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A 8504Directs the state to provide annual base funding to community colleges operating under the university of the state of New York; requires funding to be indexed to inflation; requires annual reporting.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8505Requires health insurance coverage for mammography by either mammogram and breast ultrasound or breast tomosynthesis for persons with heterogeneously dense or extremely dense breasts.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8500Clarifies that the New York state health insurance program remains subject to certain provisions of the financial services law and coverage for usual and customary costs for out-of-network health care service.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8563Authorizes municipalities and districts to enter into cooperative agreements for the provision of centralized public employee administrative and personnel services; provides for health insurance coverage of municipal employees pursuant to standardized health insurance contracts; authorizes the provision of reduced premiums for municipal health insurance plans which offer wellness programs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8497Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in Sullivan county to Lieutenant Roland "The Gator" Ward.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8519Requires that in civil claims under the child victims act, adult survivors act, or a civil sex trafficking claim any insurer who may provide liability coverage for a claim shall, upon request from the claimant or claimant's attorney, provide information regarding each known policy of insurance; provides that a person bringing a civil claim in a sex trafficking case need not disclose their immigration status.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8553Enacts provisions relating to modifications, suspensions, revocations, and renewals under the air quality control program; provides for expiration of any permit which has no expiration and has been in effect for five years; provides renewal periods shall not be longer than five years.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8512Secures the continued validity of collective bargaining agreements during and after a change in operator or ownership of a property, facility, or company.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8546Requires certification of filings produced using generative artificial intelligence; requires the brief of an appellant to contain a disclosure of the use of generative artificial intelligence in the drafting of the brief and certification that the content therein was reviewed and verified by a human.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8541Directs the department of public service, in conjunction with the New York state energy research and development authority, and the power authority of the state of New York to commission a study on the utilization of directional noise reduction optimization technology for wind turbines in New York state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8516Authorizes the department of motor vehicles to issue standard drivers' licenses; restricts what information can be retained and given out on those applying or holding standard drivers' licenses.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8534Prohibits discrimination against individuals who have tested positive for HIV with respect to life, accident, and health insurance coverage.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8203Requires that a contract between an insurer and a hospital shall include a provision that provides for medical records requested by the insurer or its utilization review agent to be made available electronically by the hospital; limits the use of disclosed records.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8214Prohibits certain public officials and their families from engaging in unlawful virtual currency business activities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8588Expands the powers of the New York state division of housing and community renewal and supervising agencies and modifies the obligations of certain New York state funded housing providers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8578Increases the capacity needed to be considered a bottle club from twenty persons to one hundred persons.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8573Requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to collect and report on data from the office of special investigations regarding complaints received by such office in the previous quarter.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8584Establishes an annual cost of living adjustment for human services programs indexed to inflation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8580Requires victims of firearm violence be offered and/or provided psychiatric care.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8585Phases out the sale of products that contain intentionally added PFAS.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8582Authorizes counties with a population of one million or more persons to undertake certain public works pursuant to project labor agreements; authorizes the use of the alternative delivery method known as design-build contracts; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8587Authorizes Judy A. Lynch, the widow of James G. Lynch, to file a new service retirement application and an option election form on behalf of her deceased husband with the New York state and local employees' retirement system.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8586Relates to the content of rules and regulations to be promulgated by the Secretary of State with respect to minimum staffing levels for agencies enforcing the minimum standards under the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code Act.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8583Allows an organization included on the federal list of tax-exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of title 26 of the United States code on March first, two thousand twenty-five to automatically maintain their tax-exempt status for New York state purposes; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8576Relates to preserving access to affordable drugs; provides that an agreement resolving or settling, on a final or interim basis, a patent infringement claim, in connection with the sale of a pharmaceutical product, shall be presumed to have anticompetitive effects if a nonreference drug filer receives anything of value from another company asserting patent infringement and if the nonreference drug filer agrees to limit or forego research, development, manufacturing, marketing, or sales of the nonreference drug filer's product for any period of time.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8581Prohibits the cultivation, processing, distribution and sale of edible cannabis products, flavored cannabis vape cartridges and other flavored cannabis products; prohibits the use of food-related names in the labeling or packaging of cannabis products; prohibits the use of food-related names in the advertisement of cannabis products.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8592Establishes the offenses of reckless endangerment of an emergency service person in the first and second degrees.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8215Amends the composition of rent guidelines boards and the factors to be considered in establishing annual rent adjustments; eliminates the price index of operating costs as a factor in determining rent increases.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8216Grants retroactive tier II membership in the New York state and local police and fire retirement system to Daniel Rizzo.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8595Enacts the "New York artificial intelligence transparency for journalism act"; requires developers of generative artificial intelligence systems or services to post certain information on the developer's website regarding video, audio, text and data from a covered publication used to train the generative artificial intelligence system or service; allows journalism providers to bring an action for damages or injunctive relief against developers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8598Requires that businesses that provide consumers with online accounts to access services accounts for mobile telephones using proper identification if the business has a physical presence in this state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8636Allows the state comptroller and commissioner of taxation and finance to place liens on federal property within the state in the event of federal noncompliance with congressionally approved spending.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8644Authorizes certain school districts and their municipalities to sign a memorandum of understanding authorizing a one-time annual increase to the amount of school district expenditures funded by city funds to be excluded from the maintenance of effort calculation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8614Requires all state entities, including local governments, to notify affected individuals in the event of a data breach where information is compromised; defines "cybersecurity incident".New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8599Establishes an oral fluid task force to study and make recommendations on best practices for the testing of oral fluids to determine impairment due to drug intoxication while operating a motor vehicle in the state; replaces the word "saliva" with the term "oral fluid" and relates to the testing of oral fluids.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8627Changes the discount rate for structured judgments in medical malpractice actions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8632Requires the commissioner of labor to promulgate rules and regulations to authorize competent operators at least sixteen years of age to operate all amusement devices.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8618Prohibits a person from defacing or damaging a fine art or historical monument; makes such crime bail eligible.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8602Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to "Victor Topaller" in the county of Kings.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8607Includes assault upon a school bus operator, monitor, or attendant as assault in the second degree.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8646Clarifies that pretrial motions in limine are not required in order for deposition testimony to be introduced at trial.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8648Extends the provisions of the family health care decisions act in the public health law to health care decisions for patients with intellectual or developmental disabilities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8640Creates distinctive license plates for funeral homes and directors for service vehicles used for the purpose of transporting human remains.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8641Specifies the settings in which an ultrasound or similar medical imaging device procedure may be offered; provides penalties for violations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8649Enacts the "safe haven baby box act" to provide a defense to endangering the welfare of a child; defines "safe haven baby box" to mean a secure, climate-controlled device installed at a facility staffed twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week, including but not limited to hospitals, police stations, fire stations, and emergency medical service facilities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8630Incentivizes projects on certain Brownfield sites through enhanced tax credits.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8624Requires social media networks to provide and maintain mechanisms for deleting individual accounts on their platform; requires social media networks to have a clear and concise policy readily available and accessible on their website and application which includes how such social media network will delete individual user accounts and all associated personal data on their platform.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8608Establishes a statewide residential families committee within the developmental disabilities advisory council.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8633Directs school districts to establish parent advisory councils on special education to advise on matters that pertain to the education and safety of students with disabilities, and meet regularly with school officials to participate in the planning, development, and evaluation of the school district's special education programs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8604Provides additional support to medically fragile children who rely on community-based or home health services.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8622Grants retroactive tier IV membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Richard J. Vogt, III.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8637Relates to the reuse of building construction, deconstruction, and demolition materials, including requiring local deconstruction ordinances and reporting requirements for local political subdivisions awarded grants for construction, deconstruction and demolition projects; establishes a construction, deconstruction, and demolition waste prevention and reduction grant and technical support program; establishes deconstruction contractor certification requirements.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8611Clarifies the right of publicity including the definitions of who and what qualifies as a digital replica; provides guidance as to digital replicas that do not violate an individual or deceased individual's right to publicity; expands the statute of limitations for an action brought for violating an individual's right to publicity.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8600Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain behavioral health services provided to individuals under the age of twenty-one; directs that funds in the healthcare stability fund can be used for the funding of children's behavioral health outpatient rate increases.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8626Requires pontoon boat rental businesses to equip all pontoon boats available for rent with a safety ladder; defines terms; establishes penalties.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8631Permits the county of Westchester to grant a fifty percent preference in the selection of tenants in state aided housing projects to current residents of the county.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8647Prohibits the placement of liquor and/or wine for sale within five feet of nonalcoholic beverages for retail licensees who sell such liquor and/or wine for consumption off premises.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8616Exempts site safety manager services, site safety coordinator services and concrete safety manager services from the sales and compensating use tax.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8643Authorizes Nicole Longo to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police sergeant and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a full-time police sergeant for the village of Bronxville.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8603Enacts the "forensic rehabilitation act" relating to the custody of individuals following a verdict or plea of not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8625Relates to covered operations with regard to certain calculations of compensation of employees in a city with a population of a million or more.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8659Enacts into law components of legislation that relate to live event ticket sales; establishes an annual professional reseller renewal fee; requires professional ticket resellers to provide their New York state ticket reseller license number as a condition of utilizing an online resale marketplace to resell tickets (Part A); provides criteria for when a purchaser may obtain a full refund of the amount paid for a ticket (Part B); relates to resale requirements for tickets; requires that if a licensee or other ticket reseller doesn't have possession of the ticket, then they shall have a written contract to obtain the offered ticket at a certain price from a person or entity in possession of the ticket or from a person or entity who has a contractual right to obtain such ticket, and tickets to the event have been placed on sale by the venue or entity hosting the event or its authorized agent before the licensee or reseller can advertise the sale of the tickets (Part C); relates to unlawful charges in connection with tickets; permits reasonable charges for costs actually rendered or otherwise in connection to customer support, technological and software infrastructure, and actual operational costs for sales away from the box office; defines terms (Part D); relates to the availability of tickets for sale to the general public; defines a term (Part E); relates to the resale of tickets included in a subscription or season ticket package (Part F); extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to tickets to places of entertainment (Part G).New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8228Designates a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals as a qualified agency for the purpose of allowing access to the division of criminal justice services central data facility which contains criminal records, personal appearance date, fingerprints, photographs, handwriting samples and other information.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8223Prohibits the use of a facial recognition system by a landlord on any residential premises.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8665Relates to minority depository institutions which apply to establish a home or branch office in an unbanked or underbanked community; provides that such institutions shall be entitled to receive deposits from the state comptroller and the commissioner of taxation and finance.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8671Authorizes Thomas Collins to file a request for change of benefit coverage with the New York state teachers' retirement system.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8673Enacts the tropical rainforest economic & environmental sustainability act requiring that companies contracting with the state do not contribute to tropical forest degradation or deforestation directly or through their supply chains; establishes the supply chain transparency assistance program to assist small and medium-sized businesses and minority and women-owned businesses in achieving compliant supply chains.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8667Permits employees of authorized organizations to operate games of chance.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8668Requires certain elections of public officials occur on even-numbered years.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8238Relates to self-exclusion provisions; provides for moneys forfeited by self-exclusion to be deposited in certain gaming commission accounts.New York · last action 2026-01-07Passed first houseS 8250Requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to assess and update the security camera, land-mobile radio, and public address systems in use in correctional facilities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8255Renames the New York state musical instrument revolving fund as the New York state music grant fund; broadens the use of such funds to be available as grants to not-for-profit symphony orchestras and/or other not-for-profit musical entities incorporated in the state and organized for the purpose of the presentation of performing arts and education in the performing arts for the benefit of the public and which have been approved pursuant to guidelines established by the council.New York · last action 2026-01-07Passed first houseS 8242Increases an amount for purposes of the calculation of state aid for snowmobile enforcement from two hundred dollars to three hundred dollars.New York · last action 2026-01-07Passed first houseS 8249Requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to collect and report on data from the office of special investigations regarding complaints received by such office in the previous quarter.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8258Relates to the administrative supervision of insurers deemed to be in a hazardous financial condition.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8268Removes the requirement that any earned income from a homeless family in Westchester county receiving temporary housing assistance be applied to room and board, or to eliminate a need for temporary housing assistance, or as a condition to receive temporary housing assistance.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8264Authorizes funds in the New York state cannabis revenue fund to be used for reasonable costs of implementing track and tracing of product programs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8262Improves transparency in the insurance claims process; regulates insurance adjusting professionals; institutes licensing standards for insurance professionals; ensures timely responses to insurance claims; enhances policyholder protections.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8260Provides for the declination of a designation as a candidate or nomination for a party position if the person designated or nominated has received a diagnosis of a serious health condition or has resigned the office for which they are nominated or designated to run for re-election.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8259Relates to orders of conservation for domestic insurers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8277Designates the month of May as "Elder Appreciation Month".New York · last action 2026-01-07Passed first houseS 8278Provides that licensed adult use dispensing facilities shall be no less than 1,000 feet apart in municipalities with a population of 20,000 people or more, and no less than 2,000 feet apart in municipalities with a population of less than 20,000 people; provides proximity protection waivers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8282Authorizes retail licensees of liquor and/or wine for off-premises consumption to apply for licensure as a retail food store.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8280Relates to a rebate against real property taxes for certain owners of real property in the city of New York for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2024.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8281Authorizes Matthew Terpening to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a full-time police officer for the town of Webb, county of Herkimer.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8693Relates to enacting the New York state kratom consumer protection act; relates to labeling and other requirements for the sale of kratom products.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8686Authorizes the department of health to designate a level one or level two trauma center in Far Rockaway, county of Queens.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8687Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to the authority of the village of Plandome Manor to enter into contracts to sell delinquent tax liens or to pledge such liens as collateral for a loan.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8688Requires operators of motor vehicles to yield the right of way upon the immediate approach of a vehicle displaying a green or blue light.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8683Includes Hague Brook in the list of inland waterways eligible for the local waterfront revitalization program.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8689Relates to unsealing unfounded child abuse and maltreatment reports upon a court order finding that justice requires the information in such reports is necessary for the determination of charges being investigated by a grand jury or for the purposes of prosecuting a violation of the penal law or otherwise necessary for the furtherance of justice.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8690Decreases the setback requirement in the Peconic and Gardiner's Bays for the Suffolk County Lease Program and Sugar Kelp production from 1,000 feet to 500 feet.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8293Enacts "Penny's law" to create the offenses of negligent handling of a dog and reckless handling of a dog; codifies the requirement that dogs be restrained in New York city; requires signage in parks that all dogs must be restrained.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8289Authorizes the department of health to designate a level one or level two trauma center in Far Rockaway, county of Queens.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8287Enacts "Alexandra's law" to require school districts and charter schools to include in the curriculum or instruction teaching students how to recognize and react to rip currents, rip tides and undertows.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8286Includes physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, respiratory therapists, respiratory therapy technicians, and recreational therapists within the existing statutory staffing standards for nursing homes.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8290Relates to establishing an early intervention loan repayment program; provides funding is to be awarded regionally with 50% percent awarded to providers with a principal residence within NYC and the remaining fifty percent awarded to providers outside of NYC; provides that awards shall be given to providers who work in underserved areas for 3 consecutive years; provides loans shall be paid over a 3 year period; provides that a working group shall be established within 90 days to develop plans for the streamlined loan repayment program application process.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8295Requires all letters granted to personal representatives contain restrictions on compromising any cause of action arising from the death of the decedent.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8310Enacts the "forensic rehabilitation act" relating to the custody of individuals following a verdict or plea of not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 8303Increases the small purchase threshold for purchase contracts for supplies, materials or equipment involving an estimated expenditure in excess of the New York city school construction authority from ten thousand dollars to one hundred thousand dollars.New York · last action 2026-01-07Introduced
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