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S 6170Imposes consultation and reporting requirements for municipal corporations resettling, transporting or relocating non-detained migrants to another municipal corporation within the state, which is directed, administered, or funded by the federal government, the secretary of health and human services in the case of minors, the secretary of homeland security in the case of adults, or any municipal corporation within the state or agents thereof.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6198Authorizes the commissioner of housing and community renewal to maintain a housing registry of accessible or adaptable housing for the disabled called "Access-New York"; provides that certain owners shall provide certain information in relation to "Access-New York"; establishes a special advisory review panel to assist the commissioner in performance of duties of "Access-New York".New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6176Requires the district attorney to file information with the accusatory instrument when certain crimes are committed against a female and it is not charged as a hate crime.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6188Relates to the issuance of driver's licenses and emergency medical personnel designation; allows the use of alternate forms of identification where an applicant for a driver's license does not have a social security number or Individual Tax Identification Number.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6164Requires Medicaid managed care, and Child Health Plus plans to adopt the procedural protections of the Preferred Drug Program, including "prescriber prevails", for all drugs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6183Establishes a five-year moratorium on foreign entities purchasing homes in New York state unless the purchase is for a primary residence; directs the department of state to conduct a study on the effects of the moratorium on the housing market and to send a report on the study to the legislature; specifies data and indicators to analyze for the study; defines terms.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6623Directs the office of mental health to conduct a study on the mental health and prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among corrections officers and other prison workers and to submit a report of the findings of such study to the governor and the legislature.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6570Establishes a parent and education awareness program to raise parental awareness of the harmful effects of conflict on their children and expose parents to better ways to support their children during a family transition.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6552Waives the central business district toll for New York city sheriffs, undersheriffs or deputy sheriffs acting in their official capacity.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6594Provides that in a city with a population of one million or more, where a student is applying to attend a public elementary or middle school and such student has a sibling who already attends such school, such student whose application is pending shall be given preference for admission.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6641Establishes an emergency aid grant matching program to provide matching funds to campuses of the state university of New York and the city university of New York for the provision of emergency aid grants to eligible students.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6562Requires third-party accommodation reservation services identify themselves as such to users and not levy certain cancellation fees.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6580Reduces certain commercial rent taxes for premises occupied by certain retail or food services businesses having a base rent of less than one million dollars per year and located in the borough of Manhattan south of the center line of ninety-sixth street.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6220Relates to the enforcement of liens on personal property at self-storage facilities; requires enforcement of a lien by public sale; requires a delay in enforcement of a lien if the tenant is a service member who is transferred or deployed on active duty or if the tenant is deceased; requires 60 days notice if the property subject to the lien is a motor vehicle or watercraft; requires a storage facility to hold certain surplus funds.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6565Authorizes statewide municipal reciprocal program agreements and the issuance of program bonds; authorizes proceeds to be made available to a statewide municipal reciprocal program.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6640Enacts the "correctional abuse accountability act"; requires actions by the department if a correctional officer seriously harms or is responsible for the death of an incarcerated individual.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6636Relates to the burden of proof for appeal procedures for children with handicapping conditions; shifts the burden to the parent or person in parental relationship.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6546Prohibits the ownership, operation or control of pharmacies directly or indirectly by pharmacy benefit managers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6581Excludes certain amphibians and reptiles from the definition of small game and makes conforming changes.New York · last action 2026-01-07Passed first houseA 6632Establishes "SNAP for all", a state-funded supplemental nutrition assistance program to provide for those who are excluded from federal SNAP benefits solely due to immigration status; outlines eligibility requirements of applicants and operational requirements of the office of temporary and disability assistance.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6208Relates to enacting the "free resources for equitable education (FREE) act"; requires State University of New York higher education institutions to designate all general education and 25 percent of all major specific courses as low textbook cost (LTC) or zero textbook cost (ZTC).New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6566Enacts the "sustainable building materials act"; enacts into law components of legislation relating to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in construction; provides a sales tax exemption for certain low-carbon building materials (Part A); establishes a grant program for manufacturers of concrete for environmental product declarations (Part B).New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6620Requires employers provide its employees paid leave and sets requirements for paid leave.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6210Directs the department of health to establish a right to preventative maintenance of wheelchairs program, after consultation with certain other offices, under which owners of manual and powered wheelchairs shall be entitled to reimbursement of certain preventative maintenance costs for such wheelchairs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6642Requires four hours of implicit bias training every two years for real estate appraisers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6638Relates to driving while ability impaired by fatigue and aggravated driving while ability impaired by fatigue; makes aggravated driving while ability impaired by fatigue a misdemeanor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6202Requires approval of the salary plan for the chancellors, presidents and senior staffs of the state university of New York and the city university of New York by the chairs of the senate finance committee and the assembly ways and means committee and the director of the budget.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6629Enacts the MEGA corporations act mandating worldwide combined reporting for large corporations that have more than one billion dollars in gross receipts.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6615Enacts the optometry freedom act which prohibits a carrier or vision plan restricting an optometrist's choice of supply.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6555Requires the state to keep state lottery winners' identities anonymous to the general public if requested by the lottery winner.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6560Relates to the transfer, acceptance, or purchase of military weapons from the United States government; prohibits participation in the 1033 federal excess property program; provides exceptions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6574Creates a private right of action by a tenant against a landlord in a city having a population of one million or more persons over sidewalk sheds.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6591Requires instruction in public schools aligned to the Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework; requires the commissioner of education to update learning standards on an ongoing basis and provide technical assistance and resources to aid public schools in providing such instruction.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6618Enacts the "pollinator promotion act" to authorize the commissioner of environmental conservation to promote the health and viability of pollinators in the state and to make municipal adoption and implementation of pollinator promotion plans eligible for climate adaptation and mitigation projects under the climate smart communities program; requires consideration of certain pollinator health initiatives on SUNY campuses; directs the departments of education and environmental conservation to develop guidelines for school districts to implement certain pollinator friendly practices; directs the implementation of certain pollinator friendly practices on highway verges.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6550Exempts attorneys from the definition of theatrical employment agency.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6637Enacts the "quiet hour public spaces inclusion act"; provides that every covered public building shall offer designated quiet hours during normal business hours; defines "quiet hours" as accommodations made for individuals with autism, post-traumatic stress disorder, sensory processing disorders and other related conditions during a designated time including reduced lighting, lower noise levels and limited use of loudspeakers and announcements.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6214Requires labor peace agreements as a precondition for contracts for certain retail or distribution projects in which a public agency has a substantial proprietary interest.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6621Prohibits the sale of cannabinoid hemp products where the ratio of CBD to THC exceeds a 15:1 ratio.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6583Relates to the allocation of prekindergarten funding to prioritize students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and multilingual learners.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6631Restricts a law enforcement officer from initiating a traffic stop for certain violations of the vehicle and traffic law; provides for the suppression or exclusion of evidence obtained in violation of such provisions; relates to the duties of the division of criminal justice services making certain information pertaining to traffic stops public.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6544Requires third-party food delivery services to factor compliance with certain vehicle and traffic laws when assigning workers to delivery routes when such delivery may involve the operation of a bicycle with or without electric assist.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6205Provides that when a flood event not covered under a policy or specifically excluded is a contributing factor in or occurs simultaneously as a covered event or peril, the insurer shall not deny or exclude coverage for the loss or damage caused by the covered event or peril.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6610Enacts the "blocking illegitimate reservations and defending individual entertainment (BIRDIE) act" to prohibit third-party reservation services from listing, advertising, promoting or selling reservations for state-owned golf courses; provides monies received from penalties shall be deposited in the golf fund.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6209Relates to requiring the department of transportation to prepare a plan for every public transportation system to be eligible to receive operating assistance in the purchase of new zero-emission buses or vehicles.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6557Establishes October 7th as October 7th remembrance day to honor the victims of the October 7, 2023 attacks; declares October seventh as a holiday for students in the public schools of the city of New York; requires the chancellor of the New York city school district to provide instruction of awareness of the October seventh remembrance day to students and professional development training to teachers; requires the division of human rights to establish a statewide campaign for antisemitism prevention; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6655Requires the return of unsold instant lottery game tickets to the division of the lottery when a licensed agent goes out of business, sells their business or if their license is suspended or revoked.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6592Provides for license requirements for natural hair styling that are distinct and separate from other practices of cosmetology.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6622Designates promoting prostitution in the fourth degree and patronizing a person for prostitution in the third degree, where such person is less than 17 years of age, as qualifying offenses with regard to bail eligibility.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6608Authorizes the village of North Haven, county of Suffolk, to reduce the maximum speed limit along certain designated streets in such village to not less than twenty miles per hour.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6600Limits retaliation against incarcerated individuals following the filing of a grievance, by requiring more than the oral or written statement of the subject of a grievance filed by an incarcerated individual for the purposes of finding such incarcerated individual guilty at an evidentiary or disciplinary hearing for misbehavior.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6551Excepts crimes related to sex offenses, crimes against elderly or disabled persons and crimes related to sexual performance by a child from the three-year time limit to bring charges for such crimes against school educators employed by schools which are located in cities with 125,000 or more people.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6204Clarifies the definition of a paid firefighter to include firefighters employed by the division of military and naval affairs for the purpose of receiving certain benefits as other firefighters.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6646Directs the metropolitan transportation authority, in conjunction with the New York city transit authority, to develop weekly and monthly tickets valid for optional, discounted transfers between such authorities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6656Requires certain companies which utilize artificial intelligence to file responsible capability scaling policies with the chief information officer.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6219Requires principals be informed of the physical address of the probation office where such principal must report and the telephone number for such office.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6586Requires health insurance policies and Medicaid to cover patient navigation services.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6648Provides that certain utilization review determinations shall be made consistent with medical and scientific evidence; includes services for mental health and substance use disorders as part of emergency services.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6572Provides 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 6203Establishes the offenses of reckless endangerment of an emergency service person in the first and second degrees.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6563Requires the notification of a crime victim or witness of the death of the accused if such person dies during pending judicial proceedings or during any period of incarceration, parole or post-release supervision, or when an order of protection exists.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6564Requires drivers to create a center rescue lane on approach of authorized emergency vehicles.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6228Establishes the "New York state lead-safe renovation, repair and painting act"; establishes standards for lead-safe renovation, repair and painting of residential properties; requires documentation of compliance with such standards.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6605Allows school resource officers to be hired with salary aidable to the school district; raises retirement salaries for such officers to fifty thousand dollars.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6218Prohibits persons who are or have ever been foreign agents from holding public office and political party positions; defines "foreign agent".New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6587Relates to standards of proof for establishing that a student has a disability in the university of the state of New York or the city university of New York system including accepting documents as proof of a students' disability.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6635Establishes the green transition authority to promote the transition of the for-hire vehicle and other state industries to environmentally sustainable practices and increase universal accessibility of for-hire vehicles, paratransit services, and taxi services statewide; establishes a for-hire vehicle improvement surcharge for each for-hire transportation trip conducted in a transportation network company vehicle or by a high-volume for-hire service; makes an appropriation therefor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6625Relates to industrial development agencies; relates to such agencies' representation, public hearings, notices of agenda, and school board reporting.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6630Enacts the expanded in-home services funding act to increase funding for expanded in-home services for the elderly; makes an appropriation therefor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6543Relates to returnable bottles; adds noncarbonated soft drinks, certain noncarbonated fruit or vegetable juices, coffee and tea beverages, carbonated fruit beverages and cider to the definition of "beverage"; provides that beginning April 1, 2027, the handling fee will be six cents for each beverage container accepted by a deposit initiator from a dealer or operator of a redemption center; directs the multi-agency bottle bill fraud investigation team to submit a report on findings of pervasive bottle redemption fraud in New York state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6649Enacts the PTSD awareness and rehabilitation act to require PTSD screening, provide trauma-informed education, and implement evidence-based rehabilitation programs to ensure incarcerated individuals receive proper support for mental health challenges.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6224Requires the state interagency coordinating council for services to persons who are deaf, deaf-blind, or hard of hearing to develop and implement a training program to educate first responders on effective communication with deaf and hard of hearing individuals in emergency situations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6588Designates all agents employed by the city of New York police department in the titles of traffic enforcement agent I and traffic enforcement agent II as peace officers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6644Creates within SUNY an office of higher education in prison to coordinate access to higher education for individuals during and after incarceration; directs such office to create a plan by 1/1/2029 to establish a degree-granting program in every viable correctional facility in the state; directs such office to enroll at least 2,000 students in degree-granting programs as soon as practicable; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6602Establishes the crime of endangering the welfare of a companion animal or farm animal in the first and second degree.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6616Establishes the Capital Region preceptor stipend program to be administered by the office of the professions, under which qualified preceptor clinicians shall receive a $5,000 stipend; provides for such funds to be distributed from the office of the professions account.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6553Directs the New York city mayor's office of criminal justice to provide comprehensive services to 9,000 individuals identified as having a persistent pattern of involvement in the New York city criminal justice system; provides that income from vocational programs shall not be considered for purposes of determining public assistance.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6222Establishes the reentry assistance program; provides for eligible incarcerated individuals to receive a monthly stipend upon release from a state correctional facility; makes an appropriation of $25,000,000.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6573Requires prompt payment within thirty days for not-for-profit organizations under procurement contracts with the city of New York.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6206Establishes the gallon as the standard measurement for purposes of taxation of alcoholic beverages.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6547Requires school districts, boards of cooperative educational services, charter schools and nonpublic schools to establish cellphone policies and procedures; requires the establishment of a committee to develop such policies and procedures; requires such policies and procedures to be individually tailored to specific school environments.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6575Requires investigation and autopsy of suspicious deaths where the deceased individual had an identifiable history of being victimized by domestic violence.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6601Requires original manufacturers of agricultural equipment to make certain documentation, parts, and tools required for the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of agricultural equipment available, on fair and reasonable terms, to independent repair providers and owners of agricultural equipment manufactured and sold on or after July 1, 2015.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6603Enacts the "interchange fee prohibition act"; prohibits the receipt or charge of interchange fees on the tax amount or gratuity of an electronic payment transaction if the merchant informs the acquirer bank or its designee of the tax or gratuity amount as part of the authorization or settlement process for the electronic payment transaction; establishes penalties.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6598Relates to the age requirement for voting in a primary election; provides that a person who is seventeen years of age at the time of a primary election and who will be eighteen years of age at the time of the general election for which such primary election is held, shall be eligible to vote in such primary election.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6589Expands 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 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6626Relates to strategic lawsuits against public participation; makes technical corrections; relates to the applicability of chapter 250 of the laws of 2020 amending the civil rights law relating to actions involving public petition and participation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6597Authorizes the imposition of bail for certain offenses involving threats of mass harm against a school district, school, school staff or a student.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6554Relates to reporting on funds received pursuant to a New York opioid settlement sharing agreement.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6645Ties the cost of living adjustment for pharmaceutical insurance coverage to the consumer price index; establishes that such adjustment shall occur on an annual basis.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6651Elevates the evidentiary standard for evidentiary and disciplinary hearings from substantial evidence to a preponderance of the evidence.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6548Provides for real property tax exemptions for last mile broadband infrastructure constructed, altered, installed or improved in an area designated a broadband opportunity area.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6653Establishes used motor vehicle dealer training programs to educate dealers on topics such as consumer protection and sales and use tax collection; permits trade organizations to apply to conduct training programs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6239Authorizes the power authority to create the New York State small business development program.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6234Establishes the Cannabis Community Reinvestment Act; includes requirements for cannabis operators; includes the obligation to reinvest in communities disproportionately impacted by cannabis prohibition including, if applicable, the community such operator is located in; provides for the review of reinvestment plans by the department of financial services.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6255Relates to reimbursement for ambulance services; requires insurers to submit payments directly to ambulance providers who are in-network or, for out-of-network ambulance providers, requires the issuance of a joint check to the insured specifying both the insured and the ambulance provider as payees.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6231Relates to licensing laser hair removal technicians; establishes laser hair removal rules, regulations and standards.New York · last action 2026-01-07Passed first houseS 6252Prohibits off-track betting corporation vehicles from being used as take-home vehicles by board members, officers, employees, contractors, subcontractors, consultants, or agents of such corporation or by certain family members of such individuals; provides an exception therefor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6236Relates to delaying the implementation of class size reduction plans and including additional exemptions to class size targets; provides such plans shall begin in September 2031 and be achieved by September 2036; adds gifted and talented schools and programs, screened admissions schools and programs, portfolio and specialized high schools and advanced placement classes; requires parents at each respective school be included on any discussions regarding class size exemptions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6248Increases the capacity needed to be considered a bottle club from twenty persons to one hundred persons.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6251Subjects certain state lands to real property taxation within Orange county.New York · last action 2026-01-07Introduced
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