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S 1581Makes provisions relating to the joint nomination of candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor; provides candidates be designated jointly either by the state committee or by petition; provides said petition will be valid only if it jointly designates both candidates.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1620Relates to the liability of an employee committing an unlawful discriminatory practice; creates joint and several liability for employers and employees responsible for unlawful discriminatory practices.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1530Relates to services for victims of domestic violence; provides that the department of social services shall ensure there is sufficient access to domestic violence services in every county; eliminates per diem reimbursement rates for domestic violence programs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1552Provides that absentee ballots for all elections shall be made available in Braille and large print, upon request of a blind or visually impaired voter no less than 30 days prior to each election day.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1611Removes the eight year expiration for judgments entered by the New York City environmental control board.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1604Relates to the provision of criminal history background checks free of charge to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1587Prohibits 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 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1516Provides for limitations on investments of public pension funds and state contracts; prohibits the investment of the available monies of the common retirement fund in any stocks, securities, equities, assets or other obligations of any corporation or company, or any subsidiary, affiliate or parent of any corporation or company, engaged in the boycott of Israel, including Iran-restricted companies and Sudan-restricted companies; prohibits any firm, partnership or corporation that boycotts Israel, that is an Iran-restricted company or that is a Sudan-restricted company from contracting with the state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1593Relates to state assistance for food and vet expenses for guide dogs, hearing dogs and service dogs of individuals qualifying for social services; requires regulations set an amount of no less than $50 a month; clarifies that service dogs do not have to be certified to qualify for such benefits.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1658Requires a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for murder in the first degree, aggravated murder, and murder in the second degree.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1498Removes provisions that prohibit cities of one million or more from strengthening rent regulation laws to provide more comprehensive coverage than state laws.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1635Prohibits the sale or offer for sale of any cosmetic product or personal care product containing PFAS substances.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1667Relates to establishing an office of antibiotic-resistance control; establishes the antibiotics education fund; includes methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other antibiotic-resistant infections in the definition of airborne infectious disease.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1489Elevates assault of a code enforcement official in the second degree to a class D felony.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1539Relates 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 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1651Relates to the ability of a fare-paying passenger in a transportation network company vehicle and the driver of such vehicle to consent to sexual activity inside such vehicle.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1662Relates to motor vehicle accident reports; requires contact information including names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses where available, for all parties and telephone numbers and email addresses where available for all witnesses, for a commercial enterprise where a vehicle or bicycle involved in an accident is operated by an employee or independent contractor of such commercial enterprise.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1482Enacts the New York civil rights cold case records collection act; directs the state archivist to create a civil rights cold case records collection; creates the civil rights cold case records review board which shall assist the archivist in the collection of civil rights cold case records.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1558Authorizes patients to designate an essential visitor who may assist the patient and perform certain duties on behalf of the patient, including communicating with facility staff regarding the needs of the patient, providing emotional stability and company, and requesting additional care or a change in the care plan.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1643Authorizes the commissioner of the New York city department of finance to create an air rights database recording transfers of such unused development rights.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1601Restricts the formation of new development agencies in Erie County; limits the authority of town industrial development agencies located within Erie County to exempt certain taxes.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1511Creates the fourteenth judicial district consisting of the county of Erie and a supreme court library at Erie.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1510Relates to the timely cashing of rent checks; requires a landlord to cash a rent check provided by a tenant in their possession within thirty days after the check is postmarked.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1504Removes the requirement that rent arrears be repaid for social services districts located in a municipality with a population of five million or more.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1543Expands the definition of mental health care provider to include licensed psychoanalysts, creative arts therapists and behavior analysts for purposes of certain sex offenses committed during a treatment session, consultation, interview, or examination.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1618Provides that penalties may be levied against a person who intentionally withholds a housing accommodation from the market, including for the purpose of future co-operative conversion.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1486Authorizes the election of qualified transportation fringe benefits; authorizes any employer to offer employees the opportunity to use pre-tax earnings for the purchase of qualified transportation fringe benefits.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1533Requires the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly to provide each member of their respective chamber with any reports issued to them.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1592Relates to the standard of proof for determination of eligibility for public housing based upon remaining family member status.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1533Requires the commissioner of environmental conservation to establish standards for and a program of inspection and certification of green roofs prior to and after installation, including standards for environmentally acceptable chemical fertilizers and the testing of runoff water for evidence of such fertilizers; establishes a green roof installation tax credit in the amount of fifty-five percent of qualified expenditures with a credit maximum of five thousand dollars.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1526Imposes penalties for non-compliance of DHCR orders by owners of multiple dwelling units; provides a fine of $5,000 for each instance of non-compliance.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1586Authorizes courts to order remand or bail in certain prostitution and labor trafficking cases.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1497Relates to the remediation and prevention of indoor mold; requires notification to prospective lessees.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1578Provides that a person convicted of murder in the first or second degree, or aggravated murder, in the death of a minor shall be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1488Relates to minority-owned and women-owned business enterprises in relation to state contracts.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1532Establishes a sea level rise mitigation and adaptation plan for cities with a population of one million or more to be implemented by the department of environmental conservation; requires a sea level rise vulnerability and adaptation report to be submitted.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1532Requires composting bags sold within the state be made of paper.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1589Provides for mental health screening; creates a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is proximately caused by employment for law enforcement officers and emergency medical services personnel.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1557Prohibits certain acts in rodeos; imposes penalties for the violation of such acts.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1603Relates to succession rights for rent stabilized housing; reduces the succession residency requirement from two years to one.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1669Requires an arresting authority to notify the local social services district when the parent, legal guardian or care-giver of a minor is arrested or taken into custody; requires the local social services district to monitor the placement of such minor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1568Elevates the offense of killing a police work dog or police work horse from being a class E felony to a class D felony; establishes the class E felony of injuring a police work dog or police work horse for intentionally causing serious physical injury to a police work dog or police work horse while such dog or horse is performing its duties under the supervision of a police officer.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1624Creates a set of media literacy standards for students in grades kindergarten through twelve which focuses on internet safety, civility and digital citizenship.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1544Decreases the frequency of lock-down drills in schools; directs that such drills shall be implemented with a trauma-informed approach; permits parents to opt their children out of such drills.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1480Makes life imprisonment without parole mandatory for defendants convicted of murder in the first degree or second degree and the victim is a police officer, peace officer, first responder or correctional officer.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1574Initiates a five-year moratorium on the dissolution of any urban rental Mitchell-Lama company; establishes a Mitchell-Lama housing program study.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1537Relates to maintaining the continued viability of the state's existing large-scale, renewable energy resources; directs the public service commission, in consultation with NYSERDA to modify the competitive tier 2 program adopted by the order modifying the clean energy standard.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1591Authorizes insurers to allow the insured to take and submit photographs of their automobile for purposes of the issuance or renewal of a policy of automobile physical damage insurance.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1545Relates to instruction concerning traffic stops in pre-licensing courses to provide drivers with their responsibilities when stopped by a law enforcement officer.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1483Requires five percent of affordable housing units to be offered to veterans.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1641Removes statute of limitations for certain civil actions related to child sexual assault offenses.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1615Enacts the "area speed limits act"; relates to factors for setting area speed limits.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1553Requires companies aided by loans under Mitchell-Lama to notify tenants of such housing of the possibility of buyout from mortgages held which would potentially result in rent increases not later than twelve months prior to proposed dissolution; provides such notice shall inform tenants of the nature of the action, the date intended, the applicable laws and a summary of the potential consequences including expenses and rent increases which may be charged; requires the commissioner or supervising agency to prepare a report to be made available to the tenants of the project.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1561Relates to eligibility to assume office for certain elected officials owing past-due tax liabilities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1491Establishes a central business district toll exemption for veterans who are residents of New York state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1503Relates to making certain housing programs available regardless of immigration status; provides that local social services districts in a city with a population of five million or more shall be permitted to offer certain housing programs to individuals or families who would be eligible but for a federal law restricting eligibility based on immigration.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1492Relates to low or moderate income housing developments; allows local zoning boards of appeals to approve affordable housing developments; provides for an appeals process to the division of housing and community renewal; creates a state zoning board of appeals within the division to hear such appeals; directs the division to conduct a study to integrate low income housing tax credit applications with the zoning application process under this act.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1537Prohibits the use of DNA phenotyping in criminal prosecutions and proceedings.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1575Designates a portion of interstate eighty-seven as the "General Colin Powell Thruway".New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1484Enacts the model overdose mapping and response act.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1613Provides a private right of action for nail specialists aggrieved by their employer in the case of a health and safety violation, unlawful retaliatory action, or general labor issues such as hours and breaks.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1614Establishes a temporary state commission to be known as the New York state reforest, restore and sustainable agriculture commission to evaluate and make recommendations concerning the reforestation and restoration of forests and ecological habitats in the state of New York.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1564Prohibits the New York Department of State from issuing a certificate of dissolution and filing a judgment or final order of dissolution for the pension fund for employees of the former St. Clare's Hospital in the city of Schenectady, county of Schenectady, until an investigation and/or audit by the New York State Department of Health, the New York State Attorney General or the New York State Comptroller has been conducted to ascertain whether there was any impropriety in the handling and management of funds in such pension plan.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1528Relates to the issue of non-commercial drivers' licenses and learners' permits in counties which contain in whole or in part boundary land.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1649Requires the department of environmental conservation and the department of health to establish certain standards related to the cleaning of playground equipment after pesticide exposure.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1554Declares 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 1639Requires the establishment of a plant-based agriculture grant program to assist small and medium-sized farms transition to plant-based agriculture.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1573Establishes a pilot project for placement of incarcerated individuals close to home; provides that such project would house incarcerated individuals who are parents of minor children in the correctional facility located in closest proximity to the primary place of residence of any such incarcerated individual's minor child or children.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1583Limits the tenure of the temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, majority leader of the senate, minority leader of the senate, majority leader of the assembly and minority leader of the assembly to 8 years; limits the tenure of the chair of any single legislative committee to 8 consecutive years.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1606Establishes compulsory voting, with some exceptions, for general elections held in this state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1654Prohibits reporting debt arrears of an individual which are due to a COVID-19 related hardship to a consumer reporting agency; provides for the removal of such information from an individual's file with such agency.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1619Eliminates the MTA's exemption from environmental quality review standards established by article 8 of the environmental conservation law.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1580Establishes the teachers' fossil fuel divestment act; requires the New York state teachers' retirement system to divest the retirement system of any stocks, securities, equities, assets, or other obligations of corporations or companies included on an exclusion list of coal producers and oil and gas producers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1494Repeals the rebates for stock transfer tax paid; dedicates funds of the stock transfer tax fund and stock transfer incentive fund to various funds; establishes the safe water and infrastructure action program.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1600Allows certain parties of releases and covenants involving PFAS to seek contribution from other responsible parties.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1571Relates to credits for charges in which services were not supplied; requires the city of New York to make certain that there are no charges being levied for services which were not supplied to a covered entity; requires accounts to be credited for services not provided.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1567Prohibits a developer from using or displaying the seal of an architect or landscape architect on the developer's plans unless such architect or landscape architect has overseen and approved the development and creation of the plans; provides penalties for violation; and provides an enforcement mechanism.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1535Enacts the "tenants organizing act"; allows tenants' groups, committees or other tenants' organizations to invite outside guests or visitors including elected officials, services providers, housing lawyers, etc. without being required to pay fees; defines "tenants' organization"; provides for activities that tenants' organizations can take part in; provides for the manner in how a tenants' organization is established.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1637Limits a candidate for public office to one authorized committee per election; defines the term "multi-candidate committee" and provides that such a committee may not be authorized by a candidate.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1596Requires mandatory jail time for violators of orders of protection.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1630Establishes the crimes of sexual conduct with an animal resulting in injury or death and sexual conduct with an animal; makes such crimes a class E felony and class A misdemeanor, respectively.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1547Relates to biofuel production credit for production of biomethane, a biodiesel fuel.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1628Requires that non-pharmaceutical alternative treatment options including but not limited to treatment provided by a licensed acupuncturist, licensed massage therapist, licensed chiropractor, and yoga instructor be covered by the medical assistance program and by private health insurers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1575Provides that real property tax exemptions granted to real property owned by corporations or associations organized or conducted exclusively for hospital or for purposes related to the moral or mental improvement of men, women, or children and used exclusively for carrying out such purposes shall only be granted if the property owner can prove by clear and convincing evidence that each acre is actually used for such purpose at least 120 days a year.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1565Establishes the homeless protection act which designates certain offenses against homeless persons as hate crimes; includes the definition of homelessness.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1518Relates to audio-visual coverage of judicial proceedings by the media; allows the judge or justice presiding over a proceeding to exercise discretion to prohibit or limit filming or photographing of particular participants; defines terms; provides limitations on audio-visual coverage.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1568Prohibits landlords from refusing to deal with certain people solely because those people were involved in prior summary proceedings.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1485Requires the promulgation of regulations relating to the commercial trade of human reproductive processes involving semen donation; limits the number of live births from a single semen donor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1496Relates to waivers of rent adjustments attributable to major capital improvements.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1499Establishes the New York long term care trust program to provide long term care benefits for eligible residents who have paid the required premium contributions and are in need of assistance with at least two activities of daily living as determined by the department of health.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1663Amends certain definitions relating to tobacco products; changes the minimum pack sizes for tobacco products and the tax amount for tobacco products.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1570Relates to applying a special Medicaid rate for releasees in facilities or discrete units within facilities that provide long term nursing or medical services.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1659Relates to expungement of records for certain juveniles convicted of a nonviolent offense after seven years and satisfactory completion of such person's probation, parole, supervised release and payment of any fines imposed or restitution ordered, whichever is later.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1594Designates September 11th as a public holiday to be known as September 11th Memorial and Remembrance Day.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1528Establishes a tax on carbon-based fuels.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1638Creates the toxic information clearinghouse; provides substances hazardous to public health, safety or the environment that have been identified or listed as a hazardous waste in regulations promulgated pursuant to section 27-0903 or 37-0103 of the environmental conservation law; provides chemical hazard traits and environmental and toxicological end-point data.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1576Requires voters voting by affidavit ballot to produce an identification document to verify residency in the election district; requires absentee ballots to be received by election day, or be post-marked by the first day of early voting.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1539Relates to information available pertaining to rental histories of rent stabilized units through FOIL applications by the NYS division of housing and community renewal.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1546Establishes regulations for bicycles with electric assist.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1626Prohibits health care practitioners from performing a virginity examination or supervising the performance of a virginity examination on a patient; defines "virginity examination".New York · last action 2026-01-07Introduced
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