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A 1910Expands protections regarding violations of safety conditions in adult care facilities; provides penalties for safety violations and operating without a valid license; prohibits reductions in fines in certain circumstances where a patient is endangered or harmed.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2025Authorizes the legislative commission on the development of rural resources to study the effectiveness of pond and lake management programs; provides for the comprehensive control and mitigation of harmful algal blooms in both marine and fresh water; provides for emergency response to water contaminations by algal bloom or hypoxia.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1922Requires the commissioner of the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to promulgate rules and regulations requiring the use of automatic license plate reader systems at all entrances and exits to state parks and to assist municipalities in establishing policies and procedures for similar use of such license plate readers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1964Conforms and improves the process for determining incapacity.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2023Relates to a cap on security deposits for residential leases of at least one year to the equivalent of one-month's rent under the lease.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1941Authorizes and directs the department of transportation to conduct a study on proposed improvements of state route 303 in the town of Orangetown, county of Rockland.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1959Reregulates units that were illegally deregulated from rent control or rent stabilization.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2050Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance promulgate regulations and create policies to encourage married adults or two adult households when determining the standard of need for eligibility for public assistance programs; and to exempt certain income and resources for such adults and households.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1913Establishes the rural equity assistance program to promote and facilitate community and economic development in the small towns and rural areas of the state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1974Relates to establishing an early intervention loan repayment program; provides funding is to be awarded regionally with 50% percent awarded to providers with a principal residence within NYC and the remaining fifty percent awarded to providers outside of NYC; provides that awards shall be given to providers who work in underserved areas for 3 consecutive years; provides loans shall be paid over a 3 year period; provides that a working group shall be established within 90 days to develop plans for the streamlined loan repayment program application process.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1980Excludes dogs, cats and any other domesticated animals from the definition of "wildlife".New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1954Enacts "the combating campus antisemitism act"; prohibits the granting of tuition assistance awards to any student who has knowingly engaged in promoting antisemitism in a manner that is directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action, that constitutes "true threats"; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2034Directs 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 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2029Repeals the provision of law that volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers who receive a real property tax exemption for service may not receive the income tax credit for such service.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1974Requires public utility authorities to obtain legislative approval before raising rates or fees, or imposing new rates or fees.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1959Requires legislative approval for the closure of correctional facilities and institutions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1909Establishes a rural remote recruitment program to provide monetary incentives for remote workers to relocate into rural areas of New York that opt into the program; provides an application process; provides for funding; requires on an annual basis a program report specifying the number of applicants to the program, the number of applicants approved, the names of participants, information as to benefits and the total increase in rural population.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1961Establishes a certified transitional tax credit for taxpayers that demonstrate their agricultural products were sold during a period of transition into USDA organic certification, under the Whole Foods Market IP. L.P. "responsibly grown" labelling program, or under the QAI and Hesco, Inc. "certified transitional" label.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1976Relates to the period of limitation for the prosecution of sex offenses committed against children; such actions may be commenced within 15 years after such child has reached the age of 18.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1927Requires a New York state driver's license or non-driver ID, a United States passport, an identification card issued by a United States educational institution, a United States military identification card, a government issued medical card, or any identification card issued by the United States or the state of New York to be presented when casting a ballot.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1935Requires merchants to accept cash as payment for goods and services; permits the superintendent of financial services to provide exemptions based on certain criteria.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2016Requires the state comptroller to approve any attempt to privatize a public bus service by a locality.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2019Creates distinctive license plates for members and supporters of the United States army 10th mountain division.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2024Establishes the New York state rural mobile communications fund to provide grants for the purpose of increasing cellular service in low- to no-coverage areas.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2108Provides for service of parking tickets by mail; provides additional time to respond to a parking ticket so served.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2055Authorizes the empire state development corporation to retain an independent MWBE consultant firm for the purpose of helping reduce contractor violations of the provisions of article 15-A of the executive law; requires contractors in violation of the provisions of article 15-A of the executive law to retain independent monitors to oversee compliance.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2034Provides that $1,600,000 of any funds from gaming devices located within the county of Niagara shall be transferred to the Niagara county industrial development agency for use to fund downtown economic development initiatives within the city of Niagara Falls.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2092Relates to the penalty for the offense of predatory sexual assault against a child; provides for lifetime parole for such felons.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2024Authorizes the independent budget office of the city of New York to obtain certain tax data for purposes of evaluation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2048Requires the department of transportation to establish a central registry of reports, audits, plans and public inspections regarding freight rail operators, rail cars and freight lines or routes and rights of way.New York · last action 2026-01-07Passed first houseS 2029Enacts the "New York Stock Act"; prohibits public officers and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2083Requires municipalities to include an Affordable Housing Needs Assessment to establish a data-based foundation for the creation and preservation of affordable housing in the municipality, utilizing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development median income calculations, in their comprehensive plans.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2036Provides that expenditures for school safety and security shall be eligible for building aid.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2030Requires the department of transportation to determine which entrances to parkways in the state are most frequently accessed by oversized commercial vehicles and to install certain barriers to prevent such vehicles from accessing such entrances.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2038Provides that the use or storage of manure may not be deemed a public nuisance under local laws restricting farming operations within an agricultural district.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2063Relates to aggravated neglect of a companion animal.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2053Relates to permits and financial security for reclamation for salt mining beneath a lake; requires such permits to be subject to environmental quality review procedures; requires financial security to cover any damages directly or indirectly resulting from salt mining activities beneath a lake, including, but not limited to, those resulting from collapse or water contamination.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2114Enacts the vehicular violence accountability act defining vehicular violence and establishing related offenses.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2104Enacts the "Niagara parks reinvestment act"; requires fifty percent of parking revenue generated at state parks in the county of Niagara to be deposited in the Niagara parks reinvestment fund; establishes the Niagara parks reinvestment fund.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2042Provides that people arrested in connection with certain felonies must submit a DNA sample.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2102Relates to authorizing the village of Lewiston to reduce the speed limit to 25 miles per hour on Center Street.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2096Provides that criminal possession of fentanyl is a class E felony.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2039Requires the employment address of certain sex offenders to be reported to the division of criminal justice services.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2061Provides for certain presumptions for reckless driving and the implementation of a reckless driving and vehicular violence awareness component of the pre-licensing course for driver's licenses.New York · last action 2026-01-07Passed first houseS 2093Provides for a phased decrease of excise taxes and sales taxes and petroleum business taxes on diesel motor fuel and motor fuel when the average price of motor fuel in the state exceeds $2.25 per gallon; authorizes cities having a population of one million or more and counties to adopt local laws limiting taxes on diesel motor fuel and motor fuel.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2066Relates to notices of violation of the city of New York's solid waste recycling laws; requires a photograph of the alleged violation to be mailed with the ticket.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2037Provides free use of state parks and campsites for volunteer firefighters and members of a volunteer ambulance service.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2052Relates to school district unexpended surplus funds; provides that for the 2027--2028 school year and thereafter, surplus funds shall mean any operating funds in excess of six percent of the current school year budget, and shall not include funds properly retained under other sections of law.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2106Relates to the issuance, records, and delivery of certificates of title; requires the establishment of an electronic lien and title program.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2087Requires high-sugar beverages to be labeled with a safety warning stating that the beverage contains 100% or more of the FDA recommended daily intake of added sugar.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2043Requires a joint report by the state board of elections and state education department concerning the safety of students and staff at schools used as polling places for elections.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2115Authorizes the city of Albany tax assessor to grant retroactive real property tax exempt status to Elijah Missionary Baptist Church.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2100Authorizes the sheriff of any county outside the city of New York to issue pistol permits upon the approval of the county clerk.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2077Authorizes the delivery of telehealth services in schools by licensed providers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2081Removes the requirement that an employer has employed an average of one thousand or more persons in the past three years in order to pay less frequently than weekly, but not less frequently than semi-monthly; provides for damages for violations where the employer paid the employee wages on a regular payday, no less frequently than semi-monthly.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2023Creates the middle class circuit breaker tax credit allowing a credit against personal income tax, equal to seventy percent of the amount by which the taxpayer's net real property tax or the taxpayer's real property tax equivalent exceeds the taxpayer's maximum real property tax; establishes a tax reform study commission.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2072Relates to streamlining and simplifying the discovery process in order to enhance efficiency in the criminal justice system, speed up the pretrial discovery and trial process, and promote the fair and efficient administration of justice.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2031Provides that in certain instances the school district budget will be approved if the majority of the votes cast are in the affirmative and if the budget, without the separate proposition or propositions, does not exceed the tax levy limit.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2090Changes the date of designation for election inspectors and poll clerks to January first.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2116Prohibits parking, standing, or stopping within ten feet of a bus stop.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2085Establishes new targets for offshore wind electricity generation; includes the requirements that there is at least 15 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2040, at least 18 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2045 and at least 20 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2050.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2095Relates to a leave of absence for military spouses; removes the requirement that leave be used when a person's spouse is on leave while deployed to a combat theater or combat zone of operations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2079Relates to an exemption for the city of New York from certain insurance requirements in connection with public construction contracts.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2035Relates to distinctive plates for medal of honor recipients; removes the word "congressional" from distinctive plates; provides for the reissuance of plates to persons assigned distinctive plates for medal of honor recipients.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2054Relates to the fingerprinting of prospective child day care employees and sharing fingerprint results.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2099Removes the prohibition on firearm silencers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2098Requires the board of directors of a residential cooperative housing corporation to notify applicants seeking to purchase shares of the corporation of the reason or reasons the board of directors has refused such request.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2112Requires a school bus attendant or school bus monitor on all school buses transporting students in kindergarten through sixth grade to or from school or to or from any school related activity.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2060Authorizes the monitor of the Rochester city school district to recommend the removal of any member of such board of education to the commissioner of education.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2101Requires that bridges over the canal system be maintained in a manner to not impede commercial motor vehicles.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2045Relates to the notification of county boards of elections of an individual's death and the subsequent removal of such voter's name from the applicable registration roll.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2119Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to conduct a study on the distribution of traffic fines and to issue a report on the matter.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2109Establishes the nine member distributed generation for community solar siting commission to examine the reasons for delays in the siting of community solar projects, identify those causes and examine solutions to accelerate development; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2059Directs the boards of trustees of SUNY and CUNY to create a free or reduced meal plan to aid students whose household incomes are below the federal poverty line, students participating in educational opportunity programs under section three hundred fifty-five-d of this article and students receiving federal Pell grants.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2049Enacts "new deal for SUNY: the New York state higher education equality act" to provide free tuition to students who attend SUNY who are enrolled in academic coursework and are on track to graduate; establishes the state university tuition fund to reimburse the state university of New York for the cost of tuition for students who are eligible for free tuition.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2064Requires state agencies to make available all public documents in a digital format on their website in a manner that allows such documents to be printed; provides that no document required by law to remain confidential shall be deemed a public document.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2120Enables federal aid municipal street and highway funding for projects for painting, striping and other new infrastructure dedicated primarily for pedestrian or cyclist use notwithstanding the ten year service life requirement.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2065Establishes a rental assistance loan-to-grant program to assist landlords of small rental properties who have lost rental income due to the inability of the landlords' tenants to pay rent during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2089Allows access to juvenile delinquency records for the purposes of a firearm background check; authorizes the denial of a firearm license for an applicant who is under the age of thirty and who as a juvenile was adjudicated delinquent for an offense which, if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony or serious offense.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2094Relates to the possession and sale of substances containing heroin in certain weights and packaging.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2118Categorizes the assault of an individual responsible for local parking enforcement performing their lawful duties under such position as a class D felony.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2103Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment of a police officer where a person causes such police officer to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, or the contents of a toilet bowl, by throwing, tossing or expelling such fluid or material.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2025Waives Unemployment Pandemic Benefits repayments in whole or in part if the payment of such pandemic unemployment assistance was without fault on the part of the claimant and such repayment would be contrary to equity and good conscience.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2082Provides for a working families tax credit; directs quarterly prepayment of the credit; provides for a sliding reduction in the credit for incomes which exceed a certain threshold.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2047Relates to the term "reportable business relationship" as it relates to certain employees of the state university of New York and the city university of New York.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2080Relates to assaults on medical providers and employees and volunteers of hospitals.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2044Exempts community colleges from the imposition of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2026Establishes the Hudson Valley power authority to own and operate electricity service and to create or acquire one or more wholly owned subsidiaries or membership interests in subsidiaries; establishes energy observatory corporations for studying and enabling effective community governance of power authorities; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2148Establishes the New York state violence in mass media research program to study the effects of mass media reporting on violent crimes.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2143Requires duly incorporated humane societies, a duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, pet dealers, or any pound microchip stray animals before making them available for adoption.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2156Requires the Metropolitan transportation authority to hold an annual public seminar on new innovations that provide opportunities to discover new and emerging methods as such relate to the purpose of the Metropolitan transportation authority.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2178Relates to establishing a product stewardship program for primary batteries.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2174Provides that the use tax on heating fuels shall be suspended during winter months for certain low income senior citizens.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2158Requires the division of criminal justice services to establish and maintain a database of information relating to the sale or use of microstamped guns in the state and to promulgate regulations regarding the provision of information pertaining to the sale, delivery or use of such guns within the state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2094Requires the state to provide state funds to community colleges for additional operating costs associated with an increase in the state minimum wage; requires the board of trustees of community colleges to report to the state comptroller on an annual basis the amount of such additional operating costs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2163Authorizes and directs the state board of elections, in cooperation with county boards of elections, to create an online petitioning system for designating petitions; provides that use of such online petitioning system shall not preclude the collection and use of paper designating petitions; authorizes the state board of elections to promulgate necessary rules and regulations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2136Prohibits a person currently employed by the governor in the executive chamber or employed as a lobbyist from being appointed to a position that requires approval of the senate.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2137Provides practical support for access to abortion care including, but not limited to, reimbursement for ground and air transportation, lodging, meals, childcare, translation services, and doula support.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2150Provides that any special act school districts established pursuant to Chapter 566 of the Laws of 1967 shall be held harmless from any reduction in tuition revenue or any tuition rate calculation and/or rate reconciliation arising out of intake closure or limits on the entry of new student placements.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2178Directs the department of labor to provide notice of job skills training programs and employment services available to taxicab drivers seeking alternate employment who may need assistance with language instruction, financial literacy, social services, computer training and career counseling.New York · last action 2026-01-07Introduced
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