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A 4304Authorizes distinctive license plates for supporters of the conservation of the Seneca white deer; establishes the New York state "preserve the Seneca white deer fund".New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jeff GallahanA 4349Relates to the Incarcerated Individuals Responsibility and Fair Wages Act; establishes a minimum wage for incarcerated individuals of five dollars per hour; establishes a prison incarcerated individual fund where up to forty percent of an incarcerated individual's wages can be sent to their family to help pay for certain expenses.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedCORAsm. Alicia HyndmanA 4406Establishes the crimes of carjacking in first, second and third degrees, as the stealing of a motor vehicle from a person or presence of another person through the use or threatened use of force; increases penalties for causing injury to such victim, displaying a real or fake gun or using such a weapon; provides that all carjackings are violent felony offenses.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Daniel NorberA 4351Relates to awards of certain contracts to small businesses or businesses certified under article 15-A of the executive law.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Alicia HyndmanA 4284Expands the right to seek the appointment of administrators of buildings to tenants and local governments throughout the state and to make procedures conform with realities of housing stock throughout the state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Demond MeeksA 4397Relates to rights and obligations of a municipality electing integrated non-participating owner status in gas and oil wells; provides that such municipal owner shall not have obligations for taxes, charges, fees or liability for personal injury or damages.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Andrew MolitorA 4413Relates to requiring participation in education programs leading to a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma for those seeking public assistance.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSOSAsm. Andrew MolitorA 4313Establishes rental vouchers for working families; provides definitions; allows for families to make an application for rental vouchers at the appropriate social services district or any facilitated enrollment site authorized by the office of temporary and disability assistance; sets forth eligibility requirements.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Maritza DavilaA 4377Provides that any landlord that is in mortgage foreclosure due to loss of rent payments cannot enter into a state of foreclosure until a court handling a special proceeding to recover rent resolves any rent issues.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Clyde VanelA 4518Relates to adding additional objects which a person would be guilty of criminally using drug paraphernalia in the second degree if such person knowingly possesses or sells such objects.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Josh JensenS 4308Provides for local governing board approval of any policies and procedures regarding the public use of public space.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerA 4285Relates to the hours adult-use cannabis shall be sold for on-site consumption; provides cannabis products shall only be sold for on-site consumption between the hours of 11 a.m. and 11 p.m.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedCANAsm. Brian CunninghamA 4283Relates to the confinement of companion animals in vehicles in extreme temperatures; provides such animals may be rescued if certain conditions are met.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Angelo MorinelloA 4542Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and use of cookware containing polytetrafluoroethylene.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Chantel JacksonA 4484Provides line of duty sick leave for first responders who are diagnosed with or display symptoms of a pandemic virus.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Charles FallA 4516Requires school districts to establish a language assistance program for limited English proficient parents of students; requires record keeping and annual reporting; permits districts to jointly establish such programs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEDNAsm. Brian CunninghamA 4446Authorizes two or more school districts in certain counties to enter into a contract to establish and operate a regional high school.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Andrew MolitorA 4508Relates to allowing for municipal enforcement of the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code and to the disbursement of intervenor funds under the major renewable energy development program; adds compliance filings as a basis for receiving intervenor funds; provides reimbursement for pre-application activities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedPBSAsm. Brian CunninghamA 4368Permits an employer who is a member of a recognized religious sect to file an application with the department of labor to be exempted from the provisions of the workers' compensation law with respect to employees who are members of the same recognized religious sect whose religious tenets or teachings oppose acceptance of any insurance benefits.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Andrew MolitorA 4289Requires certain public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer Halal food options during lunch to students with dietary restrictions free of charge.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Charles FallA 4355Requires landlords to return the full security deposit and any accrued interest to which the tenant is entitled less any amount retained by the landlord within 21 days of the end of the lease.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Yudelka TapiaA 4509Includes active duty military and certain veterans going to college under the new GI bill in the definition of resident as it relates to community colleges and state-aided four-year colleges.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Josh JensenA 4450Relates to the appointment process for state board positions; provides for a 60 day time period to conduct a background check on potential nominees to state board positions before they can officially be appointed.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Andrew MolitorA 4536Authorizes a plea of guilty and the payment of fines or penalties electronically via the internet.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Dana LevenbergA 4417Creates a tax credit for manufacturing companies that have one established place of business in the state and relocate a minimum of fifty employees from outside the state to the state; provides that manufacturing companies shall be allowed a credit in the amount of 2.5 percent of the average salaries of newly created manufacturing jobs multiplied by number of new jobs brought to the state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Paul BolognaS 4356Authorizes the institution of a suit in any court of competent jurisdiction alleging a violation of the human rights law for a period of three years after the dismissal of a complaint for administrative convenience by the division of human rights.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jamaal BaileyA 4299Establishes a real property tax exemption for the primary residences of widowed spouses of firefighters killed in the line of duty.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Josh JensenA 4531Eliminates daylight savings time.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Angelo MorinelloA 4337Establishes the crime of aggravated offering of a false accusation against a police officer or peace officer for knowing the information reported to be false or baseless, such person reports, by word or action, to a law enforcement officer or agency, the wrongdoing by a police officer or peace officer in the performance of such officer's duties; requires the posting of bail.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Angelo MorinelloA 4401Requires electors to vote for the presidential and vice presidential candidates in a manner representing the plurality of votes in each congressional district; provides that two electoral votes shall be given to the statewide winner and one electoral vote shall be given to each congressional district based on the plurality of votes in such district.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Andrew MolitorS 4337Exempts guardianship motions filed under article 81 of the mental hygiene law by a fiduciary, court evaluator, guardian ad litem, court-appointed attorney or by the court examiner from the required filing fee.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 4306Expands who can hold membership in a licensed adult-use cooperative to include persons other than natural persons.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedCANAsm. Jeffrey DinowitzA 4500Creates a contraband and drug information hotline for state correctional facilities; defines terms.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jeff GallahanS 4311Provides that the public service commission shall establish service performance standards for telephone corporations; provides that telephone corporations shall meet such standards; provides penalties for failure to meet such standards.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedPBSSen. Leroy ComrieA 4538Requires health care professionals to prescribe opioid antagonists when prescribing an opioid and discuss the dangers of opioid addiction with such patient in a manner consistent with regulations promulgated by the commissioner of health.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Charles FallA 4370Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in Nassau county to "Trooper Edward L. Cunningham".New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. David McDonoughS 4368Relates to establishing an on site supervisor or maintenance supervisor at city of New York housing authority facilities, including janitorial services to maintain workable locks on doors and repeals provisions relating to exemption to the housing authority.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 4366Relates to awards of certain contracts to small businesses or businesses certified under article 15-A of the executive law.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedPBASen. Leroy ComrieA 4454Establishes a first permanent payroll employee tax credit which allows a business to receive a tax credit for the three years following the employment of such business' first permanent payroll employee where such credit equals a portion of the amount it costs to employ such permanent payroll employee.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedTAXAsm. Andrew MolitorA 4378Relates to authorizing grants for the implementation of the seal of civic readiness program; authorizes grants of $50,000 to no more than 20 applicant school districts for public schools that have successfully completed both the seal of civic readiness application and commissioner created grant application.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. William ConradA 4458Increases from 50 to 100 acres, the acreage of farm woodland that qualifies as land used in agricultural production for agricultural assessment purposes.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jeff GallahanS 4313Tolls the four year statute of limitations look back period on rent overcharges where the owner of a housing accommodation acts in a wrongful or fraudulent manner.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 4383Relates to the protection of water supplies; requires an oil and gas driller or producer who affects a public or private potable water supply to restore or replace such water supply.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Andrew MolitorA 4544Designates Pinkster day as a day of commemoration annually on the seventh Sunday after Easter.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Brian CunninghamA 4501Permits students of SUNY, CUNY, or state-funded institutions of higher education to observe certain holidays without facing academic repercussions, provided they submit written notice of their intention to observe such holidays.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Charles FallA 4354Reduces the cost of textbooks and course materials for students of institutions of higher education by requiring every institution of higher education to adopt policies that allow the use of innovative pricing techniques and payment options for textbooks, supplemental materials, and other course materials or textbooks.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Alicia HyndmanA 4340Creates the incentivizing habitability opportunity program; provides that each local social services district shall provide an incentive to owners who enter into a residential lease or rental agreement with an eligible household for a qualified dwelling unit in order to address homelessness and ensure appropriate habitability standards.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSOSAsm. Maritza DavilaA 4456Requires undocumented immigrants to submit to the same level of background checks as lawful immigrants in order to use certain state resources.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSOSAsm. Andrew MolitorA 4408Establishes the GrowNY pilot program, an economic gardening pilot program within the department of economic development to stimulate investment in the state economy by providing technical assistance for expanding businesses in the state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jeff GallahanS 4349Requires certain information to be filed with the department of public service.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 4437Waives the twenty-four hour waiting period for solemnizing a marriage after a license is issued for persons serving in the armed forces.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Josh JensenA 4301Creates the legislative office of fiscal transparency; requires fiscal notes on proposed rules and executive orders affecting political subdivisions; requires legislative committee approval of certain proposed rules; requires the comptroller to make monthly reports to the legislative office of fiscal transparency.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Josh JensenS 4336Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords or lessors, upon request of prospective tenants or lessees, information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for residential rental premises.New York · last action 2026-01-07Passed first houseSen. Leroy ComrieA 4310Establishes the offense of aggravated rape; provides criminal sentencing mandates for defendants convicted of certain sexual offenses.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedPenalAsm. Marianne ButtenschonA 4497Relates to enhancing penalties and protecting victims of crimes of domestic violence.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedPenalAsm. Jeff GallahanA 4435Establishes the New York State Muslim American Advisory Council.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Charles FallA 4366Authorizes the possession and use of a single shot .22 caliber rifle by a person eleven years of age while supervised at an indoor or outdoor shooting range.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedPenalAsm. Andrew MolitorA 4465Establishes a housing court for actions and proceedings involving the enforcement of state and local laws for the establishment and maintenance of housing standards; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Clyde VanelA 4487Increases the penalties for sexual performances by a child; increases age from 16 to 18 for application of existing sexual performance crimes; creates crimes of use of a child in a sexual performance in the first degree, promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child in the first degree, and promoting a sexual performance by a child in the first degree; provides for consecutive sentencing upon certain multiple convictions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Josh JensenS 4350Requires the New York city planning commission to regulate and restrict the new location or continued operation of a social services facility.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 4428Directs the commissioner of labor to establish an immigrant worker's bill of rights.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Brian CunninghamA 4330Includes exposing another person to fentanyl, a fentanyl derivative or an opiate containing fentanyl or a fentanyl derivative by any means including throwing or tossing at or injecting such other person with any such substance in the definition of the offense of assault in the first degree.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Marianne ButtenschonA 4457Relates to presumptions for the death of an injured worker due to opioid overdose where that injured worker was prescribed opioids as a result of such injured worker's workplace injury.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Kwani O'PharrowS 4342Provides that a sponsoring agency shall give notice to persons owning property within 500 feet of a proposed site of a community residential facility; requires hearings to include evaluation of alternative sites; gives the municipality additional time to respond; gives municipality sixty rather than forty days after such notice to approve or object to the proposed site.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 4398Allows taxpayers to register to vote upon paying their taxes or changing their address.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Andrew MolitorS 4301Imposes certain governance and reporting requirements on the New York city housing authority; requires the establishment of a training program for board members of NYCHA; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedPBASen. Kevin ParkerA 4364Adjusts the taxable income of individuals who were forced to withdraw funds from certain retirement accounts due to damage of primary residences following Superstorm Sandy to ensure such individuals were not penalized for withdrawing such funds.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedTAXAsm. Kwani O'PharrowA 4359Provides that the MTA shall not use cleaning materials or chemicals which may cause asthma or trigger or exacerbate the symptoms of asthma.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Alicia HyndmanS 4332Relates to the time election day workers must be at poll sites to prepare for the opening of polls; one hour instead of one-half hour.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 4483Establishes an annual spending growth cap.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Josh JensenA 4342Enhances criminal investigations and prosecutions in relation to the integrity of statements of those accused of crimes and to promote confidence in the criminal justice system.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Latrice WalkerA 4477Makes permanent provisions creating a presumption relating to certain lung disabilities incurred by volunteer firefighters.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Dana LevenbergA 4448Increases the amount of the credit of eligible training costs from fifty percent to seventy percent for the employee training incentive program.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jeff GallahanA 4519Directs the department of economic development, in conjunction with various departments and offices, to conduct a study regarding increasing public access to museums in New York city; directs a report on such study to be submitted no later than one year after the effective date.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Charles FallA 4387Requires the homestead exemption used in the calculation for public assistance to be the same as the homestead exemption under the civil practice law and rules.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Andrew MolitorS 4346Establishes a gang prevention coordination council to evaluate the needs and strengths of local governments in each county of the state relating to juvenile delinquency, gang activity, and gang violence and prevention, award grants to local government agencies and not-for-profit corporations; publish guidelines for local governments to implement evidence-based practices to prevent gang activity and prevent youth from joining gangs; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 4530Requires certain child day care centers to have video surveillance in certain areas occupied by children who are three years of age or younger.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Angelo MorinelloA 4439Relates to the purchase of zero-emission buses and the procurement of electric-powered buses, vehicles or other related equipment and infrastructure; requires public utilities to have infrastructure, capacity, facilities, and transmission and distribution systems needed to supply power for the charging of zero-emission buses and provides a tariff for charging of electric buses.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedGMUAsm. Jeffrey DinowitzS 4348Requires hospitals to provide medical forms in Punjabi.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 4515Expands the FreshConnect program, which provides rebates for the purchase of local produce to certain people, to include local produce sold in supermarkets and grocery stores.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Alicia HyndmanA 4322Relates to aggravated harassment in the first degree; includes the display of a swastika in public view in aggravated harassment in the first degree.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jeffrey DinowitzA 4333Provides 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 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Angelo MorinelloA 4332Permits a redetermination of a tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by senior citizens or persons with disabilities upon a permanent decrease in income.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jeffrey DinowitzA 4422Requires the office of the Manhattan district attorney to continue to annually remit forty million dollars of future state sanctioned deferred prosecution agreement funds.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Erik DilanS 4353Relates to the discovery provisions applicable to juvenile delinquency proceedings in family court with regard to the timing of discovery, disclosure prior to certain guilty pleas, DNA evidence, court orders, and the admissibility of discovery.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jamaal BaileyA 4468Requires proportionally equivalent appointees of both the majority and minority houses of the legislature in all legislatively enacted workgroups, task forces, commissions, councils, advisory boards, committees and any other legislatively enacted and appointed groups or workgroups; requires that the number of appointees by the legislature shall be proportionally equivalent to the number of appointees by the governor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jeff GallahanA 4506Limits the time a legislator may serve as a legislative leader to four consecutive two year terms.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jeff GallahanA 4433Requires all public and private schools to provide financial literacy education to pupils in grade eleven; directs that certain topics be covered in such educational program.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Josh JensenA 4293Authorizes and directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to conduct a study on climate resilient crops and climate smart farming practices; requires the commissioner to report to the governor and legislature within one year with recommendations for legislation and administrative programs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Brian CunninghamA 4476Relates to making it unlawful for a caretaker to post a vulnerable elderly person on social media without their consent.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Josh JensenA 4288Requires the New York city planning commission to regulate and restrict the new location or continued operation of a social services facility.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Alicia HyndmanA 4380Authorizes courts to exercise discretion permitting a courthouse facility dog for use by witnesses to be used in any judicial proceeding; provides that courts with an available courthouse facility dog must allow a witness under eighteen years of age, or who has a developmental disability, to use a courthouse facility dog to accompany such person while testifying in court; allows any witness who does not meet the criteria of being under eighteen years of age or having a developmental disability to use a courthouse facility dog, if available, to accompany them while testifying in court; defines terms; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jeff GallahanS 4318Requires gas corporations to file a plan with the public service commission addressing aging or leaking pipelines within their service territory; outlines plans for the replacement of such pipelines.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 4323Authorizes the division of criminal justice services to add to the police officers memorial the names of peace officers of the state of New York who are slain in the line of duty.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jeff GallahanA 4466Requires multiple liens on farm property to be paid in chronological order, with the earliest lien being paid off first and the most recent being paid last.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Chris TagueA 4353Relates to notice for enforcement of a lien against a self-service storage facility; requires a first notice to be delivered or sent within 30 days of the event that triggered the enforcement of the lien and the second notice to be sent within 45 days of such event and provides that public or private sale of the goods removed from the storage space may occur 60 days after such notification.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Alicia HyndmanA 4469Relates to establishing state disaster emergency requirements for homeless shelters including placement of individuals and families in shelters and reporting of infections related to the emergency.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Maritza DavilaS 4352Requires the pedestrian pathway located between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue on West 116th Street in the city of New York, also known as College Walk, to be open to public pedestrians.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Cordell CleareS 4339Clarifies the time in which the public service commission must act upon certain petitions; requires reporting to the legislature.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 4354Provides final discipline authority over civilian complaints to the civilian complaint review board; creates a hearing officer and adjudicative body for such complaint review board.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jamaal Bailey

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