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S 506Authorizes a community member who resides in the community, or a community ambassador, to apply for involuntary admission of a person alleged to be mentally ill.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 478Relates to firearms; authorizes the transfer of certain weapons from an estate to an immediate member of the decedent's family; relates to reports of substantial risk or threat of harm by mental health professionals.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 255Prohibits price gouging with respect to fuel, energy, and transportation goods and services; directs the attorney general to promulgate rules and regulations requiring the periodic public disclosure by actors in the chain of distribution for fuel sold in or into the state of the prices charged or proposed to be charged for fuel.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 285Relates to observance of all religious holidays by institutions within the state university and the city university of New York; includes the Asian Lunar New Year within the definition of such holidays.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 446Enhances penalties for multiple convictions of certain moving violations within a one year time period; requires one year license revocation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 507Permits family court judges, county court judges, family support magistrates and referees to possess weapons, firearms, rifles and shotguns in restricted and sensitive locations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 493Requires health practitioners to discuss with patients the risks associated with certain pain medications before prescribing such medications; requires that for the first opioid analgesic prescription of a calendar year the prescribing physician shall counsel the patient on the risks of overdose.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 344Relates to lottery aid formulas for school districts.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 277Requires Richmond County to establish a hazards annex to the Richmond county emergency management plan for certain fixed energy storage facilities to ensure that Richmond County is prepared to deal with the potential dangers, such as high-temperature chemical fires, associated with large scale energy storage facilities, including those placed or planned to be placed in assembly district 63.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 491Relates to including the basis of religious attire and facial hair in the definition of unlawful discriminatory practice.New York · last action 2026-01-07Passed first houseS 476Enacts the "over-expenditure, under-expenditure, transfer notification (OUT) act" to provide for the use of surplus appropriated funds and over-expenditure approval.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 307Requires the state to pass enabling legislation before entering into any compact, program or other legal agreement with any other state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 492Requires judges or justices in a court that exercises criminal jurisdiction, including town and village justices, family court judges, and justices of the supreme court who regularly handle matrimonial matters, and court clerks of such courts to attend a program approved by the chief administrator of the courts addressing issues relating to domestic violence totaling at least ten hours every two years; requires law enforcement officers to complete ten hours of domestic violence training every two years.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 289Includes fuel-flexible linear generators which do not utilize a fossil fuel resource in the process of generating electricity as qualifying as renewable energy systems.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 339Requires bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters in a city with a population of one million or more be registered with the department of motor vehicles and have a license plate affixed to such bicycle with electric assist or electric scooter.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 361Provides voters an opportunity to cure deficiencies regarding affidavit ballots in order to have their votes counted.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 330Relates to the postmark date for change of enrollment.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 495Relates to medical use of psilocybin; establishes a psilocybin assisted therapy grant program; makes an appropriation therefor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 293Makes the release of any claim by an employee, or independent contractor who is a natural person, against an employer, unenforceable if, as a condition of such resolution, the employee or independent contractor is prohibited from applying for, accepting, or engaging in future employment with such employer, or any entity or entities related to such employer.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 319Requires 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 2026-01-07IntroducedA 294Provides that a person is guilty of aggravated assault upon a police officer or peace officer when, with intent to cause physical injury to another person whom such person knows or reasonably should know to be a police officer or a peace officer engaged in the course of performing such police officer or peace officer's official duties and when aided by two or more other persons actually present at an assembly in a public place, as such term is defined in subdivision one of section 240.00 of this part, such person causes physical injury to such police officer or peace officer.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 477Increases the penalty for rape in the first degree from a class B felony to an class A-II felony.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 362Authorizes the superintendent of financial services to conduct a study and make recommendations on title insurance premium rates in NYS.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 316Requires the commissioner of education to make a report on the extent of all existing resources and best practices available for swimming instruction classes in public schools and establish a working group on swimming education.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 290Requires all colleges and universities to provide sexual harassment training to undergraduate and graduate student interns.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 314Provides that the owner, lessee or occupant of premises owes no duty to keep the premises safe for entry or use by others engaged generally in recreational activities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 300Grants medical assistance eligibility for organ transplant expenses for residents of New York who are otherwise eligible for benefits except for their immigration status.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 345Provides that limited liability for persons held jointly liable shall not apply to parties held liable for failing to provide reasonable security or failing to provide security required by federal, state or local law, rules or regulations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 505Relates to concealment and/or mutilation of a human corpse by any person; exempts practice of funeral direction and organ donation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 352Authorizes the commissioner of health to withhold reimbursements from medical assistance programs to retail entities who decline to make available, dispense, distribute, or sell a product approved by the federal government which would block, prevent, or otherwise negate a pregnancy in any jurisdiction within and subject to such federal government.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 335Includes policies and procedures for responding to students having mental health crises in a manner that does not include contacting law enforcement unless implied or direct threats of violence or other criminal activity is involved in school safety plans.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 308Relates to requiring the Department of Homeless Services to notify the affected community board prior to locating transitional housing for the homeless; requires written notification sixty days before the department enters into a contractual arrangement with a transitional housing provider or otherwise finalizes its decision to use or expand a location as transitional housing.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 513Establishes the intent of the legislature to generally defer to parental choices regarding the care, custody and control of their children; mandates that the death of a parent shall be a factor when considering a grandparent's standing to receive visitation or custody; directs that costs be payable by an unsuccessful petitioner where a contest was brought in bad faith.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 468Relates to providing a tax credit for qualified expenses relating to healthy living; provides such credit shall equal, up to one thousand dollars, the amount paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year for qualified expenses relating to healthy living.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 321Requires the parole board to grant parole to incarcerated individuals who successfully participate in a temporary release program for two years without interruption immediately prior to appearance before the board.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 348Prohibits drivers of school buses that are carrying students from using hands-free mobile telephones; provides for certain exceptions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 439Enacts "the prison minimum wage act" relating to payment for labor performed by incarcerated individuals.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 458Eliminates the real property tax exemption for fire districts, fire protection districts and ambulance districts developed through industrial development agencies in certain counties.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 347Relates to empowering the commissioner of a board of elections to order a voting machine audit upon a finding of discrepancies and shall also be empowered to order an audit of a particular contest.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 257Restricts the disclosure of personal information by businesses; provides that a business that retains a customer's personal information shall make available to the customer free of charge access to, or copies of, all of the customer's personal information retained by the business.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 286Establishes a historic wood window rehabilitation and energy retrofit tax credit of up to 25% of the expenditures paid or incurred within the five years preceding the year in which the tax credit is applied.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 281Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to establish a ride clean rebate program for electric assist bicycles and electric scooters; defines terms; provides a fifty percent rebate for eligible purchases.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 470Enacts "Kirby and Quigley's Law"; expands the definition of aggravated cruelty to animals to include harm to a companion animal during the commission of a felony.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 303Establishes the New York state commission to end mass incarceration and to prevent violence; provides such commission shall investigate, evaluate and make recommendations concerning how to reduce the New York prison population, incidences of violent crime in New York state, and other various topics related to the criminal justice system.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 252Requires the use of a fire-resistant blanket, bag or container when charging a bicycle with electric assist or an electric scooter; requires sellers of such vehicles to include a fire-resistant blanket, bag, or container with the sale of each e-bike or e-scooter; establishes fines.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 494Requires any person including certified and licensed responsible pesticide applicators and commercial pesticide applicators and operators operating in the state to contact the division of plant industry of the department of agriculture and markets by phone at least forty-eight hours in advance of extermination of honey bees to obtain assistance in trying to relocate nuisance honey bee colonies or hanging swarms of honey bees, in lieu of destroying such honey bees; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 512Requires final orders determining custody and visitation and permanency hearings to be made within six months following the initial petition.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 343Establishes a temporary state assistance fund to provide legal counsel for bankruptcy proceedings under chapter eleven of the federal bankruptcy code; provides for the administration thereof.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 350Requires bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters be registered with the department of motor vehicles, inspected and have liability insurance; and have a license plate affixed to such bicycle with electric assist or electric scooter.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 282Requires all public school districts, charter schools and non-public schools in the state that participate in the national school lunch program or school breakfast program as provided in the national child nutrition act to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to the student.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 351Provides that for the two thousand twenty-six--two thousand twenty-seven school year, the two thousand twenty-seven--two thousand twenty-eight school year, and the two thousand twenty-eight--two thousand twenty-nine school year, surplus funds as used in this subdivision shall mean any operating funds in excess of five percent of the current school year budget, and shall not include funds properly retained under other sections of law.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 337Prohibits smoking tobacco in motor vehicles where a minor less than 18 years of age is a passenger in such vehicle; provides for rebuttable presumption.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 354Directs the Queens county board of elections to provide language assistance in Bengali, Punjabi and Hindi.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 332Requires the surrender of antique firearms, black powder rifles, black powder shotguns, or muzzle-loading firearms following a conviction for a felony or serious offense or following a report pursuant to section 9.46 of the mental hygiene law.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 504Authorizes school officials to temporarily retain custody of a suspected abused or maltreated child until a police or child protective services official arrives to determine whether it is safe to return the child to the parent or guardian.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 456Expands the definition of a sex offense to include sexually motivated felonies.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 328Requires the prosecution to disclose to defense counsel certain information relating to jailhouse informants; requires prosecutors to notify victims of the informant's crimes if the prosecutor has offered the informant a benefit in exchange for testimony or other cooperation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 284Removes the affidavit of the lawful immigration status requirement for certain students.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 472Enacts the "truth in spending act"; creates disclosure requirements prior to the allocation of certain funds.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 360Relates to establishing additional requirements to purchase a firearm, shotgun or rifle; requires a person to apply for a hunting license prior to the purchase of a shotgun or rifle; establishes additional requirements for all firearms, shotguns and rifles including taking a five hour gun safety course and exam, passing a shooting range test with 90% accuracy, providing notarized proof of a passed drug test and mental health evaluation, providing proof of purchase of firearm and ammunition safe storage depositories and passing a criminal background check.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 295Provides that state departments, offices, agencies, and authorities are prohibited from imposing any fees, surcharges, or taxes that have not been approved by the state legislature.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 259Increases the tax exemption for pensions and annuities for persons age fifty-nine and one-half or greater from $20,000 to $25,000 in 2027, $30,000 in 2028, $35,000 in 2029 and $40,000 for each subsequent year.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 273Prohibits the sale or distribution of electronic cigarettes lacking federal food and drug administration premarket order of approval; imposes penalties of not less than ten thousand dollars for violations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 460Prohibits the commissioner from promulgating any rules or regulations which prevent schools from disallowing biologically male students at birth to participate on a team organized for females where a school determines such biological male student's participation would have an adverse effect on the physical or emotional safety of female participants, or would adversely impact a female student's ability to participate successfully in interschool athletic competition.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 258Provides for the licensing and regulation of income access services in the state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 511Prevents unfounded complaints against police officers, peace officers, firefighters, correction officers and emergency medical service providers from being disclosed or added to such police officer, peace officer, firefighter, correction officer or emergency medical service provider's personnel record.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 363Relates to the eligibility for awards for victims of a crime; includes the commission of suicide within two years after being a victim of a crime as a death that is the direct result of a crime.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 502Prohibits retaliatory actions by employers against employees for disclosure of activity which violates a company internal control implemented to prevent fraud or which the employee believes to be fraudulent; makes amendment to whistleblower statute in 2021 retroactive to 2018.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 298Prohibits state reimbursement of campaign and political committees, or legal defense funds, for payments made on behalf of the criminal or civil defense of a state employee.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 503Permits admission into evidence of similar crimes in sexual offense cases.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 310Prohibits motor vehicle stops for secondary violations, including certain violations relating to vehicle registration, equipment, and inspection.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 501Requires the office of special investigation to conclude investigations into alleged criminal offenses committed by police officers resulting in a death and issue a report within sixty days.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 469Relates to providing additional reimbursement to school districts for expenses incurred for failure to receive timely payments of state aid, including expenses relating to interest payments and ancillary expenses incurred as a result of not having received aid in a timely manner.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 317Prohibits peremptory challenges of prospective jurors based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, religious practice, age, disability, or sexual orientation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 283Directs the commissioner of health to contract with an independent entity to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the existing methodology used to determine payment for early intervention screenings, evaluations, services and service coordination; directs recommendations on reimbursement methodology as well as needs under the program.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 304Requires pharmacies to keep in stock emergency contraception.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 447Requires at least one full-time guidance counselor to be employed in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior and senior high school throughout the state; sets duties of guidance counselors.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 364Relates to the treatment of excess credits for the rehabilitation of historic barns.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 270Establishes the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings; provides for the administration thereof.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 266Adds Doodletown Brook to the definition of inland waterways eligible for the local waterfront revitalization program.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 302Prohibits corrections employees from participating in degrading behavior towards incarcerated persons or fellow employees; establishes any individual who participates in such behavior shall be disciplined by the department and may have their employment terminated for cause.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 499Enacts the "ensuring access to behavioral health act"; includes mental health services, substance use disorder treatment services and recovery support services to network adequacy requirements for insurance coverage.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 322Enables appellate review of the fairness and appropriateness of an imposed criminal sentence.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 471Provides that crimes committed against a person on school grounds shall be deemed to be one category higher than the specified crime the person committed; enacts "Suzanne's Law".New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 338Establishes the farm ownership succession planning program to provide farm owners with a succession planning toolkit that can be used by such farm owners who plan on selling or closing their farm.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 457Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to provide certain services on Fishers Island for a limited period of time.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 251Makes certain state lands in the towns of Albion, Amboy, Boylston, Constantia, Parish, West Monroe and Williamstown, in the county of Oswego, subject to taxation for all purposes.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 508Requires the court of appeals to provide copies of appellate briefs to any person upon request.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 353Relates to amending the universal full-day pre-kindergarten program subscription amount for regions other than New York city.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 365Requires employers to keep their employees safe from exposure to extreme heat by implementing heat-related illness prevention plans.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 498Establishes the standardized human-trafficking recognition training program for private transportation services employees; requires private transportation services to require all employees to undergo a human-trafficking recognition training program established by the division of criminal justice services and the office of temporary and disability assistance in consultation with the department of transportation and the New York state interagency task force on human trafficking.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 301Establishes the crime of fertility fraud as an assisted reproduction procedure using the health care provider's own spermatozoon or ovum or using human reproductive material without the donor's consent.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 480Eliminates additional application fees and annual fees for special license plates issued to veterans of the armed forces of the United States.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 497Provides that where a death is caused by any act or event in which alcohol is a factor, such information shall be indicated on the death certificate.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 271Adds cargo bicycles with electric assist to the types of bicycles with electric assist regulated under the vehicle and traffic law; provides that no person shall operate a cargo bicycle with electric assist unless it is accompanied by proof of financial security unless otherwise authorized by local law, ordinance, order, rule, or regulation or pursuant to an agreement made on behalf of the city, town, or village.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 320Relates to interest to be recovered upon a sum awarded in certain circumstances.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 326Establishes a task force to study the frequency and seriousness of violence that occurs on school grounds and the causes of such violence; and make recommendations on school safety in the state of New York.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 287Relates to curb repair in the city of New York.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 473Provides a tax credit for spay or neuter services.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 481Provides that the court may, in its discretion, dispense with the defendant's personal appearance at an arraignment and conduct an electronic arraignment.New York · last action 2026-01-07Introduced
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