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S 1615Prohibits naming dependent children under the age of 18 living in the same household with a parent or guardian in petitions to recover possession of real property and eviction warrants; seals any records pertaining to dependent children under the age of 18 living in the same household with a parent or guardian who were residing on or removed from such property.New York · last action 2026-06-04Passed first houseSen. Jabari BrisportS 1965Restores medical futility as a basis for DNR.New York · last action 2026-06-04Passed first houseSen. Gustavo RiveraA 2017Includes retirement plans in the exemption for pensions and annuities for certain persons; increases such exemption to one hundred thousand dollars as adjusted by the consumer price index annually.New York · last action 2026-06-04IntroducedAsm. Matthew SlaterA 2400Requires consideration of evidence relating to the economic impact of major increases of rates or charges upon consumers and the areas affected by such increases of rates or charges prior to approval of any such rates or charges; establishes minimum data to be considered by the public service commission relating to such economic impact.New York · last action 2026-06-04Passed first houseAsm. Simcha EichensteinA 2321Requires all agencies to submit to the committee on open government a log of all freedom of information law requests for each year in which they received or have pending a request for records; requires the committee on open government to publish, on one webpage, all freedom of information law request logs it receives.New York · last action 2026-06-04Passed first houseAsm. John McDonaldS 2317Prevents certain elected officials from being a member of an agency or industrial development authority.New York · last action 2026-06-04Passed first houseSen. James SkoufisS 2377Prohibits the formation of a subsidiary of a public authority without prior approval of the legislature; allows the formation of a subsidiary of a public authority without prior approval of the legislature if such public authority files a written notice sixty days prior to the organization of such subsidiary with the governor and the legislature.New York · last action 2026-06-04Passed first houseSen. Mario MatteraA 2535Provides optional disability coverage for county probation officers.New York · last action 2026-06-04IntroducedAsm. Amy PaulinS 2459Relates to voting by members of the New York state authorities control board.New York · last action 2026-06-04Passed first houseSen. Leroy ComrieA 2631Provides additional tax exemptions on qualifying residential real property where two or more qualified veterans live in the same household.New York · last action 2026-06-04Passed first houseAsm. Nader SayeghS 3051Authorizes the commissioner of the office of mental health, and the office of addiction services and support to jointly establish a single set of licensing standards and requirements for the construction, operation, reporting and surveillance of integrated behavioral health services.New York · last action 2026-06-04IntroducedSen. Peter HarckhamA 3191Allows physically disabled individuals who are not able to stand up to complete the two-hour live-fire range training course requirement for a concealed carry license while sitting.New York · last action 2026-06-04Passed first houseAsm. Jen LunsfordS 14Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Woodbury, county of Orange, to Detective Brian C. Mulkeen.New York · last action 2026-06-03Passed first houseSen. James SkoufisS 247Provides for the licensing of vision impairment specialists.New York · last action 2026-06-03Passed first houseSen. Roxanne PersaudS 537Authorizes the county of Nassau assessor to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from Gurdwara Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib, Inc. for all of the 2023 general taxes.New York · last action 2026-06-03Passed first houseSen. Jack MartinsS 519Establishes the underrepresented teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program to attract and retain underrepresented certified teachers in schools which have an underrepresentation of underrepresented certified teachers; provides for grants and procedures for applying for such grants and eligibility requirements for fund distribution.New York · last action 2026-06-03Passed first houseSen. Roxanne PersaudS 704Enacts the "New York gift certificate scam prevention act" to require certain sale, security and record-keeping requirements for gift certificates by sellers of gift certificates.New York · last action 2026-06-03Passed first houseSen. Liz KruegerA 675Enacts the empire state licensing act to provide all New Yorkers with access to professional, occupational, commercial, or business licenses, permits, certificates, or related registrations regardless of an applicant's citizenship or immigration status.New York · last action 2026-06-03IntroducedAsm. Catalina CruzS 1058Requires rent reduction in cases of submetered utility service; directs the division of housing and community renewal to develop a standard reduction and an appeals process.New York · last action 2026-06-03Passed first houseSen. José SerranoS 1087Makes commissioners full time employees of boards outside the city of New York.New York · last action 2026-06-03Passed first houseSen. Shelley MayerS 1169Regulates the development and use of certain artificial intelligence systems to prevent algorithmic discrimination; requires independent audits of high risk AI systems; provides for enforcement by the attorney general.New York · last action 2026-06-03Passed first houseSen. Kristen GonzalezS 1330Relates to requiring the establishment of automatic payment plans; requires utility companies headquartered in New York to establish a statewide program to provide eligible participants with affordable payment plans.New York · last action 2026-06-03Passed first houseSen. Kevin ParkerA 1392Requires the New York state energy research and development authority to develop recommendations regarding the establishment of microgrids.New York · last action 2026-06-03Passed first houseAsm. Catalina CruzS 1422Establishes the biometric identifier privacy act; requires private entities in possession of biometric identifiers or biometric information to develop a written policy establishing a retention schedule and guidelines for permanently destroying biometric identifiers and biometric information when the initial purpose for collecting or obtaining such identifiers or information has been satisfied or within three years of the individual's last interaction with the private entity, whichever occurs first.New York · last action 2026-06-03Passed first houseSen. John LiuA 1625Establishes the homeowner protection program; provides that the department of law shall establish the homeowner protection program to ensure the availability of free housing counseling and legal services to homeowners for the purposes of mitigating threats to homeownership; provides that the department of law shall provide grants to eligible not-for-profit housing counseling organizations and legal services organizations to provide services under the program.New York · last action 2026-06-03IntroducedAsm. Michaelle SolagesA 1541Establishes the cesarean births review board; provides such board shall be comprised of multidisciplinary experts to review the rate of cesarean births at hospitals in the state; provides reporting requirements.New York · last action 2026-06-03Passed first houseAsm. Amy PaulinA 1607Relates to the provision of breast pumps and related collection and storage materials to certain incarcerated nursing birth parents who are confined in or committed to an institution or local correctional facility with or without their child subject to specific time limitations; requires institutions and local correctional facilities to provide pumps and related materials to such incarcerated birth parents; requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to issue an annual report on data relating to incarcerated birth parents.New York · last action 2026-06-03IntroducedCORAsm. Linda RosenthalS 1679Grants peace officer status to employees of the town court of the town of Montgomery serving as uniformed court officers at such town court.New York · last action 2026-06-03IntroducedCPLSen. Rob RolisonS 1911Provides that notices of non-renewal provided by a health care plan to a health care professional shall include an explanation of the reasons for such non-renewal and information for the health care professional to respond to such determination.New York · last action 2026-06-03Passed first houseSen. Gustavo RiveraS 1838Authorizes municipalities to establish an emergency repair pilot program; enables municipalities to repair immediately hazardous code violations in buildings where the owner has not undertaken such repairs in a reasonable time.New York · last action 2026-06-03Passed first houseSen. James SkoufisA 1934Provides an exemption from certain requirements for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises located in Orange county.New York · last action 2026-06-03Passed first houseAsm. Brian MaherS 2071Requires the department of labor create and maintain a list of available careers and job openings for veterans in the state of New York and provide such list to the department of veterans' services; requires such list to be placed on the department of veterans' services website.New York · last action 2026-06-03Passed first houseSen. Jessica Scarcella-SpantonA 2121Relates to voting rights and access for incarcerated individuals; authorizes polling places to be available at correctional facilities and local facilities; requires such facilities to provide persons detained or confined in such facilities access to register to vote or apply for an absentee ballot; requires voting information to be included in the inmate handbook.New York · last action 2026-06-03IntroducedCORAsm. Latrice WalkerS 2438Requires potable water testing at state and local parks at least once every three years.New York · last action 2026-06-03Passed first houseSen. Michael GianarisA 2726Includes both the birth family and the foster family of children in foster care, and other families receiving child welfare services from the authorized agency or the local departments of social services in the case of authorized agencies in the definition of family for purposes of services provided by voluntary foster care agency health facilities.New York · last action 2026-06-03Passed first houseAsm. Amy PaulinS 2627Establishes the homeowner protection program; provides that the department of law shall establish the homeowner protection program to ensure the availability of free housing counseling and legal services to homeowners for the purposes of mitigating threats to homeownership; provides that the department of law shall provide grants to eligible not-for-profit housing counseling organizations and legal services organizations to provide services under the program.New York · last action 2026-06-03Passed first houseSen. Brian KavanaghS 2666Relates to the provision of breast pumps and related collection and storage materials to certain incarcerated nursing birth parents who are confined in or committed to an institution or local correctional facility with or without their child subject to specific time limitations; requires institutions and local correctional facilities to provide pumps and related materials to such incarcerated birth parents; requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to issue an annual report on data relating to incarcerated birth parents.New York · last action 2026-06-03Passed first houseCORSen. Julia SalazarS 84Provides that the port authority shall prohibit nonstop flights to or from points beyond one thousand five hundred miles, except on Saturdays and flights to Denver, Colorado, from flying to or from LaGuardia airport, an air terminal of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.New York · last action 2026-06-02Passed first houseSen. John LiuS 290Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to "Trooper Edward J. Sweeney" in the town of Hempstead, county of Nassau.New York · last action 2026-06-02Passed first houseSen. Steven RhoadsS 440Relates to voting rights and access for incarcerated individuals; authorizes polling places to be available at correctional facilities and local facilities; requires such facilities to provide persons detained or confined in such facilities access to register to vote or apply for an absentee ballot; requires voting information to be included in the inmate handbook.New York · last action 2026-06-02IntroducedCORSen. Zellnor MyrieA 269Provides for enrollment of eligible incarcerated persons in the medical assistance for needy persons program; provides for enrollment of incarcerated individuals in other medical assistance programs, where eligible.New York · last action 2026-06-02IntroducedCORAsm. Amy PaulinA 391Requires certain disclosures by a developer of virtual tokens in advertisements involving such virtual tokens; provides restrictions concerning advertising.New York · last action 2026-06-02Passed first houseAsm. Clyde VanelS 614Provides for enrollment of eligible incarcerated persons in the medical assistance for needy persons program; provides for enrollment of incarcerated individuals in other medical assistance programs, where eligible.New York · last action 2026-06-02Passed first houseSen. Gustavo RiveraS 674Requires an annual statement of wage parity hours and expenses to be accompanied by an independent accountant's report on applying agreed upon procedures on the annual compliance statement of wage parity, hours and expenses prior to payments for home care services by government agencies.New York · last action 2026-06-02IntroducedSen. Monica MartinezA 494Adds courses at a licensed New York state driving school approved by the commissioner of motor vehicles to the list of driver education providers.New York · last action 2026-06-02IntroducedAsm. William MagnarelliA 463Relates to the annual statement of financial disclosure and the posting of financial disclosure filings for candidates for statewide elected office or candidates for a member of the legislature.New York · last action 2026-06-02Passed first houseAsm. Amy PaulinA 622Requires mandatory health insurance coverage for acupuncture services upon the prescription of a health care provider acting within the provider's scope of practice.New York · last action 2026-06-02Passed first houseAsm. Ron KimA 852Requires bicycles advertised for sale or resale in New York state to have an identifying serial number in legible boldfaced figures in one of certain specified areas on the bicycle; requires advertisements for bicycles to clearly and conspicuously include a photograph of such bicycles; exempts online marketplaces from placing identifying serial numbers on bicycles.New York · last action 2026-06-02Passed first houseAsm. Amy PaulinA 1062Relates to service contracts for accidental damages from handling and power surges.New York · last action 2026-06-02Passed first houseAsm. Jen LunsfordS 1357Relates to the amount of St. Lawrence county economic development power that may be used by the New York Power Authority to generate net earnings and authority-TMED contracts.New York · last action 2026-06-02Passed first houseSen. Daniel StecS 1477Relates to the purchase of claims by corporations or collection agencies; relates to the inference of an assignee's intent and purpose in taking an assignment of a claim against an obligor that is not an eligible obligor.New York · last action 2026-06-02Passed first houseSen. Liz KruegerS 1462Relates to establishing ground rent rebates for eligible homeowners and renters in the Battery Park project area; provides for a rebate program; provides for a process for application and certification.New York · last action 2026-06-02Passed first houseSen. Brian KavanaghS 1541Requires bicycles advertised for sale or resale in New York state to have an identifying serial number in legible boldfaced figures in one of certain specified areas on the bicycle; requires advertisements for bicycles to clearly and conspicuously include a photograph of such bicycles; exempts online marketplaces from placing identifying serial numbers on bicycles.New York · last action 2026-06-02IntroducedSen. Rachel MayS 1728Provides that court records in a proceeding under articles 77, 78 and 81 of the mental hygiene law shall not be perused, examined, disclosed, taken or copied by any other person than a party, the attorney or counsel of a party, the guardian, the court evaluator or the court examiner except by order of the court, or the office of the attorney general.New York · last action 2026-06-02Passed first houseSen. Samra BroukS 1834Relates to certain licensing exemptions for landscape architects.New York · last action 2026-06-02Passed first houseSen. Monica MartinezA 1962Enacts "Francesco's law" which establishes violations for the failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms in the presence of a minor or a prohibited person; requires the office of gun violence prevention to collect and analyze statistical and other information and data with respect to injuries or deaths of minors resulting from failure to safely store a firearm, rifle, or shotgun.New York · last action 2026-06-02Passed first housePenalAsm. Khaleel AndersonS 2113Allows for Medicaid accountable care organizations to purchase experience-rated health insurance for their members.New York · last action 2026-06-02IntroducedSen. Jeremy CooneyS 2258Requires every utility corporation or municipality who sends an emergency notice to customers to make available and provide such notice in English, Spanish, Haitian-Creole, Mandarin, Cantonese, Arabic, French, Urdu, Russian, Yiddish, Korean, Bangla, Polish, Italian, Hindi and Tagalog.New York · last action 2026-06-02Passed first housePBSSen. Leroy ComrieS 2321Authorizes the city of Albany to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to such city's annual tax levy.New York · last action 2026-06-02Passed first houseSen. Patricia FahyA 2428Requires that free menstrual products be provided in the commonly used bathrooms of private universities.New York · last action 2026-06-02IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalS 2399Directs the commissioner of DMV to establish a sex trafficking awareness and prevention program to provide education and awareness literature and educational materials to trade schools, community colleges, agencies, public or private schools or persons offering instruction in the operation of commercial motor vehicles with a commercial motor vehicle license and requires applicants for commercial driver's licenses submit a certificate for completion of such program.New York · last action 2026-06-02Passed first houseSen. Roxanne PersaudA 2538Provides that applicants for or recipients of SNAP benefits shall not be subjected to finger imaging as a requirement of the supplemental nutrition assistance program.New York · last action 2026-06-02Passed first houseAsm. Maritza DavilaA 2639Authorizes the county of Nassau assessor to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from Gurdwara Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib, Inc. for all of the 2023 general taxes.New York · last action 2026-06-02IntroducedAsm. Edward RaA 73Requires the display of certain labels and warnings on gas stoves sold, displayed for sale, or offered for sale at retail to a consumer in this state; authorizes the department of state to adopt regulations regarding the placement and format of such labels; provides for penalties; authorizes the attorney general to enforce such provisions.New York · last action 2026-06-01IntroducedAsm. Michaelle SolagesA 79Requires body armor worn by New York city emergency services personnel to be replaced every five years.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseAsm. Stacey Pheffer AmatoA 98Provides that a dental hygienist shall not administer local block anesthesia without a certificate and except under the personal supervision of a dentist and in conjunction with the performance of dental hygiene procedures authorized by law and in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commissioner.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseAsm. Amy PaulinS 291Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in Nassau county to "Trooper Edward L. Cunningham".New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseSen. Steven RhoadsS 372Establishes the "no severance ultimatums act", which prevents employers from giving coercive ultimatums to employees or former employees relating to severance agreements.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseSen. Michael GianarisS 365Allows brewery supply stores to sell New York state labelled beer for off-premises consumption.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseSen. James SkoufisS 427Requires chain restaurants to display an added sugars warning next to or directly under the name of each food item with high added sugars content wherever such food item is listed on a menu, menu board, or food tag, and by any self-serve dispensing point at which such food item is dispensed.New York · last action 2026-06-01IntroducedSen. Gustavo RiveraS 593Includes certain land that is owned or rented as a farm operation for the production for sale of crops, livestock or livestock products as land used in agricultural production.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseSen. Michelle HincheyS 592Establishes the New York state youth in agriculture and entrepreneurship summer employment program to provide students with the opportunity to be educated on the agricultural industry and alternative career paths and to provide agricultural work experience and entrepreneurship work experience.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseSen. Michelle HincheyS 607Provides for the licensure of dietitians and nutritionists; defines the practice thereof.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseSen. Toby Ann StaviskyS 712Enacts the "Nassau future protectors act" to provide additional credits to the Nassau county law enforcement explorers in competitive civil service examinations.New York · last action 2026-06-01IntroducedSen. Steven RhoadsS 825Establishes protections for minors who are featured in compensated video content that generate earnings from being shared on social media or other video-sharing websites.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseLaborSen. John LiuS 900Relates to the delivery of the good faith deposit following award of the bonds to the successful bidder; provides that a municipality, school district or district corporation may require that such deposit be made as a condition precedent to the consideration of a bid for the bonds.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseSen. Monica MartinezA 755Requires the department of health examine heat-related deaths in the state of New York; requires the department to issue a report to the temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly and the governor.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseAsm. Amy PaulinS 1056Relates to the provision of criminal history background checks free of charge to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseSen. José SerranoS 1063Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals, including two hours of course work or training encompassing minority healthcare issues; provides an exemption for certain individuals; requires hospitals and facilities to request documentation of the completion of training from employees and prospective employees.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseSen. José SerranoS 1072Directs the state education commissioner to require public school districts to report on compliance with art education instruction requirements.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseSen. José SerranoS 1026Relates to establishing a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase firearms, rifles or shotguns; requires the division of state police to maintain statewide records of individuals who have waived the right to purchase firearms, rifles, or shotguns and any revocations of such waivers.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseSen. Brian KavanaghA 1012Establishes a comprehensive electric vehicle fast charging station implementation plan; requires the New York state energy and research development authority to further establish a "Fast Charge NY working group" to develop such plan; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseAsm. Didi BarrettS 1162Requires third-party food delivery services maintain insurance through a group policy that covers bodily injury or death arising out of or resulting from qualifying accidents involving a delivery person.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseSen. Liz KruegerS 1157Establishes the New York state first home savings program to authorize first time home buyers to establish savings accounts to buy their first home.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseTAXSen. Jeremy CooneyS 1171Establishes a town of Huntington deer management pilot program.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseSen. Mario MatteraS 1180Establishes an indirect source review for heavy distribution warehouse operations; requires the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study regarding zero-emissions zones.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseSen. Michael GianarisS 1280Requires the display of certain labels and warnings on gas stoves sold, displayed for sale, or offered for sale at retail to a consumer in this state; authorizes the department of state to adopt regulations regarding the placement and format of such labels; provides for penalties; authorizes the attorney general to enforce such provisions.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseSen. Liz KruegerA 1202Relates to use of accrued sick time, compensation time or vacation time.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseAsm. Jo Anne SimonA 1210Establishes a three calendar day waiting period from contact of the New York State National Instant Background Check System (NYS NICS) before a firearm, shotgun or rifle may be delivered to a person; provides exceptions where a person possesses a license to purchase, carry or possess a pistol, revolver, or semiautomatic rifle.New York · last action 2026-06-01IntroducedAsm. Amy PaulinS 1378Relates to the provision of financial assistance to museums, zoos, botanical gardens, aquariums and other cultural institutions located in low-income urban, suburban or rural communities, or that provide educational services to students from such communities.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseSen. José SerranoA 1428Requires insurers to cover the substitution of a brand name prescription drug when the federal food and drug administration has declared that there is a supply issue with a generic drug.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseISCAsm. Phara Souffrant ForrestS 1366Directs the commissioner of the office of mental health to promulgate rules and regulations prohibiting any suicide prevention or mental health services hotline operated or sponsored by the state from being automated.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseMHYSen. José SerranoS 1476Requires certain health care providers to disclose disciplinary status to current and new patients.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first housePBHSen. Liz KruegerS 1578Establishes the "Sickle Cell Treatment Act" which designates sickle cell centers for excellence and outpatient treatment centers.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseSen. James SandersA 1558Requires retailers to post warning signs of the tracking and collecting of customers biometric data through electronic devices; provides for civil penalties.New York · last action 2026-06-01IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalS 1617Provides for automatic enrollment and recertification simplification for Medicaid managed care plans and long term care plans.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseSen. Gustavo RiveraS 1613Directs 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 2026-06-01Passed first houseSen. Patricia FahyS 1692Relates to commissaries and canteens at correctional institutions; provides that items for sale at a commissary or canteen shall be sold for no more than a certain percentage over the purchase price; provides that the department of corrections and community supervisions shall publish on its website the price list for all commissary items for sale at each institution as of June 1, 2026 and on an annual basis thereafter.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseSen. Jessica RamosS 1891Relates to owner liability for failure of an operator to comply with street cleaning parking rules; relates to access to records prepared pursuant to street cleaning parking rules.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseSen. Robert JacksonS 1809Authorizes, under certain circumstances, full-time college and university students to act as election inspectors and poll clerks in the election district where their college or university is located.New York · last action 2026-06-01Passed first houseELNSen. Nathalia Fernandez

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