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A 641Requires sexual harassment training for hotel and motel employees; requires operators to certify to the department that they have conducted sexual harassment training; provides such training every two years for employees; requires "know your rights" brochure and employee bill of rights.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 579Requires ticket distributors to refund the purchase price of tickets within forty-five days after a cancelled or rescheduled event.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Amy PaulinS 889Relates to appeals of parole determination, including parole release interviews, parole decisions by the board and petitions regarding release decisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Luis SepúlvedaS 875Relates to burglary in the second degree; adds language where the building is a dwelling which, at the time of the commission of the crime, is occupied by a person who is not a participant in the crime to what constitutes burglary in the second degree.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jamaal BaileyA 654Increases penalties for owners of rent-regulated property who overcharge tenants.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 469Adds a school business official to the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) Board.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Amy PaulinA 704Prohibits employers from requiring or requesting employees working at home to install monitoring software on the personal electronic device of such employee, limits monitoring on an electronic device provided by the employer to the website browsing history of such employee, and prohibits an employer from requiring an employee to leave a camera on while such employee is working from home; provided, however, an employer may require an employee to utilize a video communication program for work-related activities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 620Relates to driving while ability is impaired by drugs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 564Relates to application and environmental assessment forms and city and village planning commissions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Amy PaulinA 568Relates to school boards approving a budget that exceeds the tax levy limit by a sixty percent vote; requires subsequently it must be approved by a majority of the qualified voters.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Phil SteckA 698Relates to requiring that certain information be provided to operators of limited use motorcycles concerning rules of the road and consequences for non-compliance.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jessica González-RojasA 624Relates to requiring the regents to adopt a policy that ensures all students enrolled at state university of New York and city university of New York institutions are able to express themselves freely without fear of intimidation or harm.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. William BarclayS 826Directs the division of the budget to consult tribal nations, relevant state agencies, and other stakeholders regarding budget proposals that would impact such tribal nations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Rachel MayA 631Establishes a tax credit for the cost of veterinary services up to two thousand dollars per year.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 476Requires certain municipal planning boards and zoning boards of appeals to receive at least one hour of environmentally conscious planning training annually.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Sarah ClarkA 655Directs the department of environmental conservation, in conjunction with the department of health and the department of labor, to establish the municipal asbestos abatement grant program to provide financial assistance to municipalities for the abatement of asbestos in vacant and/or abandoned commercial properties; makes a $15,000,000 appropriation therefor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. William BarclayA 527Relates to the distribution of the foreign and alien fire insurance premium tax; provides amount received shall be distributed to the fire companies in proportion to the number of active members within each company.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Amy PaulinA 597Includes additional community districts in which pilot programs to address the legalization or conversion of certain basement and cellar dwellings can be established by local law.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jessica González-RojasA 493Authorizes a supreme court judge hearing a petition for an "extreme risk protection order" to also hear a petition for a regular order of protection pursuant to the criminal procedure law, the domestic relations law and/or the family court act.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. William MagnarelliA 653Prohibits the governing board of a municipal corporation from adopting any law, ordinance, regulation or policy that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, the connection or reconnection of a utility service to a customer based upon the type or source of energy to be delivered to the customer.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. William BarclayA 535Relates to providing for the establishment, organization and operation of police departments in the towns of Westchester county.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Amy PaulinA 514Relates to parole eligibility for certain incarcerated persons age fifty-five or older if they have served at least fifteen years of their sentence or sentences.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Maritza DavilaA 660Relates to requiring all parties to an annulment or divorce to remove religious barriers to remarriage within ninety days of filing for such annulment or divorce or be subject to a fine of twenty-five hundred dollars per week.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalS 851Establishes a housing infrastructure tax credit to provide a credit of up to ten percent of costs for infrastructure projects related to the construction of new homes or multiple dwellings commenced and completed within a specific time period.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedTAXSen. Pamela HelmingS 837Exempts lemonade stands operated by persons under sixteen years of age from department of health permitting requirements.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. James TediscoS 835Establishes the "Purple Star School Program" to assist military-connected students and to recognize the value of military service and civic responsibility.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. James TediscoA 639Directs the development of materials to be provided to new employees relating to student loan repayment information.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Ron KimA 539Provides that a pre-sentence investigation and written report thereon shall not be required where a negotiated sentence of imprisonment for a term of three hundred sixty-five days or less has been mutually agreed upon by the parties with consent of the judge, as a result of a conviction or revocation of a sentence of probation; removes the requirement of solely in a city with a population of one million or more.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Amy PaulinS 846Requires that all comments and testimony made by a third party either in support or opposition in a parole hearing shall be considered when coming to a decision; adds provisions relating to confidentiality of victim statements.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Patrick GallivanS 864Caps the amount of collectible rent increases due to major capital improvements at six percent of the legal regulated rent.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jamaal BaileyA 507Relates to Eastchester fire district elections; follows provisions of election law instead of town law for elections.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Amy PaulinA 480Provides that the department of transportation shall not require a survey as part of an agreement with any fiber optic utility for use and occupancy of a state right of way for the purposes of installing, modifying, relocating, repairing, operating, or maintaining fiber optic facilities as part of the department's consolidated application, when such use and occupancy of the state right of way is utilizing existing infrastructure, including but not limited to aerial pole attachments and underground conduits.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedHAYAsm. Amy PaulinA 607Relates to mandatory biennial CPR training for home care service workers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 703Relates to the provision of grants to eligible school districts to cover the costs of school resource officers employed at schools in such districts; authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with local police entities to provide school resource officers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEDNAsm. Marianne ButtenschonA 546Increases the penalty for multiple convictions of torturing, killing or failing to provide sustenance to an animal to a felony, if convicted within five years from the date of a prior conviction.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Amy PaulinS 895Provides for the automatic expungement of records of arrest in certain situations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Luis SepúlvedaA 671Requires a prescription from a licensed physician in order to obtain an electronic cigarette.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 474Increases the penalties for operating a snowmobile while intoxicated, doubles penalties for operators having .18 of one per centum or more by weight of alcohol in their blood, breath, urine, or saliva, and includes other operating while intoxicated convictions in sentencing considerations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Carrie WoernerS 842Provides that a corrections officer who contracts COVID-19 while employed as a uniformed personnel in institutions under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections and community supervision and suffers a permanent disability or death shall be presumed to have contracted COVID-19 in the performance and discharge of duty and shall be eligible for a performance of duty disability retirement benefit.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Rachel MayA 549Relates to publishing records of public interest by agencies and the legislature on their websites.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Amy PaulinA 676Imposes an additional tax on income attributable to long-term capital gain.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Ron KimS 830Requires parole violators, after 10 days in a local correctional facility, to either be transferred to state correctional facilities or remain in such local facility with all associated costs borne by the state; provides for a 20-day extension period; establishes such provisions do not apply for NYC.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Patrick GallivanA 642Requires the MTA to hold hearings in each county affected by proposed fare increases, major reductions of transportation and/or major service changes; does not apply to standard seasonal or holiday adjustments, temporary changes due to routine maintenance and/or temporary changes in response to emergency situations; requires the authority to hold a hearing in each county of a service area that is affected by the proposed change(s) in fares or services, provided that such hearings be limited to one hearing per calendar day.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 567Directs payment of certain internet sales and use taxes into the central business district tolling capital lockbox fund partially dedicated for the MTA to be made without appropriation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jessica González-RojasA 566Requires the estimated cost of mandated expenditures and appropriations within the body of the bill.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Mary Beth WalshA 677Relates to additional state payment assistance; provides that where there is no agreement in effect for federal administration of additional state payments the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance is responsible for providing assistance to applicants for or recipients of such payments as it relates to applying for, modifying or maintaining such benefits.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Andrew HevesiA 460Relates to residency requirements for students in districts in which charter schools are located; provides that students shall attend charter schools solely if they live in the district in which the charter school is located.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Phil SteckS 853Establishes the New York manufacturing adequate domestic equipment credit (NY MADE); defines medical equipment; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedTAXSen. Pamela HelmingA 515Provides a tax exemption for U.S. military reservists and members of the National Guard.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Carrie WoernerA 477Relates to the issuance of distinctive plates for retired members of the New York state legislature.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Amy PaulinS 870Raises the monetary value of damaged property that is considered criminal mischief or securities fraud.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jamaal BaileyS 865Prohibits public officials from releasing sealed juvenile police records; makes such official misconduct a class A misdemeanor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedPenalSen. Jamaal BaileyA 591Requires kindergarten instruction for Rockland and Westchester counties for minors who are five years of age on or before December first.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Amy PaulinA 530Relates to the establishment of rates of payment and delivery of health care services; directs the chair of the workers' compensation board to biennially prepare and establish a schedule of fees.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. William MagnarelliA 577Provides that a surrogate court clerk or chief clerk shall refuse to accept for filing papers filed in a proceeding only under certain circumstances or as designated in statute, administrative rule or order of the court; provides such reasons; requires the payment of any applicable statutory fees, or an order of the court waiving payment of such fees, before accepting a paper for filing; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Phil SteckA 482Enacts the lab services accessibility act.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Sarah ClarkA 524Provides that FOIL appeals are to be heard by the committee on open government.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Phil SteckA 630Prohibits tethering, restraining, caging or penning of dogs outdoors between the hours of 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.; provides dogs may be tethered outdoors between the hours of 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. to a stationary object or a pen or cage in a sized pen or cage four times the height and length of said dog.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 586Provides that for contributions that exceed twenty-five hundred dollars, when a campaign contribution is attributed to a limited liability company, such contributions shall be further attributed to each member of the limited liability company in proportion to the member's ownership interest in the limited liability company.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. William MagnarelliA 574Requires accessible buses to be available within a service area measuring three miles from any bus line of the authority or its subsidiaries.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Phil SteckA 497Provides for the electronic transmission of vehicle certificate of titles.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. William MagnarelliS 838Relates to implementing a dangerous dog owner alert system.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. James TediscoA 490Includes instances of sexual conduct against a child less than seventeen years of age to certain sex offenses; removes the time limit to bring subsequent sexual offenses.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Andrew HevesiA 746Establishes unpaid leave of absence as a reasonable accommodation under the state's human rights law.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Phil SteckA 780Enacts the "Supervising Upcoming Professionals for Practice in Official Roles in Therapy (SUPPORT) act"; provides that for licensure as a clinical social worker, an applicant may satisfy the experience requirements under supervision of a mental health practitioner who has been granted the privilege to diagnose and develop assessment-based treatment plans under article one hundred sixty-three of the education law.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Sam BergerA 783Makes permanent provisions relating to preferred source status for entities that provide employment to certain persons.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Chris BurdickA 736Requires courses of study in private schools in the prevention of child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse for pupils in grades K-8.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 787Establishes the New York state first home grant program; directs the commissioner of homes and community renewal, in consultation with the state comptroller, to implement such program; provides assistance on behalf of a first time home buyer qualified for such program; and for costs in connection with the acquisition, involving an eligible mortgage loan, of an eligible home, including downpayment costs, closing costs, and costs to reduce the rates of interest on eligible mortgage loans; subsidies to make shared equity homes affordable to home buyers by discounting the price for which the home will be sold and to preserve the affordability of the home for subsequent home buyers; and pre-occupancy home modifications required to accommodate qualified home buyers or members of their household with disabilities; excludes the amount of any grant to any first time home buyer awarded or any federal first time home buyer grant program from taxable income for the purpose of calculating New York adjusted gross income.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedTAXAsm. Michaelle SolagesA 786Prohibits independent higher education institutions from collecting financial information from a student's or prospective student's non-custodial parent; requires that private colleges use student financial aid formulas that are arrived at independently, without coordination with outside standard setting organizations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 808Establishes through the department of health a drug checking services program to allow individuals to bring drugs or controlled substances and have them tested for contaminants, toxic substances, or hazardous compounds; requires the department to establish public health surveillance of the unregulated drug supply; provides exemptions for participants in the drug checking program from certain controlled substance offenses.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Anna KellesA 799Establishes a housing project revolving loan program and housing project revolving loan fund to encourage the development of mixed income housing by providing zero-percent interest or low-interest loans.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Micah LasherA 771Requires insurance coverage for early egg and peanut allergen introduction dietary supplements for infants at no cost.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 730Increases certain penalties for violating the prohibition of animal fighting and for aggravated cruelty to animals; requires a psychiatric evaluation for defendants convicted of aggravated cruelty to animals.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 791Enacts the "sick leave for pets care act"; allows employees to receive paid sick leave for the medical diagnosis or treatment of such employees' sick pets.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Manny De Los SantosA 735Expands the age range eligibility for the rent subsidy payable to a foster child living independently to age twenty-four.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Andrew HevesiA 712Prohibits the imposition of limits on the length of stay at homeless shelters and emergency congregate housing operated by state agencies.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Catalina CruzA 781Establishes rehabilitation programs within secure treatment facilities for persistent criminal offenders who have been convicted of ten or more violent criminal offenses; establishes eligibility criteria for rehabilitation programs, including requiring a hearing and finding by the court that demonstrates that the persistent criminal offender's criminal pattern and risk to public safety or themselves.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Sam PirozzoloA 790Directs the office of cannabis management to establish an illegal cannabis retailer directory.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 723Requires the installation of air quality monitors in all subway stations; requires data from the air quality monitors to be accessible to the public; requires remedial action to improve air quality when it is found to exceed safe levels.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 757Requires the annual posting of municipal sales tax collections on the department of taxation and finance website in each municipality in each county in the state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Dana LevenbergA 784Enacts the "AC in residencies (AIR) act"; requires the installation of permanent cooling and dehumidification equipment in at least one indoor common gathering space in certain multiple dwellings and multiple residences.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Manny De Los SantosA 721Relates to witnesses to a health care proxy; changes the witness requirement for the health care proxy from two adult witnesses to one adult witness; makes an exception for persons who reside in mental health facilities by requiring such persons to have two adult witnesses; includes falsely making or altering a health care proxy within the crime of forgery in the second degree.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 769Expands reporting requirements for certain state funds.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 796Prohibits the declawing and descenting of ferrets except when necessary for a therapeutic purpose and performed by a licensed veterinarian.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 743Directs the social services district to take no action to establish paternity or a child support order when the applicant or recipient for aid to dependent children has established good cause to refuse to cooperate.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Andrew HevesiA 758Establishes the diversity in investment act requiring certain venture capital companies to report diversity information about its funding determinations; requires reports to be published on the venture capital companies' websites; establishes penalties for failure to complete and publish such reports.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Alex BoresA 759Enhances enforcement of laws requiring proper and readable license plates and vehicle identification numbers; increases penalties including booting.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jenifer RajkumarA 722Orders the names on ballots for special elections in the same manner as ordered for general and primary elections.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 726Requires that attorneys be available to parents of minors; requires that all interactions with children by child protective services and the administration for children's services are videotaped.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 741Requires the installation and use of surveillance cameras in all racetracks; provides cameras shall be capable of monitoring human and equine traffic in and out of individual stalls, barns and surrounding areas; provides video footage shall be available for review for no less than three years from the date of surveillance.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 762Requires all colleges with onsite housing to provide and maintain opioid antagonists.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 800Provides that a person is guilty of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree when such person commits the offense of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree and causes the death or serious physical injury of another person.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Sam BergerA 764Requires each municipality having a population of five hundred thousand persons or more to establish an office of the inspector general for such municipality.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Michaelle SolagesA 753Provides that the course consisting of classroom driver training and highway safety instruction that is required of driver's license applicants shall be not more than six hours instead of five.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Sam BergerA 806Provides a green infrastructure tax abatement for the construction of green infrastructure projects on certain properties in a city of one million or more.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Robert CarrollA 725Requires every physician, physician assistant, specialist assistant, registered nurse and licensed practical nurse to complete course work or training regarding human immunodeficiency virus and sexually transmitted infections testing and the elements of sexual health including sexual orientation and gender identity.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 788Requires that the distinctive license plate numbers issued to the owner of a registered motor vehicle be changed and the registration record for such motor vehicle be updated to reflect such change within a week after such plates being stolen.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Sam BergerA 724Regulates the issuance of pet insurance policies covering veterinary expenses.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalA 809Requires the commissioner of education to develop and adopt instruction in financial and insurance literacy for students in grades nine through twelve.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Michaelle SolagesA 802Initiates a four year moratorium on privatization voting by Mitchell-Lama building shareholders between failed dissolution votes.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedPVHAsm. Linda Rosenthal

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