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6,000 bills · Page 47 of 60 · New York 2025–2026 Legislative Session · updated October 10, 2026

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S 2510Establishes the Terry Cooper autopsy accountability act requiring autopsy reports to include all photographs of the body, microscopic slides, and post-mortem x-rays taken by, at the direction of, or reviewed by the person performing the autopsy.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Julia SalazarA 2621Enacts the "education funding census update act"; updates the census numbers used to calculate certain education funding.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Nader SayeghS 2463Requires instruction in public schools aligned to the Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework; requires the commissioner of education to update learning standards on an ongoing basis and provide technical assistance and resources to aid public schools in providing such instruction.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. John LiuS 2511Relates to school district officers required to complete certain training to acquaint such officer with the powers, functions and duties of boards of education; relates to topics to be included in such training.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Rachel MayS 2468Requires law enforcement agencies to report sex offender changes of address within five business days to the division of criminal justice services.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Luis SepúlvedaA 2671Sets the amount of the allowance that trial and grand jurors are entitled to at the applicable minimum wage based on the court's location.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Brian CunninghamS 2487Establishes the New York artificial intelligence ethics commission.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerA 2656Creates a fund to be used to research certain bridges being equipped with suicide barriers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Nader SayeghS 2471Relates to the state greenhouse gas emission accounting system; aligns the state accounting system with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) accounting system.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerA 2644Provides that any school district may establish a reserve fund for the payment of unanticipated costs related to pupil transportation in excess of public funds apportioned to districts for such purposes.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEDNAsm. Edward RaS 2478Establishes a clean and resilient energy program to encourage the development of clean and resilient behind the meter distributed energy resource projects.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerA 2627Creates a program to assist municipalities with water quality improvement of water bodies within the municipality managed by lake associations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Steven OtisA 2653Repeals the requirement that the senate vote to confirm the appointment of certain chief executive officers within a certain time period; amends certain provisions of law relating thereto.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Sarahana ShresthaA 2626Enacts the "mansion tax adjustment act"; increases the sales price threshold for real property conveyances that will trigger additional sales tax.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Nader SayeghA 2635Ensures that boards of elections provide adequate notice to each voter before and after a board cancels the voter's registration or places such voter in inactive status.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedELNAsm. Brian CunninghamS 2501Requires proof of at least six hours of driving experience under a certified instructor prior to issuance of licenses for certain drivers and motorcyclists.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew GounardesA 2598Establishes Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as school holidays, with dates established by religious law and tradition; allows for school districts and municipalities with a population of less than fifty thousand to opt into the recognition of such holidays.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Nader SayeghA 2668Relates to the licensing of sign language interpreters; creates a state board for sign language interpreting.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Nader SayeghA 2596Establishes 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 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Didi BarrettA 2637Establishes a code of ethics for all board of election employees so that no employee of a board of election should have any interest, financial or otherwise, direct or indirect, or engage in any business or transaction or professional activity or incur any obligation of any nature, which is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of their duties in the public interest.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Anna KellesA 2638Establishes the Long Island transportation account within the New York city transportation assistance fund.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Edward RaA 2642Mandates the use of advanced safety technology in vehicles in the state; requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to promulgate certain rules and regulations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Brian CunninghamA 2650Provides for patient access to FDA approved abuse-deterrent technology to help combat opioid abuse.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedPBHAsm. Nader SayeghS 2465Allows home-schooled children to participate in interscholastic athletic activities and driver's education in the district where they reside.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. John LiuS 2489Designates restaurants as qualified businesses for the purposes of the commercial security tax credit program.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jacob AshbyS 2503Requires paid family leave benefits for public employees not represented by an employee organization.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew GounardesA 2673Relates to obligations of members of economic development entities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Michaelle SolagesS 2473Establishes the fresh air jobs tax credit for businesses participating in the development or production of clean wind energy buildout programs in this state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedTAXSen. Kevin ParkerS 2507Includes additional community districts in which pilot programs to address the legalization or conversion of certain basement and cellar dwellings can be established by local law.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Julia SalazarA 2651Specifies conditions for the issuance of optional mobile or digital alternatives to driver's licenses and non-driver identification cards; prohibits law enforcement from seeking consent for phone searches during identity verifications using mobile or digital alternatives to driver's licenses and non-driver identification cards.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Michaelle SolagesA 2615Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to create a bicycle with electric assist battery swapping pilot program in a city with a population of one million or more.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Brian CunninghamA 2606Relates to construction of voting machines and systems.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedELNAsm. Robert CarrollS 2467Qualifies when kidnapping or related offenses that are committed in furtherance of a sex crime will be considered a sex offense.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Luis SepúlvedaS 2547Establishes a culturally responsive education curriculum and standards; requires all school districts, charter schools and private schools to integrate culturally responsive education throughout the education of all students at all grade levels; establishes a pilot program in culturally responsive education; appropriates $25,000,000 therefor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Zellnor MyrieS 2541Relates to making electronic ballot images and cast vote records public records of the board of elections upon request.New York · last action 2026-01-07Passed first houseSen. Zellnor MyrieS 2519Establishes a limitation on financial services assessments and appropriation suballocations; requires that money obtained from assessments shall only be used to defray operating expenses of the department of financial services.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. James TediscoS 2567Waives certain requirements of the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children during a state of emergency declared as a result of a public health crisis, including: allowing any unused portions of any monthly allowances to carry over from month to month; increasing the amount of the monetary limit of not less than sixty percent for the purchase of fresh fruit and vegetables.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 2533Authorizes the dispensing of abortion medication under certain conditions; requires insurance policies providing coverage for contraception to provide coverage for abortion medication.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedISCSen. Rachel MayS 2554Creates the New York title guaranty authority to initiate and operate a program which shall offer guaranties of real property titles in this state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 2564Requires any proposed increase in fares by the metropolitan commuter transportation authority shall be submitted to the comptroller for approval before such fare increase takes effect; requires the metropolitan commuter transportation authority to submit a report to the comptroller which includes a justification for such proposed fare increase and the current financial condition of such authority.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 2549Requires the membership of the state board of parole, and parole hearing officers to be composed of a proportionate share of residents of each county to reflect the state's incarcerated individual population.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Zellnor MyrieS 2540Prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of certain toys and child care products containing phthalates; imposes a civil fine of not less than $10,000 a day for violation of such provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Zellnor MyrieS 2561Allows a municipality to pass a local resolution to extend the taxable status exemption filing date to match such municipality's grievance date for persons sixty-five years of age or older.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 2565Allows the higher education services corporation to consider an applicant's change in income due to the loss of employment in determining eligibility and award amount for the tuition assistance program.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 2558Relates to discrimination and retaliation against employees who claim workers' compensation benefits.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 2518Directs the commissioner of health to conduct an investigation of the department's performance, compliance and enforcement of applicable state laws, rules, regulations, and directives or executive orders, with respect to mitigating the impact of COVID-19 in nursing homes, adult care facilities, and assisted living residences, and to propose a pandemic response plan for future disease outbreaks.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. James TediscoS 2552Requires automatic sealing of certain misdemeanor records; provides exceptions thereto; requires the division of criminal justice services to publish statistics on automatic sealing of certain records.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Zellnor MyrieS 2515Allows geriatricians to apply for both the physician loan repayment program and the physician practice support program, provided such geriatrician agrees to practice geriatrics for at least 5 years.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Rachel MayS 2543Instructs the state board of elections to create and distribute voting guides to voters containing information about the candidates; mandates that voters receive postcards to notify them of upcoming elections and that television and radio stations also notify their audience of upcoming elections.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Zellnor MyrieS 2557Provides for exemptions from sales tax for energy-star qualified appliances and grants municipalities the option to provide such exemption.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedTAXSen. Leroy ComrieS 2514Provides for requirements for officers, boards and judges making determinations as to the sufficiency of a designating or nominating petition.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedELNSen. Rachel MayS 2573Prohibits the governing board of a municipal corporation from adopting any law, ordinance, regulation or policy that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, the connection or reconnection of a utility service to a customer based upon the type or source of energy to be delivered to the customer.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Robert OrttS 2550Allows a person to petition the court for grand jury proceeding materials on the basis of enduring historical importance.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Zellnor MyrieS 2560Grants authority for medallion owners and designated agents to pass along credit card processing fees to the customer.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedTAXSen. Leroy ComrieS 2532Eliminates filing fees for wills filed for safekeeping in the surrogate's court.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Rachel MayS 2568Relates to prohibiting New York city boards of elections from entering into contracts for certain services related to the conduct of elections with any entity that does not employ union labor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 2566Relates to the use of MWBE investments for and aspirational goal of at least twenty percent of each New York state fund, to the greatest extent feasible within the bounds of financial and fiduciary prudence.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 2545Relates to licensing tenant screening bureaus; provides that no person shall act as a tenant screening bureau without first obtaining a license from the department of state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Zellnor MyrieS 2548Authorizes variable message signs placed within the right of way of highways to display certain voting related communications; provides that no such communications shall be displayed if advised by the United States Department of Transportation or any of its agencies that the display of such information will interfere with federal law or regulation or result in the reduction of federal aid highway funds.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Zellnor MyrieS 2553Authorizes municipalities to establish a history, arts, and culture levy to support history, arts, and culture; exempts such levy from the real property tax levy limit.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jeremy CooneyS 2525Requires municipalities to test the quality of their public internet service including the average range, speed, effectiveness and security; requires each municipal corporation to annually post the results of such testing on its website and to include information on internet safety and security including how members of the public can protect themselves when using publicly available internet services.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerS 2544Relates to designating blighted property and blighted areas; establishes criteria for designation; provides definition of blighted property and blighted areas; amends definition of substandard or insanitary area by removing the words "slum" and "deteriorated or deteriorating".New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Zellnor MyrieS 2535Establishes the crime of coordinated petit larceny; permits a principal to be eligible to be held on bail for coordinated petit larceny; directs the division of criminal justice services to conduct a public awareness campaign on larceny.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Anthony PalumboS 2559Provides for the establishment of the New York state home equity conversion information summary to provide notice of mortgagor's right and responsibilities under reverse mortgage loans issued under the home equity conversion mortgage program of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development; provides that every authorized lender must provide copies of such summary not less than 5 days prior to closing on a reverse mortgage loan; establishes a private right of action for violations of such provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 2524Requires that state contracts only be with internet service providers compliant with net neutrality; establishes a revolving fund for the establishment of municipal internet service providers; appropriates $250 million therefor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSTFSen. Kevin ParkerS 2593Allows the chancellor of the city district of the city of New York to require pupils in public schools in the borough of Brooklyn or in the borough of Queens to attend school on anniversary day, but to declare a holiday for such pupils on an alternate date in the same school year to allow for the celebration of a significant cultural or religious holiday.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. John LiuS 2620Designates building inspectors in the city of New York as peace officers; makes it a felony to assault certain department of buildings employees while such employees are engaged in their lawful duties.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedPenalSen. Jessica Scarcella-SpantonS 2615Authorizes one percent of mobile sports tax revenue, but not less than six million dollars, to be used for problem gambling.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Joseph AddabboS 2580Establishes a biodiesel grant program for the agricultural production of biodiesel fuel; defines biodiesel fuel as a fuel comprised of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, designated B100, and meeting the requirements of the American Society of Testing and Materials designation of D 6751; establishes the biodiesel grant program fund.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Robert OrttS 2609Authorizes the district attorney to intervene in a proceeding brought by the owner of a premises upon which the tenant's occupancy is illegal.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Joseph AddabboS 2608Requires that the same educational requirements shall apply for students who require nursing services as for general education students; provides that nursing services may be delivered to students with disabilities through electronic communication or a virtual or online platform or in the home of the student.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Joseph AddabboS 2603Includes use of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument in the offense of aggravated cruelty to animals.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Joseph AddabboS 2577Permits mentoring programs to conduct background clearances of prospective employees and volunteers to determine whether any such person has been reported for child abuse or maltreatment or is on the sex offender registry.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Robert OrttS 2579Relates to lowering the minimum required course load and permitting application prior to matriculation for the recruitment incentive and retention program for members of the New York state organized militia.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Robert OrttS 2604Directs the secretary of state to establish a Native nation consultation policy used by state agencies in instances where a proposal by such agency that would affect indigenous communities is under consideration.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Joseph AddabboS 2583Relates to providing ten million dollars annually to be used for the provision of grants related to the expansion and support of crisis intervention services and diversion programs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Robert OrttS 2594Requires any public school located in a city with a population of one million or more to offer a remote learning option to all primary and secondary students when such public school is located in a county determined by the federal centers for disease control and prevention to have a substantial or high level of community transmission of any illness deemed by the federal centers for disease control and prevention to be an outbreak.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. John LiuS 2626Increases the amount of residential solar tax credits.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Peter HarckhamS 2606Provides free use of public campsites, parks and other public places of recreation in this state for members or citizens of state or federally recognized Native American nations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Joseph AddabboS 2595Removes the exclusion of part-time employees from certain definitions relating to employment and expanding the definition of employer; removes certain exclusions for employer notice requirements for the closing of a facility; removes the discretionary reduction of penalties for employers for certain acts or omissions concerning notice requirements for mass layoffs, relocations or employment loss; removes the maximum time period for determining back pay and other liabilities for certain employees who experience employment loss; allows the attorney general to take certain action to assist certain employees in receiving back pay and other liabilities; requires employers to pay severance to employees when there is a plant closing, relocation, or mass layoff.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Shelley MayerS 2576Designates the definition of person for the purposes of homicide as Mya's law.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Robert OrttS 2575Repeals the Empire state film production credit and the Empire state film post production credit.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Robert OrttS 2581Establishes March twenty-fifth as "We Care Remembrance Day".New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Robert OrttS 2578Permits the enforcement of a judgment against certain trust and annuities in the case of minor victims of sexual abuse.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Robert OrttS 2584Provides that excess investment tax credit amounts may be refundable to operators of a farm operation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedTAXSen. Robert OrttS 2616Allows season-long proposition bets and future award winners as authorized bets; sets limitations for in-game and season-long proposition bets.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Joseph AddabboS 2617Includes contests wherein participants select whether athletes, in the case of sporting events, shall accumulate more or less than a target score set by an operator, as an interactive fantasy sports contest; provides a definition for interactive fantasy sports gross revenue; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Joseph AddabboS 2601Relates to licensure fees for seniors.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Joseph AddabboS 2588Authorizes 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 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Shelley MayerS 2614Authorizes interactive gaming and interactive lottery gaming in the state of New York.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedTAXSen. Joseph AddabboS 2582Provides that the state shall cover the cost of maintenance and operation of local veterans' service agencies up to certain set limits.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Robert OrttS 2621Limits tolls charged on trucks.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jessica Scarcella-SpantonS 2592Directs the chief administrator of the courts to develop a plan to address court calendar congestion upon the expiration of the eviction moratorium including additional temporary space for courts, additional hours, appointing additional judges to handle pending proceedings and coordination with OTDA.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Robert OrttS 2624Adds three additional family court judges to the county of Richmond; adds three additional judges to the civil court of the county of Richmond.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jessica Scarcella-SpantonS 2591Requires corporations to provide written notice to the municipality in which the canal is located and properties adjacent to such canal prior to commencing work along such canal; requires the corporation to hold a public hearing prior to commencing such work; allows for exceptions in certain situations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Robert OrttS 2622Repeals congestion pricing (Part A); increases the membership of the metropolitan transportation authority from sixteen to seventeen members; provides for the appointment for one member from each of New York City's boroughs on the written recommendation of the mayor of New York City (Part B); directs the metropolitan transportation authority to contract with a certified public accounting firm for the provision of an independent, comprehensive, forensic audit of the authority (Part C).New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jessica Scarcella-SpantonS 2600Waives certain licensure fees for veterans.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Joseph AddabboS 2599Requires bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters in a city with a population of one million or more be registered with the department of motor vehicles and have a license plate affixed to such bicycle with electric assist or electric scooter.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Joseph AddabboS 2610Prohibits individuals under the age of twenty-one from gambling.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Joseph AddabboS 2605Provides that impersonation of a disabled veteran vendor, by carrying or possessing a specialized vending license without authority or any form of insignia or by words or actions is a class A misdemeanor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Joseph Addabbo

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