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S 1153Allows a person who is at least ten years of age to hunt small game, fowl, deer or bear during applicable seasons without obtaining a hunting license or hunter's education course certification and to possess or control a firearm if the person is within arm's reach of a qualified hunting mentor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Peter OberackerS 1115Provides that the tax imposed upon the sales on goods or services purchased from businesses which employ twenty or less persons, are resident in this state, are independently owned and operated and not dominant in their field, shall be two percent.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew GounardesS 1136Requires the forfeiture by state officers or local officers of STAR exemption eligibility upon conviction of a felony related to public employment.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. James TediscoA 1076Mandates that purchasers of new vehicles complete a form authorizing or rejecting the placement of a tracking device in such vehicle, to be used by law enforcement if such vehicle is reported stolen; authorizes law enforcement to recover the stolen vehicle through electronic means, physical means, or any other method necessary to recover such vehicle as quickly as possible.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Marianne ButtenschonA 1045Prohibits the use of biometric surveillance technology by law enforcement; establishes the biometric surveillance regulation task force; provides for the expiration and repeal of certain provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Deborah GlickA 1051Directs the New York state department of health to conduct a study on the incidences of cancer clusters in cities and towns having a population of more than ninety thousand.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jonathan RiveraA 1071Prohibits the knowing and reckless promotion of unlawful or false material; provides remedies for the violation of such prohibition.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Deborah GlickS 1143Provides affordable and accessible dependent care options for working families by including qualified in-home and backup care expenditures paid or incurred with respect to the taxpayer's employees working in the state in the employer- provided child care credit criteria; makes technical corrections to make such credit independent of the federal employer-provided child care credit.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew GounardesS 1168Provides for a limited alternative remedy to remove unauthorized persons from residential real property if certain conditions are met.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Mario MatteraS 1123Gives state income tax credit to volunteer firefighters and members of a volunteer ambulance corps in good standing up to $2500; must be in good standing for a minimum of five years and maintain continued eligibility.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Peter OberackerA 1079Allows certain judges, justices, and criminal prosecutors who are duly licensed to possess a concealed firearm, to carry such concealed firearm in court, where no magnetometer or security personnel is present.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Marianne ButtenschonS 1127Relates to increasing the standards of monthly need and home energy grant amounts for persons in receipt of public assistance.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Roxanne PersaudS 1161Relates to establishing the banking bill of rights; includes due process requirements regarding applications for or closure of credit and deposit accounts and penalties for noncompliance.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. John LiuA 1086Establishes protection for senior citizens against unwarranted eviction; requires plaintiff/landlord to file an affidavit determining whether or not the respondent is a senior citizen and sets forth guidelines and procedures for a default eviction against a senior citizen, including representation of counsel; defines senior citizen as persons aged 62 or over for purposes of the real property actions and proceedings law.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Deborah GlickS 1095Creates a written policy prohibiting the use of sustained auditory dispersal tools by police agencies.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEXCSen. Jessica RamosA 1089Prohibits the use of lead ammunition in the taking of wildlife on wildlife management areas, state forests, forest preserves, state parks or any other state-owned land that is open for hunting and on land contributing surface water to the New York city water supply.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Deborah GlickA 1097Adds red cross vehicles to the definition of authorized emergency vehicles.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. William MagnarelliA 1066Relates to requiring coverage for volunteer firefighters for full cancer screenings upon entry of service to a fire department or fire company and annually thereafter; provides that the costs of such screenings shall be covered by the state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Marianne ButtenschonS 1089Establishes workplace readiness week to educate minors in relation to their workplace rights; requires eleventh and twelfth graders to receive education on workplace rights; requires a document on workplace rights to be provided to any minor seeking working papers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jessica RamosS 1132Establishes 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 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. James TediscoA 1042Enacts the "local, community and ethnic media commitment act"; requires state agencies to publish certain information in local, community and ethnic media; defines local, community and ethnic media; requires the office of general services to develop and maintain a list of local, community and ethnic media outlets.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Sarahana ShresthaA 1041Relates to providing additional reimbursement to school districts for expenses incurred as a result of an influx of migrant students entering the schools of the districts; directs the governor to submit chapter amendments to the Aid to Localities budget.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Marianne ButtenschonS 1155Establishes a real property tax exemption for persons sixty years of age or over with an annual household income not exceeding $100,000; directs the state to reimburse municipalities for lost revenues.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Peter OberackerA 1072Relates to licensure of anesthesiologist assistants; establishes requirements for such licensure; establishes a state committee for anesthesiologist assistants; allows for limited permits lasting one year.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Marianne ButtenschonA 1094Allows the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in tracking big game that are dead, wounded or injured.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. William MagnarelliA 1074Relates to the court's consideration of the existence of extraordinary circumstances and significant physical injury in determining whether to remove adolescent offenders to family court; defines such terms; provides factors for the court's consideration of whether extraordinary circumstances exist.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Marianne ButtenschonA 1046Provides for the continuation of a commercial driver's license after lapse or termination of insurance if a person needs such license to perform their employment.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Joe AngelinoS 1101Limits the department of environmental conservation's ability to fix special open seasons for taking wild deer to ending no later than the 3rd Sunday of December of each year; allows the department to issue regulations for special seasons for particular counties or designated wildlife management units after consultation with local governments and stakeholders.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Rachel MayS 1118Creates a school resource officer working group to study appropriate standards and training for a person to serve as a school resource officer; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Peter OberackerA 1027Requires development and implementation of a comprehensive education campaign regarding the dangers of cannabinoid use.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Phil SteckS 1138Prohibits any police officer, peace officer or employee of a correctional facility from interfering with the provision of medical assistance to an incarcerated individual.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Cordell CleareS 1098Requires polls for special town elections to open on otherwise scheduled general election days, as designated by the state board of elections.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Rachel MayA 1023Requires video communication devices for patients or residents in nursing homes, hospitals or facilities providing health related services when visitor access is limited; requires that as part of a disaster preparedness plan that nursing homes, adult homes, enriched housing programs, and assisted living facilities provide video communication devices to patients for use when visitor access is limited, including, but not limited to during a designated state of emergency or a state disaster emergency.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Maritza DavilaA 1024Directs telecommunications and cable corporations to provide call center service assistance from centers located within the state and such corporations' service areas; includes a list of what services must be provided.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedPBSAsm. William MagnarelliS 1092Establishes the Early Learning Child Care Act to impose a payroll tax on certain employers for the purposes of addressing child care affordability, accessibility, and quality for families with children under five years of age; establishes the early learning child care fund; establishes the early learning child care program to provide subsidies to covered children to attend early learning child care programs; establishes the New York state child care board.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jessica RamosS 1135Repeals the estate tax.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. James TediscoS 1150Relates to protecting registered security guards in a hospital or health care facility from assault; makes such assault a class D felony.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Peter OberackerS 1114Relates to including the Asian longhorned tick and lone star tick on the invasive species list, and include them in the comprehensive plan for invasive species management.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Rachel MayA 1088Authorizes aid for career education to begin in grade nine instead of grade ten; changes the amount per pupil.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jen LunsfordS 1119Provides that the display of symbols of Nazi Germany in a public location in a manner that is likely to cause another person to feel harassed, annoyed, threatened or alarmed, or to incite violence, shall be aggravated harassment.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Peter OberackerS 1113Provides for loan forgiveness for social workers who commit to work in counties with less than two hundred thousand population, or towns which have a population of less than one hundred fifty persons per square mile for the duration of the award.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Rachel MayA 1038Includes Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases as occupational diseases for purposes of workers' compensation; clarifies that disability includes disability caused by Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases; requires insurance coverage of long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne diseases.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedISCAsm. Didi BarrettS 1105Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to conduct a feasibility study and prepare a report on the benefits and implementation of geothermal energy.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Mario MatteraA 1043Increases the amount of the savings exemption for eligibility for Medicaid.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Ron KimA 1044Imposes an additional tax surcharge on certain non-primary residence class one and class two properties in a city with a population of one million or more.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Deborah GlickA 1059Increases penalties for the crimes of criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the first, second, third and fourth degrees and criminal sale of a prescription.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. John MikulinA 1028Requires electric corporations, gas corporations, steam corporations and water-works corporations to adopt the common equity ratio and rate of return on equity authorized by the public service commission unless such utility can successfully demonstrate that such authorized rates do not meet their capital and/or operating needs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Didi BarrettS 1110Authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority in cooperation with the department of transportation to establish the New York state hydrogen vehicle task force to provide the governor and the legislature with information on the potential effects of expanding the fleet of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Mario MatteraS 1147Creates an enhanced real property tax circuit breaker credit.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew GounardesA 1082Requires certain medical records to be made available when requested by utilization review agents.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedMHYAsm. Jen LunsfordA 1065Provides that before a person may receive public assistance benefits, they must submit to and pass a drug test; requires health care professionals, law enforcement agencies, and courts report certain instances of substance abuse to the commissioner of social services.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSOSAsm. Joe AngelinoA 1090Establishes an interstate compact agreement to phase out corporate giveaways which prohibits member states from offering or providing any company-specific tax incentive or company-specific grant to any entity for a corporate headquarters, manufacturing facility, office space or other real estate development located in any other member state as an inducement for the corporate headquarters, manufacturing facility, office space or other real estate development to relocate to the offering member state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Ron KimS 1124Establishes interregional enrollment of students taking classes in multiple school districts (Part A); allows students who are enrolled in and taking classes in multiple school districts to receive cooperative and individualized educational services (Part B).New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEDNSen. Peter OberackerA 1035Establishes the crime of making a threat of mass violence; relates to the amount of a fine imposed for the commission of a felony.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Marianne ButtenschonS 1096Establishes 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 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jessica RamosS 1164Requires all limited use motorcycles sold in the State of New York be registered; relates to registration fees; authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to promulgate regulations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Liz KruegerA 1047Requires police officers to report the misconduct of a police officer; requires the division of criminal justice to establish a protocol to be followed by police agencies when handling and recording mandatory reports of misconduct by a police officer; establishes the crime of failure to report misconduct by a police officer.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEXCAsm. Phil RamosA 1091Provides that recounts of ballots conducted by the board of elections or a bipartisan committee appointed by the board can be either done manually or via the use of any automated tool authorized for such use by the board of elections, which is independent from the voting system it is being used to recount, of all ballots for a particular contest where the margin of victory is less than or equal to 0.5% but greater than 0.25%; allows for losing candidates to deny a recount before any recount is conducted.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jen LunsfordA 1031Prohibits the discrimination of persons based on their religious attire in recreational water parks, including, but not limited to, beaches, lakes, pools and other water facilities operated on land or water for recreational use.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Phil RamosS 1146Removes the eight year expiration for judgments entered by the New York City environmental control board.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew GounardesS 1160Establishes the fifteenth day of the month of Kartika on the Hindu calendar in each year, known as Diwali, as a statewide school holiday.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jeremy CooneyS 1106Directs the public service commission to evaluate hydrogen, sewage thermal energy, and nuclear small modular reactors as renewable energy sources and report the results of such evaluation to the governor and the legislature.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Mario MatteraA 1077Enables safe access to public roads for all users by utilizing complete street design principles.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jonathan RiveraS 1122Relates to extending the benefits of the STAR program to small businesses; defines small business as a business which employs one hundred persons or less.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Peter OberackerS 1097Prohibits law enforcement agencies or officers from inquiring about immigration status unless a person is booked into a detention facility or the immigration status of a person is pertinent to the criminal investigation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jessica RamosA 1054Prohibits trustees and members of a board of education from having a family member who works for the same board of education or school district as the trustee or member.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEDNAsm. Phil RamosS 1093Prohibits federal corporate bailout recipients who engage in stock buybacks from receiving New York state tax credits within three years of engaging in such buybacks.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jessica RamosS 1091Establishes a rent increase exemption for certain nonprofit organizations; provides a tax abatement for limiting rent increases on nonprofit organizations in a city of one million or more persons.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jessica RamosS 1120Requires the commissioner of education of the state of New York to conduct a study on the sufficiency of current education aid apportionment formulas, make recommendations for improvements to such formulas and deliver a report of such findings and recommendations and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Peter OberackerA 1075Exempts adolescent offenders who displayed a shotgun, rifle or deadly weapon in furtherance of the underlying offense, or who were illegally in possession of a loaded firearm, from those authorized to be removed to family court.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Marianne ButtenschonS 1128Establishes a bicycle and pedestrian planning assistance program within the department of transportation to provide county and municipal governments with planning assistance for locally driven projects and activities that lead to bicycle and pedestrian friendly infrastructure; establishes criteria for approval for assistance under such program.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Rachel MayS 1107Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to conduct a feasibility study and prepare a report on the benefits and implementation of nuclear small modular reactors.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Mario MatteraS 1203Repeals the Columbia University Education Mixed-Use Development Land Use Improvement and Civic Project Modified General Project Plan adopted by the empire state development corporation on December 18, 2008.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Cordell CleareS 1243Provides for the regulation of motorized scooters including registration, safety and equipment, prohibitions on unsafe operation and insurance requirements.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Joseph AddabboS 1244Prohibits cannabis retail and on-site consumption licensees from operating such premises within one thousand feet of the perimeter of a school grounds; prohibits the advertising and marketing of cannabis content within one thousand feet of the perimeter of a school grounds, playgrounds, child day care providers, public parks, and libraries.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedCANSen. Joseph AddabboS 1241Enacts "Ildefonso Romero's law" to establish the felony offense of aggravated assault for the causation of serious physical injury to or death of, as the case may be, any person, with intent to cause physical injury to such person or a third person.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Joseph AddabboS 1222Directs the commissioner of health to contract with an independent entity to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the existing methodology used to determine payment for early intervention screenings, evaluations, services and service coordination; directs recommendations on reimbursement methodology as well as needs under the program.New York · last action 2026-01-07Passed first houseSen. Gustavo RiveraS 1174Adds to the definition of trespassing in the third degree, not having entered a lease or license for such building or real property with the rightful owner, enters or remains in such building or upon such real property or otherwise occupies such building or real property without title, right, permission of the rightful owner, or payment of rent accepted by the rightful owner.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Mario MatteraS 1212Creates a middle income home ownership subsidy program to assist persons with an income below the current median income for the city of New York with the purchase of a residence in an urban area.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jamaal BaileyS 1230Relates to the time when court ordered HIV testing in certain criminal cases must be conducted.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Rachel MayS 1221Establishes a temporary commission to examine and review the degree and effect of segregation in primary and secondary schools and any correlation with school funding and the long-term impact of inadequate education on segregated students.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jamaal BaileyS 1240Authorizes the impoundment of vehicles operated by intoxicated or impaired persons; authorizes the release of impounded vehicles to owners of such vehicles if certain criteria is met; authorizes a reasonable fee for towing and storage of such vehicles.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Joseph AddabboS 1213Relates to the definition of "direct relationship" for the purposes of article 23-A of the correction law regarding licensures and employment of persons previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jamaal BaileyS 1190Relates to an increase in punishment for certain actions against on-duty auxiliary police officers such as criminally negligent homicide, assault or menacing of such officer.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedPenalSen. Joseph AddabboS 1195Relates to the rejection by voting machines of ballots that contain a vote for a candidate who previously withdrew from an election.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Joseph AddabboS 1177Enacts provisions governing the transition of control of certain homeowners' associations; requires owner election of board members upon the occurrence of certain events, including the conveyance of title to 90% of the parcels in the community.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Mario MatteraS 1248Provides for a priority call system for use in connection with emergency disconnections of utilities, service coverage and oversight of response time in connection with the emergency disconnection of utilities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedPBSSen. Joseph AddabboS 1193Requires public employers who opt out of providing paid family leave benefits to provide parental leave in the alternative at the same pay rate and amount of time as paid family leave.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Joseph AddabboS 1206Ensures privacy protections for all emergency personnel present at a crime scene including ambulance services or advanced life support first response services, certified first responders, firefighters, emergency medical technicians or advanced emergency medical technicians, who are employed by or enrolled members of any such service.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. James TediscoS 1205Increases 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 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. James TediscoS 1200Allows the granting of academic credit at state or city operated institutions to veterans.New York · last action 2026-01-07Passed first houseEDNSen. Joseph AddabboS 1228Requires advertisements to disclose the use of a synthetic performer; imposes a $1,000 civil penalty for a first violation and a $5,000 penalty for any subsequent violation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Michael GianarisS 1208Establishes a New York state prison labor board to ensure that all labor programs comply with the requirements of the labor law and are for the purpose of promoting successful rehabilitation, reentry and reintegration into the community and not for the purpose of earnings or cost-savings which inure to the benefit the state or any private individual or corporation; prohibits the department of corrections and community supervision from unfairly attaching, garnishing or disbursing the funds of incarcerated individuals where such individuals have not requested disbursement; requires that all interest accumulated on incarcerated individuals' funds be credited to such individual's accounts; eliminates the preferred status of the department of corrections and community supervision regarding commodities and services furnished by the correctional industries program; repeals certain provisions of the state finance law relating to such preferred status.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Zellnor MyrieS 1220Establishes it shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any prospective employer to make an inquiry about, or to act upon adversely to the individual involved based upon, any criminal conviction of such individual unless such employer first makes a conditional offer of employment to such individual.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jamaal BaileyS 1215Relates to the requirements of the annual report from the division of minority and women's business development.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jamaal BaileyS 1223Expands the scope of the temporary operator program permitting the commissioner of health to appoint an operator if a facility experiences serious financial instability or conditions that seriously endanger the life, health or safety of residents or patients.New York · last action 2026-01-07Passed first houseSen. Gustavo RiveraS 1246Relates to creating a distinctive plate for combat veterans having served in the navy, marine corps, air force or coast guard.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Joseph AddabboS 1175Provides for requirements for rainwater harvesting designed to temporarily store stormwater runoff for detention or re-use through retention; may assist in meeting stormwater runoff reduction goals.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Mario MatteraS 1238Exempts vehicles owned and/or operated by a not-for-profit corporation, any private vehicle operated by a worker or volunteer, first responders, military personnel, veterans, healthcare workers, critical infrastructure workers acting on behalf of such organization or public employees traveling in an official capacity, wholesale food distributors or wholesale or retail delivery vehicles from the imposition of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Steven RhoadsS 1189Relates to licensure requirements for fiscal intermediaries.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Gustavo Rivera

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