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A 637Creates a tax credit for the adoption of household pets from animal shelters or humane societies; up to $100 per animal with a maximum of three household pets.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 478Enacts the "Velmanette Montgomery YouthBuild act"; sets program requirements; authorizes grants to eligible YouthBuild participants; establishes application requirements.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 635Provides a tax credit for qualified caregiving expenses.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 636Defines certain terms in standard form contracts as unconscionable.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 599Relates to the definition of serious offense and felony offenses against animals for purposes of possession of a firearm.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 547Amends the definitions of pet dealers; decreases the number of animals a person can distribute to fit under the exemption.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 890Expands the maximum benefit and eligibility requirements for financial assistance for burial arrangements; provides for expedited assistance during a state disaster emergency.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 872Creates minority and women-owned business enterprise regional advocates; provides that the advocates will help ensure that municipal agencies comply with the provisions of law relating to minority and women-owned business enterprises.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 664Prohibits a person convicted of "Buster's Law" from owning or possessing a companion animal unless authorized by court order, after appropriate psychiatric or psychological testing.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 450Eliminates the requirement that when the board of education enters into a piggyback contract with another school district that transports students pursuant to a contract with a private transportation contractor, the board finds that the entry into the piggyback contract will result in a cost savings to the school district.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 628Legalizes adult possession and use of certain natural plant or fungus-based hallucinogens; grants certain protections for individuals lawfully using such hallucinogens; removes such hallucinogens from the list of schedule I controlled substances; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 475Relates to reimbursement for studies for districts subject to reorganization when appropriated.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 551Establishes a central business district toll exemption for police officers employed in a police force of a city with a population of one million or more.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 528Relates to the imposition of penalties and remedies in suits brought for the vindication of civil rights or human rights.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 740Allows a court to determine legal ownership of a companion animal, taking into consideration the well-being of the companion animal, during proceedings for dissolution of marriage, legal separation and proceedings commenced by individuals who have both resided with the companion animal.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 499Relates to mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse or maltreatment at summer day camps; includes college coaches, athletic directors, professors, graduate assistants and college presidents among those required to report such suspected abuse or maltreatment.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 729Relates to exemptions for certain vapor products dealers from the prohibition of selling flavored products.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 881Requires the city university of New York and state university of New York have education programs for prospective teachers, administrators, and counselors for teaching immigrant-origin students that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion, and is multilingual.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 749Provides for coordination between the department of health and the state long-term care ombudsperson regarding residential health care facilities, including such facilities' compliance with state and federal law, and histories of complaints.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 585Repeals provisions relating to public financing.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 738Relates to women's health in correctional facilities; establishes a women's health education program; requires HIV and STD testing to be offered to incarcerated individuals; provides pregnant incarcerated individuals with access to prenatal vitamins as well as a specialized diet tailored to pregnancy needs; requires a study and report on women's health in prison.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 894Requires school districts to establish a language assistance program for limited English proficient parents of students; requires record keeping and annual reporting; permits districts to jointly establish such programs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 462Relates to repeated instances of harassment giving rise to a charge of aggravated harassment in the second degree and harassment in the first degree; clarifies that the victim of such separate offenses does not need to be the same individual.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 451Relates to the operation of vehicles when approaching bicyclists on the roadway, requiring drivers to move lanes, if possible, or reduce speed.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 827Establishes the rural emergency first responder program revolving fund; requires grants be made for qualified farmedic programs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 453Requires colleges to publish responses to the survey created by the Common Data Set Initiative, relating to admissions and financial aid process, annual expenses, academic offerings, graduation rate, student demographics, instructional faculty and class sizes, and degrees conferred, on an annual basis.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 902Relates to the sale, manufacture, and distribution of vapor products; requires distributors and manufacturers of vapor products to obtain permits; prohibits the sale of illicit vapor products; creates a vapor product directory.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 562Relates to requests for proposals for voting machines and contracts for the purchase of voting machines or systems.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 844Relates to the tolling of statute of limitations for individuals in state custody; provides that with respect to state action brought by anyone to recover damages for physical, psychological, or other injury or condition suffered while in state custody, the time in which such action must commence shall be extended to three years after such person is released from such custody.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 829Establishes the crimes of vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter in an active work zone and intrusion into an active work zone.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 492Establishes the permanent child care workforce pay equity fund and provides for the distribution thereof; makes an appropriation therefor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 570Relates to providing transportation for children with a disability; removes the requirement that a child attends the school the district is providing transportation to for the purpose of receiving services or programs similar to special educational programs recommended for such child by the local committee on special education.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 732Relates to the sale of birds by pet dealers when such birds have not yet been fully weaned.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 883Declares the waters of the state to be public trust resources; declares that the waters of the state are valuable public natural resources and the state has a duty to conserve and manage its waters effectively.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 720Relates to conferring youthful offender status upon conviction of an eligible youth for a misdemeanor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 672Reconvenes the New York state sea level rise task force to review the report and recommendations previously issued by the task force, and to determine the progress made in effectuating such recommendations and what recommendations require additional efforts; develop an updated evaluation of ways of protecting New York's remaining coastal ecosystems and natural habitats, and increasing coastal community resilience in the face of sea level rise, applying the best available science as to sea level rise and its anticipated impacts; and updating previous recommendations and, if appropriate, making new recommendations on sea level rise resiliency.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 869Prohibits the collection of rent arrearages accruing prior to the date of approval of an application for an adjustment in the legal regulated rent based upon a major capital improvement.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 717Establishes that a person is guilty of arson when such person damages a building or motor vehicle by fire or explosion in the course of the commission or attempted commission of a felony.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 708Provides direct reciprocal certification for emergency medical technicians who possess a current certification from the national registry of emergency medical technicians.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 685Relates to the disposition of campaign funds raised by an elected official who has been convicted of a crime committed while in public office or has been impeached and has been convicted, or has resigned public office following findings by either the attorney general or a committee of the legislature that the official has violated the law.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 511Relates to unconsented removal or tampering with a sexually protective device.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 542Provides that a fentanyl analogue shall be deemed to be a schedule I opiate.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 839Establishes the New York state commission on out-migration which examines why the state of New York is losing residents and offering recommendations to reverse such trend.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 571Establishes the bystander protection act which increases the punishment for an offense when a member of the public is harmed, but the intended target is a public official.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 862Relates to requiring limits on the number of cases a public defender may be assigned in any given year.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 594Requires every utility corporation to provide an expenditures and lobbying report by March 31, 2026 and every semi-annual period thereafter to the department of public service.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 649Relates to the tolling of statute of limitations for individuals in state custody; provides that with respect to state action brought by anyone to recover damages for physical, psychological, or other injury or condition suffered while in state custody, the time in which such action must commence shall be extended to three years after such person is released from such custody.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 484Relates to designating blighted property and blighted areas; establishes criteria for designation; provides definition of blighted property and blighted areas; amends definition of substandard or insanitary area by removing the words "slum" and "deteriorated or deteriorating".New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 716Relates to tuition scholarship award programs for certain resident and non-resident medical students attending approved medical programs on a full-time basis.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 718Relates to incorporating the cost of living adjustment into subsequent annual maximum state aid base rates for providing care to foster children.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 650Prevents the use of funds, financial incentives, subsidies or tax exemptions for projects already in development.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 555Establishes the city of White Plains industrial development agency and provides for its functions, powers, and duties.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 841Prohibits certain unlawfully deceptive acts or practices involving environmental marketing claims.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 882Relates to providing only plastic or composite eating utensils at state correctional facilities for use in cafeterias, mess halls, canteens, commissaries, or any other dining facility located within.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 891Directs the department of social services to establish a centralized homelessness crisis response data system through which state agencies, local governmental entities, including law enforcement agencies, court systems, school districts, and emergency service providers, and other relevant persons are able to share and access information related to individuals who experience chronic homelessness in order to connect or refer such individuals to services including affordable housing opportunities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 454Permits the Niskayuna central school district to create an insurance reserve fund.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 517Provides a deduction against adjusted gross income for dues paid by small businesses to chambers of commerce.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 857Restores judicial discretion relating to bail reform; provides that when the defendant is charged with a felony, the court shall request of the applicable county pre-trial services agency a risk and needs assessment be conducted on the eligible defendant for the purpose of determining whether such defendant should be released on the defendant's own recognizance, released under non-monetary conditions or, where authorized, bail or commit the defendant to the custody of the sheriff; defines risks and needs assessment; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 699Requires the implementation of an electronic benefit transfer system using industry-standard commercial electronic funds transfer technology.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 731Relates to repeat offenders of driving accidents.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 446Relates to the New York city housing authority and mold remediation; establishes after reporting such authority shall have 15 days to remediate such reported mold.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 608Expands prison work release program eligibility and participation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 633Requires the owner of any place or establishment where animals or fowls are slaughtered or butchered for food to reimburse costs associated with capture and return or rescue and rehabilitation of escaped animals.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 625Provides that in a school district in a city having a population of one million or more, the parent or person in parental relation to a child shall be entitled to the presumption that the school identified in a settlement agreement is the student's operative placement for the purposes of pendency until there is an intervening, pendency-changing event.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 632Includes offenses involving the possession, display or discharge of a firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine-gun, or disguised gun as qualifying offenses for the purpose of allowing a principal to be eligible to be held on bail.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 877Allows a U.S. citizen, who is seventeen years of age, to vote in a primary election, including presidential, if such citizen will turn eighteen by the date of the corresponding general election.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 626Relates to the procedure for filling a vacancy in the office of state senator or in the office of member of assembly; allows for independent nominating petitions to be presented and provides for a special election to be held forty-five days from the date of the governor making a proclamation for a special election.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 899Relates 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 647Prohibits the sale of electronic cigarettes that contain certain toxic metals; requires the department of health to establish a list of prohibited toxic metals; requires the department of health to study the long term health effects of using electronic cigarettes.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 483Relates to permitting certain not-for-profit corporations engaged in engineering for certain conservation efforts to do business or provide professional engineering, land surveying, or professional geology services in the state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 629Relates to establishing the tenancy deposit protection program; requires the commissioner of housing and community renewal to establish a program to hold security deposits in third-party accounts and create a dispute resolution process regarding the withholding of security deposits.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 513Establishes the crime of doxing a police officer, peace officer, or state officer when a person knowingly makes restricted personal information about a police officer, peace officer, state officer, or a member of the immediate family of such officer, publicly available with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or incite the commission of a crime of violence against the police officer, peace officer, state officer, or a member of the immediate family of such officer; or with the intent and knowledge that the restricted personal information will be used to threaten, intimidate, or facilitate the commission of a crime of violence against the police officer, peace officer, state officer, or a member of the immediate family of such officer; requires the posting of bail.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 445Permits only one traffic infraction per traffic stop for having tinted windows on a motor vehicle.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 602Provides that restaurants may provide single-use plastic straws to customers when explicitly requested by the customer; prohibits single-use plastic stirrers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 648Amends the threshold of resident individuals required to file New York state income tax returns.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 750Increases penalties for endangerment of a highway worker; promotes work zone safety awareness; establishes a fund for additional work zone safety enforcement.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 603Requires the department of health to establish nicotine levels for electronic cigarettes and e-liquids which automatically taper in nicotine strength in amounts and at certain time intervals; requires manufacturers to only manufacture, cause to be manufactured, or sold, in this state, any electronic cigarette or e-liquid unless such product automatically tapers in nicotine strength in amounts and at certain time intervals as determined by the department of health.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 689Reduces the classification of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree from a misdemeanor to a violation; adjusts the sentencing guidelines for such offense by decreasing the term of imprisonment that may be imposed by the court for such offense.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 683Establishes an emergency heating energy assistance program benefit to provide emergency assistance to certain households where such household is threatened with shut-off or an energy emergency due to nonpayment.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 616Authorizes a residential parking system in the village of Sleepy Hollow in the county of Westchester.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 534Prohibits public bodies from conducting an executive session where the subject to be considered relates to the appointment of an elected member or officer to fill a vacancy in an elected office of such public body, including interviews of prospective appointees and related discussions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 592Makes life imprisonment without parole mandatory for defendants convicted of murder in the first degree and the victim is a police officer.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 556Provides for certain limited direct interstate shipments by retail licensees to sell wine for off-premises consumption.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 481Directs social services districts to contract with non-residential programs for victims of domestic violence to provide outreach and education to students in public and private high schools; provides for state reimbursement therefor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 627Requires the written consent of a minor's parent, legal guardian or attorney for law enforcement collection of DNA from a minor and/or pick up of a discarded sample of a minor prior to the lawful arrest of such minor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 467Provides that whenever the estimate for construction work exceeds one hundred thousand dollars but does not exceed seven hundred fifty thousand dollars such work must be performed either with the municipality's own forces or by contract let by competitive bid.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 861Establishes the New York college debt repayment program.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 854Establishes the eleven member home flooding prevention and mitigation task force to study the impact of coastal and inland waterway flooding on residential homes.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 516Increases the volunteer firefighters' and ambulance workers' credit.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 646Relates to coverage and billing procedures in the Medicaid program for complex rehabilitation technology for patients with complex medical needs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 532Prohibits courts from ordering an evaluation of a party or child or allowing into evidence a forensic report created by a forensic evaluator on a party or child to assist such court in a child custody or visitation determination.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 901Includes with intent to cause physical injury to an operator or crew of a passenger commuter ferry within assault in the second degree.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 561Authorizes legislative bodies to establish speed limits not less than fifteen miles per hour for any portion of a highway within a city, village or town park.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 548Provides for accountability in state assessments by creating a regents review board to audit assessments used to determine grade promotion, graduation and adequate yearly progress by requiring a written report, implementation of an auditing and review of pilot and/or field testing of the standardized tests used to ensure validity, reliability, alignment to standards and appropriateness of use.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 696Requires foster care records of incarcerated individuals to be sent to the correctional facility.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 595Establishes alternative living arrangements for children who are at a substantial risk of abuse; defines an alternative living arrangement as a temporary, written and agreed upon out of home living arrangement developed as a result of an investigation of child maltreatment by the child protective service that would allow for a relative or suitable person to temporarily care for a child who is at a substantial risk of abuse or in imminent danger of neglect; requires annual reporting.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 867Provides for compensation for injury or death caused by the negligent entrustment of a firearm.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 455Establishes a claim for fraudulent inducement to enter into an employment relationship based on false promises as to wages, benefits, or intentions as to the duration of employment.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 880Enacts the housing development fund company fairness, preservation, and affordability act to clarify certain provisions relating to the dissolution and reincorporation of housing development fund companies; provides for tax exemptions and abatements for housing development fund companies.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 728Requires the department of labor to conduct a study on the potential impact of driverless vehicles on occupations and employment.New York · last action 2026-01-07Introduced
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