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A 4227Relates to providing net revenues from utility-owned large-scale renewable generation projects to low-income customers; authorizes utility companies to own such projects; provides that the commission shall require labor agreements and labor peace agreements.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4221Prohibits certain types of pollution in the Long Island Sound and Great South Bay.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4126Requires a premises license issued by the department of taxation and finance for businesses retailing certain smoking products and paraphernalia; directs the department to issue regulations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4139Relates to unlawful dealing in real property, when a person uses material governmental information, which such person knows or has reason to know is non-public, to purchase or sell real property; makes such offense a class A misdemeanor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4088Permits the retention of electronic dealer records provided that such records can be accessed and provided to a requestor during reasonable business hours.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 4049Relates to requiring coverage for volunteer firefighters for full cancer screenings upon entry of service to a fire department or fire company and annually thereafter; provides that the costs of such screenings shall be covered by the state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4086Enacts the "Excelsior Opportunity Accounts Act"; establishes a special fund for EO accounts within the department of financial services for certain eligible individuals born after December 31, 2027, who reside in the state, are under age 18, with household income not exceeding 700% of the poverty level; provides for contribution and investment of monies of fund.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4113Permits certain funeral service vehicles and other vehicles to use high occupancy vehicle lanes.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 4050Authorizes police agencies to charge fees for searching, copying, and mailing police agency generated records except for where the requesting party is a victim to or was charged with the crime related to such documents.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4047Prohibits the release of a consumer's electrical or gas consumption data to any police officer, or private, local, state or federal law enforcement entity without a judicial court-ordered subpoena, warrant or the consumer's written consent.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4073Provides doula services at all correctional institutions and local correctional facilities; requires the department of corrections and community supervision to retain an organization to make at least two doulas at any given time available to provide doula services twice a week, for four hours, at all correctional institutions and local correctional facilities that house incarcerated individuals who identify as female, as well as to provide doula services during labor and delivery, upon request.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4091Establishes an educational program related to the prevention of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia bias and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4150Relates to establishing the SUNY excess building asset inventory and repurposing act and conducting a study relating to repurposing or demolishing excess buildings in the state university of New York.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4211Requires comprehensive coverage for treatment of obesity, including coverage for prevention and wellness, nutrition counseling, intensive behavioral therapy, bariatric surgery, and FDA-approved anti-obesity medication.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4060Requires propeller guards on all vessels.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4075Relates to expanding employee ownership assistance for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and non-binary individuals.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4183Prohibits the use of corporal punishment in schools; defines corporal punishment to include prohibiting the use of aversive interventions and time out rooms.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 4048Increases the minimum wage annually; provides for the enforcement of the minimum wage; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4172Relates to campaign funds for personal use.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4149Allows school districts to canvass from the five highest civil service examination ratings.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4103Relates to requiring the establishment of utility customer arrears reporting; requires utilities to report to the public service commission on customers who are in arrears.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4080Relates to requiring every residential lease to provide conspicuous notice of the availability of community solar for the provision of a tenant's electricity needs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4077Directs the department of health to request guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to determine whether the state can claim federal financial participation for coverage of and payment for certain evidence-based mobile medical applications.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 4056Permits school districts and entities licensed pursuant to section three hundred ninety of the social services law to look at the social media accounts of prospective employees.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4064Establishes a youth outreach department within the state police, city, village, town, and district police departments, and sheriff departments for the purposes of designing and carrying out youth activities organized by the department.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4202Requires private investigators to notify the state police when they are employed by a foreign government or foreign national; requires the state police to maintain a registry of all private investigators who have been employed by a foreign government or foreign national.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4119Prohibits the use or access of the TikTok application on state-issued electronic devices.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4123Provides that schools, child day cares, day care centers, or community based organizations which support activities for children under the age of eighteen can not serve as a shelter for migrants.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4056Authorizes bail for class A misdemeanors and felonies committed during a riot.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4215Authorizes the court to order sexual offenders on probation, where such probation has been revoked, to terms of imprisonment which run consecutively to sentences already being served.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 4064Enacts the "Michael K. Williams law" to establish a grant program to incentivize counties and municipalities to reduce prison populations; makes an appropriation therefor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4212Relates to increasing fines for individuals who fail to comply with a stop work order; increases fines from $6,000 to $10,000 for initial violation and $12,000 to $20,000 for subsequent violations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4082Relates to establishing the New York state loan redemption program for certain public school teachers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4246Provides for the return of fines, restitution and reparation payments and any interest thereon where a defendant is subsequently pardoned upon the ground of innocence or the conviction is reversed or vacated.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4104Relates to establishing discount programs for veterans; provides that utilities, waterworks corporations, telephone corporations and cable television companies shall create discount programs that provide a 10 percent discount to veterans; defines terms.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4192Increases the penalties for assault on police officers, peace officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians causing physical injury or serious physical injury.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4244Allows for principals to be remanded into custody for drug treatment where there is a risk of continued substance abuse or the use of an opioid antagonist was required.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4048Allows parents and legal guardians to work from home; allows flexible working arrangements during a public health emergency or state or local disaster emergency which closes schools or day care centers; defines terms; creates a rebuttable presumption that an employee can work remotely if such employee has done so for two consecutive pay periods or two weeks; creates a civil penalty for violations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4052Limits tolls charged on trucks.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4262Enacts the Health Care Nondiscrimination Act; requires insurance coverage and health plans to implement equality and non-discrimination between licensed health care providers; requires fee parity between different classes of licensed providers providing the similar or like-kind services; requires practitioners to discuss and refer or prescribe non-pharmacological treatment alternatives before prescribing an opioid treatment; allows any licensed health care provider to perform certain services, including certifying disability and employment by school districts; provides for enforcement and penalties.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4235Reclassifies court officers and court clerks of the unified court system under the definition of police officer.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4164Requires perishable and packaged food to be clearly marked with safety and quality dates.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4229Provides that each state and city college or university assign a personal identification number to each application for acceptance to be used during the admissions process in place of any other identifying information including names and addresses.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4258Requires nightlife establishments, sporting or event centers, theaters, concert venues, and amusement parks maintain a supply of opioid antagonists.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4197Requires instruction in owning and operating a business including, but not limited to, basic financial literacy necessary for sound financial decision-making, leadership, management, communication, budgeting, savings, credit, debt, insurance, taxation, and other issues associated with owning and operating a business.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4266Authorizes child care assistance to be made available to certain victims of domestic violence who are in need of assistance in order for a parent or caretaker relative to engage in work or participate in work activities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 4062Authorizes physicians licensed in another state or territory of the United States to practice time-limited follow-up care via telehealth in NYS pursuant to a reciprocal agreement; requires annual authorization.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4187Requires the promulgation of rules and regulations for advertising and marketing of cannabis that include, but are not limited to, signage on the exterior walls or windows of licensed retail dispensaries; signage in languages other than English; lighting in colors other than white; other such advertising measures.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4233Increases the tax exemption amount on clothing and apparel items from one hundred ten dollars to two hundred dollars.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4166Requires automated external defibrillator equipment to be immediately available at school-sponsored events; requires school districts, boards of cooperative educational services, county vocational education and extension boards and charter schools to develop and implement a cardiac emergency response plan.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4224Prohibits the percentage of disbursements from the state lottery fund that goes towards education aid from falling below 45.15 percent.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4226Requires elementary and secondary school libraries provide equitable access to physical and digital media.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4205Directs the board of trustees of the state university of New York and the board of trustees of the city university of New York to develop and administer the tuition exemption for law enforcement program, which exempts police officers enrolled in full-time or part-time degree programs at the state university of New York or the city university of New York, including community colleges, from tuition and fees for the duration of their enrollment.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 4057Extends the benefit window of the historic homeownership rehabilitation tax credit; requires additional reporting on the utilization of such credit.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4154Includes the Sandy Ground community, the oldest continuously inhabited free black settlement in the United States, in the education curriculum.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4046Makes technical corrections to the environmental conservation law, providing for misdemeanor penalties for hunting, trapping, or fishing without a valid license.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 4054Requires the office of renewable energy siting to develop standards and conditions for the siting of certain large scale renewable energy systems; requires approval of municipalities to such siting plans.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4118Provides for the certification of entities seeking to provide in-home based substance use disorder treatment services.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4270Requires the dormitory authority of the state of New York to fulfill all outstanding monetary commitments made to any local government for a fiscal year prior to allocating any moneys to economic development grant programs for the following fiscal year.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4053Enacts the "electric super highway act", requiring alternative fuels to be available for public use along the New York state thruway after November 1, 2025 and providing each recommended alternative fuel at least every one hundred twenty miles on both sides of the thruway; defines "alternative fuel".New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4090Provides for the suspension of a commercial driver's license if a driver has been convicted of a violation of local laws relating to a designated system of truck routes.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4070Establishes a user-friendly benefits cliff calculator tool that allows users to understand how changes to gross income can affect eligibility for public assistance programs and long-term financial self-sufficiency and sustainability.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4180Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to provide safety briefings to passengers aboard Metro-North trains, and train personnel in safety procedures.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4049Directs a pilot program for the use of digital license plates on motor vehicles.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4230Establishes clean energy goals of reducing the annual total of vehicle miles traveled within the state by 20% by the year 2050; requires state and local highway projects to comply with reductions to vehicle miles traveled targets.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 4047Requires employers to provide notice of insurance requirements for injured employees to such employees in their native language; requires employers to provide notice of how to file a claim to injured workers; establishes a penalty for failure to comply with such notice requirements.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4050Enacts the "Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Act"; provides findings for evidence-based and evidence-informed health programs from hospital-based and community-based programs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4051Includes accountable care organizations within the definition of a managed care provider.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4155Permits judicial discretion based on dangerousness when issuing a securing order; allows for limited pre-trial detention upon such a determination; extends the time period for discovery from twenty to forty-five days; permits the immediate issuance of a bench warrant for failure to appear for certain principals charged with hate crimes; places restrictions on when appearance tickets may be issued.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4240Allows for distinctive plates to be issued for members of the New York city fire riders motorcycle club.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4218Directs 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 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4248Directs the division of homeland security and emergency services to create a centralized database of companies and organizations that can be part of the state's emergency response system to provide goods and services during a period of emergency or disaster declared by the governor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4055Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to prohibit the use or sale of single use plastic straws and beverage stirrers in state parks.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4099Relates to the issuance, records, and delivery of certificates of title; requires the establishment of an electronic lien and title program.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4145Establishes legislation to protect children under the age of eighteen from inappropriate communication which creates the foreseeable risk of endangering the child's emotional, mental or physical welfare.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4174Requires that parents of students at student orientations, back to school nights, or other beginning of year events, at schools that participate in the national school lunch program or school breakfast program, receive notification of eligibility, and access to application, for free or reduced price meals for students.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4236Establishes 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 4131Conforms the New York state college choice tuition savings program to the federal qualified tuition program so as to include savings for grades kindergarten through 12.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4065Requires social media networks to use a third party vendor to verify the age of new and existing social media account holders.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4157Requires police officer training programs on interacting with individuals with a disability with special emphasis on the techniques needed to improve interactions with individuals that are blind or deaf or hard of hearing; provides such training shall be created in consultation with the justice center for the protection of people with special needs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4151Mandates pre-trial detention of a principal who stands charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree, or criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4228Establishes a contraband screening plan which includes a canine at the entrance of each correctional facility to detect the presence of illegal drugs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4153Enhances the penalties for crimes committed during a riot.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4125Establishes distinctive "POW-MIA" license plates; establishes the "POW-MIA awareness fund" to fund POW-MIA public education and awareness campaigns and veteran services by Rolling Thunder New York chapters and upon approval by the state director of veterans' services.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4232Requires utility companies to reimburse consumers for spoilage of food and medication due to the lack of refrigeration in the event of a power outage lasting seventy-two hours or more.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4102Relates to enacting the "N.Y. state digital equity plan act"; requires the division of broadband access to develop a state digital equity plan to increase broadband access to underserved populations by January 1, 2027.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 4076Requires insurance coverage for medical genetic testing for adoptees and persons placed in foster care.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4094Removes party lines from ballots and has candidates' names appearing only once on a ballot for an office for all elections that are not presidential or gubernatorial.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4203Establishes the gifted education reinforcement act to establish statewide standards for gifted education programs; requires school districts to be accountable for providing such programs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4191Establishes 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 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4252Establishes a moratorium on the building or placing of any permanent or semi-permanent wind turbine in the waters of Lake Ontario located within the state and within the jurisdiction and control of the state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4249Prohibits public utilities from using funds or being reimbursed by funds raised from ratepayers for contributions or gifts to political candidates, trade associations, public charities, and lobbyists, and for certain travel, entertainment and educational expenditures.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 4087Requires a landlord to return to a tenant the full security deposit within thirty days of the surrender of the premises by such tenant unless the landlord provides such tenant with a written statement listing the reasons for the retention of any portion of the deposit; sets forth particular situations for which the landlord may retain such security deposit; renders the landlord liable for treble damages for any violation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 4089Provides that instructions to the jury shall include certain defenses; provides that such instructions shall include, but not be limited to, "Do not let bias, sympathy, prejudice, or public opinion influence your decision"; defines the term "bias".New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 4096Establishes additional procedures to be followed by industrial development agencies prior to making loans; includes goals to be achieved by project such as job creation, continuance of business or industry, and public purpose to be attained.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4250Increases the penalties for theft of a companion animal.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 4090Prohibits a bank or trust company from charging a service charge or requiring a minimum balance for attorney trust or IOLA accounts that are non-interest bearing in nature; defines attorney trust account.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 4083Requires all insurance policies and health maintenance organization contracts to provide coverage for maternity patients and their newborns for hospital stays of at least 48 hours following childbirth by natural delivery and 96 hours following childbirth by caesarean section; provides similar coverage for patients who are recipients of medicaid.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 4103Provides an earned income tax credit to youth workers; increases the standard deduction for individuals eighteen to twenty-four years of age; provides for the deduction of student loan interest; provides for the expiration of such provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 4097Provides for unpaid leave of absence for victims of domestic violence; permits victims of domestic violence to take an unpaid leave of absence for twenty days from employment to address on-going domestic violence; defines "address on-going domestic violence"; contains provision to protect the individual's job position and benefits.New York · last action 2026-01-07Introduced
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