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S 1005Establishes a youth mental telehealth services program to facilitate access to mental health services, including substance use disorder services, for youth to respond to identified mental health needs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 987Provides for patient access to FDA approved abuse-deterrent technology to help combat opioid abuse.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1041Amends provisions involving the arrest, prosecution, sentencing and penalties for offenses involving vehicular assault, manslaughter and homicide; removes certain barriers to prosecution for operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 897Criminalizes knowingly causing a minor to attend a place where exhibition of animal fighting is being conducted, establishes such offense is considered a misdemeanor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 878Relates to energy services companies; authorizes ESCO's to only enroll new or renew existing residential or small non-residential customers in gas or electric service if certain conditions are met.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 865Requires the appointment of an independent fiduciary upon the closing of a charter school to develop and implement the dissolution plan of such charter school, including the distribution of assets.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1028Enacts the "safe havens for all-day enjoyment (SHADE) act" directing the empire development corporation to develop a competitive grant program designed to assist municipalities in the state with establishing shaded public gathering spaces and public transportation areas to enhance the enjoyment and use of such spaces where there is no existing or insufficient sun protection.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 869Relates to sidewalk shed permit renewal for ongoing construction projects.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 902Authorizes the provision of site mapping for emergency response data with school safety plans; provides for the funding of such mapping data.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 973Relates to expanding the offenses to which a child witness may testify by use of closed-circuit television to include murder.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 910Enacts the "corporate political activity accountability to shareholders act"; requires that corporate contributions to a political candidate or party committee or in support or opposition to a candidate or ballot referendum be approved by a majority of shareholders; applies to cooperative corporations, not-for-profit corporations, railroad and transportation corporations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 884Provides that every package containing an electronic cigarette and the electronic cigarette itself, as defined in subdivision thirteen of section thirteen hundred ninety-nine-aa of the public health law, sold, offered for sale or otherwise distributed without charge within this state, shall be designed by the department of health and such package containing an electronic cigarette and the electronic cigarette itself shall include printed thereon or attached thereto a health warning and disclaimer label designed by the department of health.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1021Relates to providing medically accurate instruction regarding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in all elementary and secondary schools.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1044Prohibits 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 944Relates to the definition of elevated blood lead levels; provides that elevated lead levels means a blood lead level greater than or equal to 3.5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood or such lower blood lead level as may be established by the department of health pursuant to rule or regulation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 974Establishes the class B felony of criminal sale of a controlled substance upon the grounds of a drug or alcohol treatment center.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 864Directs the regional economic development council for each economic development region to establish an immigrant integration advisory board.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 846Relates to providing more predictable and stable schedules for employees in low-wage occupations; provides that an employer shall pay an employee for at least 4 hours at the basic minimum hourly wage for each day an employee reports for work as instructed but is given less than four hours of work.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1032Establishes the reckless driving prevention grant program which provides funds to local law enforcement agencies and prosecuting offices to combat reckless driving.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1003Establishes a school-based mental health loan repayment program to aid youth mental health practitioners; provides for awards up to thirty thousand dollars to eligible applicants who agree to four years of service in underserved schools.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 857Establishes the crime of assault of a protester in the first, second, and third degrees.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 937Prohibits insurers from limiting payment on claims for damage to motor vehicles based on pricing caps for labor, parts, paint or repair materials; prohibits insurers from recommending a particular repair facility.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1053Repeals the tax exempt status of private universities that received real property tax exemptions of one hundred million dollars or more during the prior fiscal year.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 853Allows residents who are employed by employers based in another state to obtain property/casualty or liability coverage under a policy issued to their employer in that state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 844Requires that bidders and all others seeking state contracts disclose their percentage and number of female executives and board members and their aspirations to include more female members.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 995Provides for the establishment of a method for determining the lowest responsible bidder when negotiating state contracts that would incorporate quantifiable fiscal benefits.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1079Requires every police officer, peace officer and employee of a correctional facility to intervene in incidents of violence involving incarcerated individuals.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 959Adjusts the school tax relief (STAR) exemption for homes located outside a city with a population greater than one million for the 2025--2026 school years and thereafter (Part A); relates to a real property tax freeze to reimburse qualifying homeowners for increases in local property taxes on their primary residences (Part B); provides for supplemental state assistance to be paid to cities, counties, towns and villages that are compliant with the property tax levy limits (Part C).New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 989Regulates buyout agreements within rent regulated apartments between a landlord and current tenant; provides penalties for harassment by a landlord.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 980Provides for the protection of the air quality at licensed day care centers and head start day care centers funded pursuant to federal law; requires the office of children and family services to consult with the commissioners of environmental conservation and health regarding the air quality and environmental hazards that may be involved with any new day care center or head start day care center; requires such office to consult with the department of health if any new environmental or environmental health hazard arises.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 990Removes the requirement that each certificate be duly acknowledged by the person or persons conducting business.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 988Requires the office of mental health to convene statewide forums and listening sessions in areas with high rates of death by suicide, suicide attempts, or other risk factors associated with suicide, and high risk minority groups or special populations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 954Provides that certified handicapped individuals may use an ATV on public land for transportation purposes only, during the hunting season.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1007Prohibits the use of cannabis within thirty feet of a child or within thirty feet of any location in which children reside or attend for any recreational or educational purpose; provides for increased penalties for a second or subsequent violation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 978Prohibits an employer from terminating an employee who is also a volunteer firefighter or an enrolled member of a volunteer ambulance service when such employee misses or is late to work because of an emergency to which the employee was dispatched.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 992Includes bonus in the definition of wages for purposes of the labor law when the formula under which a bonus is determined is available to the employer or when the amount of a bonus has been declared; relates to the forfeit of wages.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1013Includes certain violations involving the use of a machine-gun, firearm silencer, firearm, rifle, shotgun, disguised gun, ghost gun or assault weapon as qualifying offenses for the purpose of imposing bail.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1077Enacts the New York city arts space act which provides tax benefits for eligible arts spaces.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1000Authorizes minimum wage to be paid for all time in excess of one hour in which an employee is not at work during a split shift.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1001Implements automatic market rate increases for child care assistance such that assistance will be equal to the applicable payment rate established by the department.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 993Creates the concentrated animal feeding operation environmental compliance revolving loan program.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 998Relates to the timeliness of judicial decisions; establishes the failure to make a timely decision shall be considered misconduct.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1003Relates to the imposition of penalties and remedies in suits brought for the vindication of civil rights or human rights; provides for reasonable attorney's fee and reasonable expert fees.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 996Prohibits trustees and members of a board of education from voting on matters before the board which affect a family member of the trustee or board member who is either employed by the board of education or school district or who would be financially impacted by such vote.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 997Requires absentee ballots to be provided to all qualified voters; relates to the delivery of absentee ballots.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 972Establishes the "protect our privacy (POP) act" to impose limitations on the use of drones for law enforcement purposes; prohibits the use of drones by law enforcement at concerts, protests, demonstrations, or other actions protected by the first amendment.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 961Extends provisions relating to establishing the stretch limousine passenger safety task force; authorizes the stretch limousine passenger safety task force to continue to hold public hearings and meetings to review the actions taken by the state and to publish a report of its findings.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 986Provides an exemption for the sale and installation of residential and commercial geothermal heat pump systems equipment.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 966Relates to motorcycle awareness on state highways by affixing signs stating "Watch for Motorcycles".New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 975Suspends the registration of a vehicle which has been documented five times within an eighteen month period by a photo violation monitoring device for failure of an operator thereof to comply with traffic-control indications for a period of ninety days.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 983Removes limits on the duration of treatment by a licensed physical therapist when a patient does not have a referral.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1083Requires the division of criminal justice services to establish a policy prohibiting police agencies from using chemical weapons and kinetic energy munitions on civilian populations and from acquiring and stockpiling such weapons or munitions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 991Establishes a state university of New York career pilot program to encourage individuals in college to enter the financial planning industry; utilizes campus resources to encourage a well-rounded program and diverse student involvement.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1084Creates a transportation subsidy to increase access to water safety instruction.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 973Relates to the creation of the emergency financial relief fund to provide financial relief to federal employees or employees of federal contractors who are residents of New York state and required to work without compensation or placed on unpaid leave as a result of a lapse in appropriations by the United States government beginning on or after December 22, 2024; provides financial relief to non-profit organizations licensed to do business in New York state, with a contract to provide services to the federal government, and that are not providing such services as a result of such lapse in appropriations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 999Adds fetal alcohol spectrum disorders to the definition of developmental disability.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1002Requires railroad corporations to inform the division of homeland security and emergency services, department of environmental conservation and department of transportation about freight rail trains transporting hazardous materials prior to traveling on tracks within the state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1006Eliminates provisions exempting employees with disabilities from the minimum wage law; provides that laws or minimum wage orders that authorize an employer to pay a wage that is less than the minimum wage are valid provided that under such laws or orders an employee with a disability is paid the same wage as an employee in a comparable position that does not have a disability.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 994Imposes a duty to protect upon mental health practitioners; requires reasonable efforts to modify aspects of treatment in order to reduce or eliminate the risk of harm, initiating procedures for hospitalization, notifying the intended victim or victims, or notifying law enforcement officials when a person directly communicates a threat of serious, imminent harm to self or against a readily identifiable person or persons, and the threat includes both a serious intent to act and the ability to carry out the threat; does not require a mental health practitioner to take any action which, in the exercise of reasonable professional judgment, would endanger such mental health practitioner or increase the danger to a potential victim or victims.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 977Limits the potency of cannabis flower to 15 percent THC in flowers and 25 percent THC in other cannabis or hemp products.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1011Provides that hospitals which offer medical residency training in obstetrics, gynecology, internal medicine, women's health and osteopathy shall provide training which follows the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association special requirements for obstetrics-gynecology; provides for experience with induced abortions and complications thereto except where residency program has a religious, moral or legal restriction which prohibits residents from performing abortions within the institution.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 970Requires that certain companies pay an annual tax if the chief executive receives compensation 100 to 250 times greater than the median pay of all their employees.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 981Directs the department of economic development to study methods for keeping small retail businesses within the state and create a pilot program to train and counsel small business owners and potential small business owners; appropriates $210,000 therefor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 939Requires the administration and the instruction in preparation of the TASC examination in the Chinese and Korean languages for pupils who are proficient in these languages and of limited English proficiency.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1094Requires schools that have a Muslim or Jewish population greater than or equal to ten percent of the student body to offer Halal food options and/or Kosher food options during lunch.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1156Permits the retention of electronic dealer records provided that such records can be accessed and provided to a requestor during reasonable business hours.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1057Authorizes schools to possess and administer FDA approved opioid reversal agents in emergency situations to negate or neutralize, in whole or in part, the pharmacological effects of an opioid in the human body.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1137Increases the amount of funding permissible for the investment in a cannabis private debt or equity fund to $300,000,000.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1102Eliminates the ability of judicial candidates for office who are enrolled in a particular party to automatically be allowed to run as a candidate in another party's primary election.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1060Relates to notification and hearings for proposed construction or removal of bicycle lanes or racks; requires a presentation at a public hearing when the department of transportation proposes to construct or remove a bicycle lane or rack; defines terms.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1152Requires internet service providers to charge a residential rate to emergency service organizations; creates a new article for the regulation of internet service providers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1048Provides for an increased personal income tax deduction for medical expenses incurred by a New York taxpayer to include medical insurance premiums and long term care premiums.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1068Requires the office of mental health to create a mental health evaluation form to determine whether arrested individuals have the proper mental capacity to make decisions regarding their arrest; requires arrested individuals to be given such mental health evaluation form; directs that if an individual fails such mental health evaluation, a representative will be appointed for such individual regarding arrest proceedings.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1036Relates to liability to support a child who is placed in foster care pursuant to an approved application for foster care maintenance; provides that such liability shall not be imposed if it will adversely affect the health, safety or welfare of the child on whose behalf such payments are to be made or other persons in the child's household or will adversely affect the length of the child's placement or impair the ability of the child to return home when discharged from foster care; limits the ability of a county or local social services district to cause a referral to be sent for the purpose of commencing collection of child support for a child placed in foster care.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1112Requires funding for special education services and programs for preschool children with disabilities to cover joint classroom instruction for such children with disabilities and other children for the same number of hours each day.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1166Provides for an exclusion for treble damages in actions for forcible or unlawful entry or detainer where such treble damages are unavailable to a person who, not having entered a lease or license for such real property with the rightful owner, enters onto real property or otherwise settles on land or occupies real property without title, right, permission of the rightful owner, or payment of rent accepted by the rightful owner.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1050Provides a tax credit of up to five hundred dollars to individuals with disabilities for using transportation network companies to get to work and/or school.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1070Designates unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the third degree as a class E felony; designates unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the second degree as a class D violent felony offense; designates unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the first degree as a class B violent felony offense.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1078Enacts the "Drink Up Act"; requires every public school to offer water in a sealed bottled container as an additional drink option to any student during lunch at no cost to such student.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1125Establishes student loan repayment accounts; authorizes employers to establish student loan repayment accounts and provide matching funds up to $5000 a year; establishes tax deductions for participating employers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1061Establishes community literacy programs and the community literacy fund to provide grants to non-profit organizations that assist adults in reading, writing, math, English language proficiency, and problem-solving skills.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1087Enacts the "making equitable and alternative lunches (MEAL) act"; requires a public school to offer a plant-based food option, a halal food option and a kosher food option as an alternative to every meal or snack offered in food service to any student who chooses such alternative meal or snack as an option.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1151Directs the secretary of state to develop and implement an adopt-a-rural-cemetery program for the purposes of improving, repairing, and maintaining cemeteries in rural communities which are registered with and overseen by the division of cemeteries; allows municipalities to opt in to the program.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1134Requires state agencies to submit proposed rules and regulations intended to implement legislation to the appropriate committee of the legislature for approval; provides that no such rule or regulation shall take effect unless it has been approved by a majority vote of such legislative committee.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1049Requires school districts to have diversity, equity and inclusion officers to develop methods to diversify the personnel of the school district and to recommend changes to district policies and practices to reduce racial disparities in hiring school district employees, particularly teachers; requires boards of education to annually report information regarding such policies and practices to the department of education; requires the department of education to annually report such information to the legislature.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1073Prohibits the establishment or enforcement of regulations on the percentage of zero-emission vehicles in manufacturers' sales fleets of medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles until the availability of charging infrastructure, and the cost and availability of zero-emission medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles makes the sale of such vehicles more practicable.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1109Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to conduct a feasibility study and prepare a report on the benefits and implementation of sewage thermal energy.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1030Exempts books, magazines, pamphlets and other related items sold at a primary or secondary school facility or at a library at a book fair organized, hosted or sponsored by an organization established for educational purposes, including but not limited to a parent-teacher association, booster club, or a similar school-based association which supports school activities, or a friends of the library organization from sales and compensating use taxes.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1085Establishes the "earned time act" providing for time allowances against the term or maximum term of sentences imposed by the court to be credited on an annual pro rata basis.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1063Relates to paintless dent repair rate filing.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1092Establishes the crimes of aggravated threat of mass harm in the first degree and aggravated threat of mass harm in the second degree; makes such crimes hate crimes.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1159Establishes domestic violence crimes when an individual commits or intends to commit a specified offense against a member of the same family or household; defines specified offenses; defines members of the same family; sets forth criteria for the authorized disposition of individuals convicted of a domestic violence crime.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1154Permits those licensed to carry or possess a pistol or revolver or to purchase or take possession of a semi-automatic rifle or licensed to hunt wildlife to purchase or take possession of ammunition without requiring contacting the statewide license and record database.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1056Repeals provisions related to requiring projects be located in a highly distressed area in order to qualify for certain financial assistance from an industrial development agency.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1033Relates to appellate processes for misdemeanor cases where a term of imprisonment is imposed; provides that if appeal is taken from a sentence of imprisonment, the appeal must be taken to the appellate division of the department in which such judgment, sentence or order was entered.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1055Requires the superintendent of the state police to establish uniform investigatory standards when there is a shooting of a civilian by a police officer.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1133Authorizes a distinctive "guardians for schools" license plate; establishes the guardians for schools fund.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1108Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to conduct a feasibility study and prepare a report on the benefits and implementation of carbon recapture.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1149Provides that all court clerks of the unified court system shall be designated as peace officers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1144Increases certain monetary limits under the comprehensive motor vehicle insurance reparations (No-fault) act; includes additional non-medical expenses.New York · last action 2026-01-07Introduced
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