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A 3634Relates to claims for unjust conviction and imprisonment and the availability of certain benefits and entitlements to exonerees; allows for sealing of records, payment of awards and payment of attorney's fees; repeals certain provisions relating thereto.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedPBGAsm. Anna KellesS 3656Exempts inland lakes which are navigable waterways and have an area of 150 acres or more from wetlands designations, not including great lakes.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. George BorrelloA 3663Relates to the limit upon real property tax levies by local governments; exempts real property owned by a city, town or village from taxes for infrastructure, road maintenance, snow removal, capital projects, consent order and smart growth initiative expenses and any extraordinary expenses required to respond to public health emergencies and pandemics.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Karl BrabenecA 3616Requires motorists to exercise care to avoid colliding with any domestic or companion animal; increases fines and penalties for causing such injury and for leaving the scene of injury to certain animals without reporting.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Tony SimoneS 3634Requires landlords to check the state sex offender registry when leasing to a new tenant, subtenant or adult occupant, and to notify tenants with children under age sixteen of any listing of such tenant, subtenant or adult occupant as a level three sex offender; exempts landlord from any civil or criminal liability for damages for any discretionary decision to release relevant information pursuant to this section or for failing to release such information, unless it is shown the landlord acted with gross negligence or in bad faith.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jamaal BaileyS 3674Provides a judicial remedy to resolve complaints related to utility bills that have an alleged amount of damages exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 3620Relates to the full disclosure of ingredients in certain products.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jo Anne SimonA 3668Authorizes the state education department to contract for a program related to teacher recruitment and retention.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEDNAsm. William ConradS 3645Facilitates compliance with the sex offender registry for offenders without a registerable residence; defines "homeless sex offender" and "sex offender registration officer"; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Dean MurrayS 3676Relates to the definition of residence and residential real property.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 3627Relates to excused absence of a public employee for mental health purposes.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jo Anne SimonA 3625Imposes a tax on the transfer of certain real property within two years of the prior transfer of such property and provides for exemptions from such tax.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Erik DilanS 3640Relates to warning labels on cannabis products; includes advertising, deceptively advertising, branding, marketing, packaging, displaying, labelling, offering for ingestion outside of packaging, or administering cannabis products in contravention of a certain section of the cannabis law or rules and regulations in the criminal sale of cannabis in the first degree.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Dean MurrayS 3614Exempts minority depository institutions from the corporate franchise tax for a period of ten years from the date of commencement of business.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. George BorrelloA 3626Authorizes funding to local government entities from the urban development corporation through the electric generation facility cessation mitigation fund for an additional three years.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. William ConradA 3610Requires two qualified psychiatrists to be employed by each school district to perform and coordinate the provision of mental health services in the public schools.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jo Anne SimonA 3600Authorizes the commissioner of health to adopt policies to exclude certain non-recurring items from income that would artificially inflate the availability of funds to meet current needs relating to eligibility for the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedELDAsm. Rebecca SeawrightA 3637Provides for increased participation in state contracts and subcontracts by certified minority and women-owned business enterprises; relates to certain performance and payment bond requirements.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jo Anne SimonA 3653Requires certain candidates to file a statement attesting to the veracity of statements regarding the candidate's educational history, and service, employment and residency record; provides for the filing of amended statements; provides penalties.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Dana LevenbergS 3630Directs the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services to study the effectiveness and accuracy of devices used to estimate blood alcohol content by law enforcement agencies.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Nathalia FernandezA 3604Establishes the aging in place task force to study how the state can encourage aging in place; provides for its powers and duties.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Rebecca SeawrightA 3624Relates to liability for outside aid.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Karl BrabenecA 3640Requires public schools to provide at least one flavored milk option at scheduled meal periods.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Chris TagueA 3654Relates to decreasing the length of the suspension period applicable to certain individuals who lose their jobs due to a labor dispute, such as a strike, and who seek to obtain unemployment insurance benefits; decreases the suspension period from two consecutive weeks to one week; provides that the waiting period and suspension period shall be served concurrently.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Harry BronsonA 3613Provides that no law enforcement agency shall use a chemical incapacitant except for pepper spray; defines terms.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jo Anne SimonS 3672Provides a $500,000 supplemental valuation impact grant to the West Valley central school district during the 2024--2025 school year.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. George BorrelloA 3651Relates to establishing minimum rules for the treatment of incarcerated individuals; provides that the United Nations standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners, also known as the Nelson Mandela rules, are hereby incorporated by reference.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Erik DilanS 3642Relates to wage claims for manual workers; establishes an exception is provided from certain legal relief for instances of when payment is made within fourteen calendar days after the end of the week in which the wages were earned.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Dean MurrayS 3641Enacts the "pupil privacy act" which requires schools to notify the parents or legal guardians of every student when a student protected information survey will be administered and provide such parent or legal guardian the opportunity to opt their child out of taking such survey.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Dean MurrayA 3660Establishes a state seal of financial literacy; provides such seal recognizes high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in personal finance, budget management, and investment.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. William ConradS 3651Relates to the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits by pet dealers in the state and those that sell such animals through an online platform.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Dean MurrayS 3643Requires fair business practices in franchises.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Dean MurrayS 3653Requires the disclosure of video footage related to the death of an incarcerated individual involving a correctional officer to the attorney general's office of special investigation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jamaal BaileyA 3647Enacts the "faith-based affordable housing act" for development on residential land; defines terms; provides that each village, town, and city shall allow the construction and occupation of residential buildings on any covered site up to the specified densities; provides that all residential buildings constructed pursuant to this section in a town, village, or city with fewer than one million inhabitants shall set aside twenty percent of the residential floor area for households earning an average of eighty percent of area median income; outlines the densities for New York city; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Brian CunninghamA 3655Enacts the "home utility weatherization jobs act"; requires each gas corporation, electric corporation, or combination gas or electric corporation to submit to the public service commission for review and approval at least one and up to ten neighborhood scale weatherization and electrification-ready projects.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. William ConradS 3635Requires annual inspections in certain locations by the department of health for the presence of Legionnaires' disease.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jamaal BaileyS 3646Relates to the definition of manual worker; provides such worker's primary duty is to engage in physical labor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Dean MurrayA 3661Requires that any rules or regulations related to hydrofluorocarbon substances conform with, and shall not exceed, any applicable rules and regulations set by the United States environmental protection agency.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. William ConradS 3671Authorizes local municipalities and political subdivisions to have final say on if a renewable energy power plant can be sited in such municipalities' or political subdivisions' jurisdiction; establishes conflict of interest standards for approving the siting of a renewable energy power plant in a local municipality or political subdivision; requires the office of renewable energy siting and electric transmissions establish a database to collect and display host agreements and land contracts for renewable energy power plants; establishes contract standards concerning the forfeiture of mineral rights for the siting of renewable energy power plants; regulates the conduct of businesses engaged in the conduct of selling renewable energy power plants.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. George BorrelloS 3617Establishes a community wind energy pilot program; creates an investor owned wind energy electric generating system.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. James SandersA 3630Establishes a blue ribbon commission on fair competition in the outdoor recreation industry to examine, evaluate and make recommendations regarding methods to promote fair competition in the outdoor recreation industry; provides such commission shall consist of eleven appointed members; requires a report to the governor and legislature on or before December 31, 2026.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Chris TagueA 3662Requires all contracts over fifty thousand dollars in value made and awarded by any department, agency or authority of the state for the purchase of personal protective equipment or medical supplies shall require that the personal protective equipment or medical supply items be produced or made in whole or substantial part in the state of New York during the existence of a disaster emergency involving an epidemic, pandemic or similar disease outbreak.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEXCAsm. Michael DursoS 3633Requires the use of body-worn cameras on certain correction officers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jamaal BaileyS 3761Requires the installation and maintenance of outdoor lithium-ion battery charging stations at multiple dwellings as part of the state uniform fire prevention and building code; prohibits charging lithium-ion batteries used in powered mobility devices inside of multiple dwellings.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Cordell CleareS 3691Prohibits a person convicted of rebellion or insurrection under federal law from state or municipal employment.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. James SandersS 3681Provides protection to cellular telephone subscribers who purchase cellular telephone applications; allows for transfer of such applications upon an upgrade or defect in such cellular telephone.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 3684Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to create ten-year capital program plans.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 3743Establishes a co-navigation services program for persons who are deaf-blind to provide services to a person who is deaf-blind that assist the person to physically access the person's environment and to make informed decisions, including providing visual and environmental information or sighted guide services and assisting with communication accessibility by communicating in the preferred language and communication mode of the person who is deaf-blind.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Cordell CleareS 3692Requires all banking organizations to have a notary public available during business hours; permits banking organizations to charge a fee for such service.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. James SandersS 3707Directs the New York state department of health to conduct a study on the high incidence of asthma in the 5th congressional district and to prepare a remedial plan.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 3739Increases the number of county court judges in Saratoga county by one justice.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. James TediscoS 3753Requires the empire state development corporation to establish an office of accountability and compliance, the sole mission of which is to monitor projects for compliance to terms of general project plans and other related agreements.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Cordell CleareS 3708Relates to the common core state standards initiative; establishes the department shall discontinue implementation of the common core state standards.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew LanzaS 3726Exempts hospitals from the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew LanzaS 3762Provides for coverage for certain individuals under the 1332 state innovation program.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Gustavo RiveraS 3719Relates to teen dating violence education programs; requires school districts to create policies, procedures and guidelines to implement education programs for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade to prevent, deter and address incidents of teen dating violence; defines teen dating violence.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEDNSen. Andrew LanzaS 3757Authorizes the empire state development corporation to rescind any approved general project plan for non-compliance with any agreements made as part of such general project plan, including, but not limited to, community benefits agreements.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Cordell CleareS 3713Exempts institutions of higher education from the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew LanzaS 3768Allows for reimbursement of transportation costs for emergency care without prior authorization by the social services official including emergency medical transportation by an ambulance service certified under article 30 of the public health law; authorizes the commissioner of health to establish a reimbursement methodology to ensure providers are reimbursed.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. James SandersS 3711Provides for a personal income tax deduction for school supplies paid for out-of-pocket by K-12 teachers in public and nonpublic schools, up to $500 per year.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedTAXSen. Andrew LanzaS 3678Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to prioritize and hire union labor for proposed public work before making a contract available for public bidding.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 3738Requires the higher education services corporation to make a determination of financial eligibility of a student for financial aid, awards and loans within 60 days from the day of the receipt of the financial aid application; where the higher education services corporation fails to make a timely determination the applicant shall be deemed eligible for such aid for the semester for which the application was made; allows for a 30-day extension if notice is given to the educational institution within the initial 60-day period.New York · last action 2026-01-07Passed first houseEDNSen. Toby Ann StaviskyS 3683Provides that in judicial proceedings to review real property assessments in cities of one million or more inhabitants, the assessing method, capitalization rate, and other data or formula used to determine valuation must be disclosed to the petitioner.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 3725Requires agency payroll records be made available.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew LanzaS 3712Requires gas and electric corporations to charge not-for-profit organized sports programs for youth residential rates for utilities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew LanzaS 3744Relates to gender balance on boards of state and local public authorities; provides that all appointive state and local authorities heretofore or hereafter established by law or resolution shall have recommendations for appointments, or reappointments that are gender balanced.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Cordell CleareS 3710Creates a new class D violent felony offense of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree; converts the current offense of endangering the welfare of a child to a second degree crime.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew LanzaS 3709Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to develop guidelines for transportation of students on field trips.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEDNSen. Andrew LanzaS 3687Exempts a person from being considered in an accident when such person was involved in the accident only as a pedestrian.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 3682Requires each electric corporation to submit a storm hardening and system resiliency plan to the public service commission for review and approval; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedPBSSen. Leroy ComrieS 3724Provides for the issuance of temporary retail permits by the state liquor authority if certain conditions are met.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew LanzaS 3754Directs the empire state development corporation to issue reports on all active land use projects that used the process of eminent domain quarterly until five years after the project is fully completed and shall be made available on the public website of the corporation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Cordell CleareS 3767Requires the state university of New York and the city university of New York to examine and conduct a study on the availability of campus services, programs and resources for veteran students.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. James SandersS 3716Relates to creating the multi-disciplinary team demonstration program for complex cases of adult abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew LanzaS 3685Provides for the protection of the air quality at licensed day care centers and head start day care centers funded pursuant to federal law; requires the office of children and family services to consult with the commissioners of environmental conservation and health regarding the air quality and environmental hazards that may be involved with any new day care center or head start day care center; requires such office to consult with the department of health if any new environmental or environmental health hazard arises.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 3763Protects the rights of people in prisons, jails and forensic facilities; limits the use of cell or segregated confinement; grants access to tablets, visitation, and certain items.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedCORSen. Julia SalazarS 3755Authorizes the empire state development corporation to create funds to compensate communities that have been harmed by land use plans.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Cordell CleareS 3752Enables students to receive information from colleges and universities without disclosing their personally identifiable information via an opt-in system.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Cordell CleareS 3732Directs the department of health to assign at least 1 narcotics investigator to each county in a city having a population of one million or more.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedPBHSen. Andrew LanzaS 3714Provides that certain sex offenders who are released on parole may not enter public, association or free libraries.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew LanzaS 3748Expands the total enrollment percentage standard for school districts located in a city with a population of one million or more from applying to initial charter school applications to all charter school applications.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Cordell CleareS 3680Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to review the policies of the department of parks and recreation of the city of New York regarding trees and tree maintenance.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 3700Permits regulatory agencies to adjust any authorized fares to account for credit card processing fees for meters used in for-hire vehicles and requires credit card processing fees to be separately stated on receipts to passengers of such vehicles.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 3759Relates to social model adult day services programs.New York · last action 2026-01-07Passed first houseSen. Cordell CleareS 3703Creates a land bank in a city with eight million or more residents by adoption of a local law by the city council; limits board membership to eleven members.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 3733Relates to electronic citation fees or the process of transmitting traffic, misdemeanor, municipal ordinance, conservation, or other citations and law enforcement data via electronic means to a county clerk.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew LanzaS 3718Prohibits a court from providing for visitation or custody of a minor who is a U.S. citizen to a person who resides outside the U.S. when the other party to such action is a U.S. citizen and objects to such an order.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew LanzaS 3722Requires a course of instruction on the provisions of the federalist papers and the United States constitution to be provided to high school students.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew LanzaS 3705Relates to limitations on the processing and approval of applications seeking licensure of a licensed home care services agency.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 3686Establishes the bureau of the senior tenants' advocate within the state office for the aging; provides that the senior tenants' advocate shall assist senior citizen tenants in resolving complaints they may have with the New York state division of housing and community renewal, landlord disputes, rent increases, and other housing related matters; provides that the governor shall appoint the senior tenants' advocate.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 3745Provides that Medicaid and policies issued in this state that provide coverage for hospital, surgical or medical care shall provide coverage for standard fertility preservation services when a necessary cancer treatment may directly or indirectly cause iatrogenic infertility to a covered person.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Cordell CleareS 3727Exempts clothing and footwear sold in New York city from all state and local sales taxes including items used or consumed to make or repair such clothing and which becomes a physical component part of such clothing.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew LanzaS 3704Exempts owners of one, two or three unit owner-occupied dwellings from the project notification fee for asbestos removal.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedLaborSen. Leroy ComrieS 3701Relates to the adjudication of toll collection violations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 3756Authorizes the empire state development corporation to pause, toll or temporarily halt 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 until such time that the attorney general has reviewed all aspects of the plan for compliance.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Cordell CleareS 3702Requires a five percent tax on gross income upon every corporation which derives income from the data individuals of this state share with such corporations; establishes the New York data fund to distribute the earnings of the five percent to each taxpayer of the state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 3728Relates to passenger registration of pickup trucks that are used exclusively for non-commercial purposes.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew LanzaS 3717Establishes the class E felony of official interference with transportation by a public servant.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew LanzaS 3694Establishes the work opportunity tax credit for businesses with fifty employees or less for hiring a long term unemployed person; provides a credit shall be allowed of up to $2,400; provides the total amount of credit provided statewide shall not exceed fifteen million dollars.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedTAXSen. James SandersS 3715Requires providers of residential services to developmentally disabled children to have surveillance cameras in the common areas of their residential facilities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Andrew Lanza

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