaskinS 6028Relates to willful neglect of real property prevention.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerS 6026Establishes a voluntary registry of individuals with autism, Alzheimer's or dementia who may be at risk of wandering away from home; creates a standardized form available that may be submitted to local law enforcement agencies by family members and caregivers of such individuals that would include identifying information and may include a photograph of the registrant.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEXCSen. Kevin ParkerS 6029Requires the health equity council to issue mandates related to the treatment of sickle cell disease; requires the commissioner of health to adhere to and act upon the recommendations and mandates of the health equity council.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerS 6030Requires not-for-profit corporations have a board of directors which reflects the ethnic demographics of the communities that they serve to be able to receive state funds.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerS 6031Relates to prohibiting insurance companies from requiring an individual to disclose if such individual has been diagnosed with an HIV infection or HIV-related illness or require such individual to submit to an HIV-related test prior to issuing or renewing a life insurance policy for such individual.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerS 6024Relates to E-ZPass availability and waiving deposit fees for a certain period after a rate increase.New York · last action 2026-01-07Passed first houseSen. April BaskinS 6027Requires the petitioner for appointment as the guardian for an incapacitated person to identify all other persons who may be able to manage the affairs of such incapacitated person; prohibits appointment solely for the purposes of bill collection or resolving a bill collection dispute.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerS 6063Prohibits the investment of certain public funds with the Trump organization; directs the comptroller to take appropriate action to sell, redeem, divest or withdraw any investment held in such organization.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerS 6054Relates to establishing the New York state council on mental health emergency and crisis response to make recommendations on topics including but not limited to: identifying best practices for response to mental health crises; initiatives to increase training opportunities and participation of mental health professionals, and other qualified individuals as members of mobile crisis outreach teams; identify training needs and methods to improve diversion from hospitalization after response from a mobile crisis outreach team; identify the need for establishing mobile crisis outreach teams in each region of the state and accessing alternatives to hospitalization; public education and outreach on the benefit of mobile crisis outreach teams and how to access their services; and any other recommendation deemed appropriate by the council.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin Parker

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