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A 4403Provides for funding for emergency management services for certain counties with non-operational nuclear power plants.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. James PretlowA 4321Creates a series of distinctive license plates for law enforcement officers who were wounded in the line of duty or the spouse of such, which shall bear the words "Wounded in the Line of Duty"; includes the New York state sheriff's association, New York state association of chiefs of police, police benevolent association of the New York state troopers, the New York state police benevolent association, and the New York city police benevolent association; provides that proceeds from the service charge shall be used for a fund to assist wounded/fallen officers and their families.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jeff GallahanA 4507Enacts the "fairness in cooperative homeownership act"; regulates the submission and determinations of applications for ownership of cooperative apartments.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Charles LavineA 4374Prohibits illegal dumping on public property; provides a reward for any evidence which leads to a fine for illegal dumping.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Clyde VanelS 4361Relates to applications for the approval and construction of energy-related projects of the New York Power Authority by the public authorities control board.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 4298Requires that photographs of all parking violations be taken and maintained; requires that such photographs be furnished to the person charged in a reasonable time upon request.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Alicia HyndmanA 4316Relates to authorizing the village of Lewiston to reduce the speed limit to 25 miles per hour on Center Street.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Angelo MorinelloS 4333Exempts the metropolitan transportation authority from bond issuance charges otherwise required to be paid to the state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 4287Designates a portion of the state highway system in the county of Kings, the "Dr. John Flateau Memorial Highway".New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Brian CunninghamA 4372Entitles each member of the legislature to bring one statewide piece of legislation of the member's choosing to the floor for a vote without a home rule message and committee review during each two-year term.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Josh JensenA 4290Directs the New York state higher education services corporation to conduct an audit of the excelsior scholarship program to determine the financial need and diversity of scholarship applicants and recipients; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Brian CunninghamS 4319Establishes restrictions on consumer and employment contracts.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 4511Relates to enacting the "New York wine & distilled spirits development act"; allows individuals to hold more than one seven day license to sell liquor at retail for off-premises consumption; establishes the New York distilled spirits and wine industry marketing and promotion fund.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Charles FallA 4361Requires that transportation network companies provide TNC drivers with notices upon deactivation or suspension, explaining the cause of such deactivation or suspension and the steps by which such driver may remedy such deactivation or suspension.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Charles FallA 4416Requires the department of social services to apply for a waiver or request authorization to create a list of healthy and nutritious foods and beverages that may be purchased with supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSOSAsm. Andrew MolitorS 4370Authorizes the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority to impose tolls and fees for congestion pricing for motorcycles in the central business district in the amount of half of the charges for the tolls and fees of other vehicles.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 4427Prohibits the use of external consumer data and information sources being used when determining insurance rates; provides that no insurer shall unfairly discriminate based on race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, or gender expression; or use any external consumer data and information sources, as well as any algorithms or predictive models that use external consumer data and information sources, in a way that unfairly discriminates based on race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, or gender expression; makes related provisions; defines terms.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Brian CunninghamA 4526Provides that the next appointed trustee of the power authority of New York state shall be from Niagara county and provides for a permanent trustee from such county on such authority.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Angelo MorinelloA 4451Restores the legislative checks and balances to any emergency declaration that exceeds forty-five days; ensures judicial due process rights for any action that impairs fundamental constitutional rights by limiting the powers of the governor to suspend laws during a state disaster emergency; requires a specification and explanation of which municipalities are affected by such suspension of laws.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Andrew MolitorA 4432Relates to rental discrimination based upon consumer credit history; prohibits a person from refusing to rent or lease or otherwise to deny to or withhold from any person or group of persons housing accommodations because of the consumer credit history of such person or persons, or to represent that any housing accommodation is not available for rental or lease when in fact it is so available; defines consumer credit history.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEXCAsm. Brian CunninghamA 4327Prohibits the inclusion of a confession of judgment in a contract or agreement for a financial product or service.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jeffrey DinowitzA 4381Requires schools to accept credits for educational programs at OCFS facilities as transfer credits.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEDNAsm. Kwani O'PharrowA 4442Establishes a certificate of restoration to replace the terms "certificate of good conduct" and "certificate of relief from disabilities"; repeals certain provisions relating to certificates of good conduct.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Erik DilanA 4449Prohibits ballot harvesting; prohibits a person from submitting an application for an absentee ballot on behalf of a voter without notarized consent; permits family members, caregivers and other officials to submit applications.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Andrew MolitorA 4392Establishes the independent office of the child advocate to ensure the protection and promotion of the rights of children in the care of any state agency or local social services district.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Kwani O'PharrowA 4394Enacts the "omnibus learning for work act"; establishes the youth apprenticeship program (Part A); establishes the enhanced regents professional diploma (Part B); establishes a youth apprenticeship tax credit (Part C); establishes the community college merit and mobility scholarship (Part D); renames certain schools established by a board of cooperative educational services as career prep centers (Part E); relates to the salary of certain teachers and staff providing instruction in career and technical education (Part F); implements the learning for work program (Part G).New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEDNAsm. Paul BolognaA 4305Prohibits grass clippings from being thrown or deposited upon any highway.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Chris TagueA 4350Conditions the institution of any substantial change in surface route or rapid transit route service upon approval by the metropolitan transportation authority and committee on operations of the NYC transit authority and upon public hearing; sets allotted individual and aggregate speaking time during such hearings.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedPBAAsm. Alicia HyndmanS 4365Establishes a computerized database containing information relating to the storage and handling of hazardous substances and emergency responses to the release of hazardous substances.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 4411Relates to empowering school boards to make decisions regarding employment based on performance, qualifications and the best interests of the students.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEDNAsm. Andrew MolitorA 4424Relates to enacting the cosmetology licensure compact, which establishes requirements and administrative procedures for multistate licensing for the practice of cosmetology.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Brian MillerA 4292Provides a partial tax exemption from real property taxes for real property owned by special police officers residing in any county, excluding any county wholly contained in a city with a population of one million or more.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Josh JensenA 4493Establishes the disaster-related latent damage recovery grant program to repair latent damage to public infrastructure, including publicly-owned roads, bridges, drainage and flood mitigation systems, electrical and mechanical systems and communication systems, and any ancillary infrastructure necessary for the safe operation of the components thereof, where such damage was the result of a natural disaster.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jeff GallahanS 4329Enacts the "New York State buy North American act" which requires the state, municipalities, public authorities and covered affordable housing projects to award contracts for the supply of manufactured products used in building projects to bidders who produce such manufactured products used in building projects primarily in North America; defines terms; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Toby Ann StaviskyA 4405Relates to selectively cutting timber and exclusion of current best management practices from regulated activities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jeff GallahanA 4309Prohibits state agencies from promulgating rules, regulations or any form of guidance requiring individuals under the age of eighteen who are not exhibiting COVID-19 related symptoms, as defined by the centers for disease control and prevention, to wear a mask or face covering in a public place or while participating in any recreational or organized sporting activity.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Chris TagueA 4434Relates to purchasing restrictions on persons boycotting Israel and the investment of certain public funds in companies boycotting Israel; requires the commissioner of general services to compile a list of companies boycotting Israel; establishes that such companies will be considered non-responsive bidders.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Charles LavineS 4335Conditions the institution of any substantial change in surface route or rapid transit route service upon approval by the metropolitan transportation authority and committee on operations of the NYC transit authority and upon public hearing; sets allotted individual and aggregate speaking time during such hearings.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedPBASen. Leroy ComrieA 4410Expands voter registration to include registration by any agency or entity that accepts an application or collects a fee in exchange for a government or educational service.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Paul BolognaS 4320Extends the pilot program to examine the effects of waiving the state civil service examination fee to December 31, 2027.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Robert JacksonS 4341Requires department of motor vehicle forms, tests and applications for permits and licenses in a city with a population of one million or more to be available in Punjabi, Bengali and Hindi.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 4388Prohibits the use of remote or virtual learning as a form of punishment or disciplinary action; provides exceptions for failure to comply with COVID-19 health and safety protocols.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEDNAsm. Kwani O'PharrowA 4517Establishes a program of health care quality innovation and improvement through home care.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Brian CunninghamA 4474Permits certain nurses to perform medication related tasks provided by a certified medication aide.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEDNAsm. Josh JensenA 4352Relates to determination of public assistance eligibility; reduces time frame for determinations on safety net assistance.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Linda RosenthalS 4310Restricts the rental of safety recalled cars until they are repaired in accordance with the recall; requires disclosure of such recall notices to prospective vehicle renters if such recalled cars have not been repaired.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 4348Requires that curricula and educational programs provide incarcerated individuals the opportunity to earn educational or vocational credits which shall be transferable to an educational institution upon the release of the incarcerated individual.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Erik DilanA 4478Requires the board of regents to establish a method by which a parent may request a library card for their minor on the school registration form.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEDNAsm. Dana LevenbergA 4326Establishes the crime of failure to retreat when a person who is within twenty-five feet of a police officer or peace officer engaged in the performance of their duties and the police officer or peace officer orders such person to halt or retreat and the person fails to do so immediately; requires the posting of bail.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Angelo MorinelloA 4317Increases the federal poverty level requirement for recipients where it concerns the one-time disregard of earned income following job entry.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Maritza DavilaA 4510Establishes tuition awards for members of the reserved armed forces of the United States; provides eligibility for such tuition benefit shall be determined by the education services offices of the division of military and naval affairs; restricts such tuition benefit to legal residents of the state; establishes a tuition award account.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Angelo MorinelloA 4426Relates to limiting eligibility for limited credit time allowances to those incarcerated individuals having completed eighty percent of their original sentence.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Josh JensenS 4315Authorizes the New York city council to oversee the activities of the New York city housing authority.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieS 4300Forbids employers from terminating an employee who is a volunteer firefighter or ambulance worker responding to an emergency service call.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerS 4309Authorizes labor unions to work with the city of New York to finance the construction of affordable housing for its members.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerS 4367Requires the submission of a twenty-year capital needs assessment to the metropolitan transportation authority capital program review board.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 4393Adds 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 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Charles FallA 4412Establishes audits of state agency expenditures to recover overpayments and lost discounts.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Paul BolognaA 4314Provides that where a pupil may be considered a dangerous threat to themself or others, such pupil may be suspended for no more than ten days prior to a hearing taking place to allow the school to have adequate time to make an evaluation on the pupil's mental health, which may include a psychiatric evaluation, and the risk of danger to others and to consult with law enforcement.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jeff GallahanA 4319Includes correctional facilities and local correctional facilities as publicly-assisted housing accommodations for purposes of the division of human rights; defines correctional facilities and local correctional facilities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Emily GallagherS 4307Establishes an innocent tenant protection act applicable to tenants of public and federally assisted housing; prevents honest, hardworking family members from being evicted when other family members are involved in illegal acts.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerA 4514Establishes the nutrient inactivant application permit to allow for the use of products used for controlling phosphorus levels in lakes or ponds to prevent and inhibit harmful algal blooms.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedENVAsm. Dana LevenbergA 4415Authorizes, in the county of Chautauqua, the possession of a pistol or revolver while attending a firearms familiarity, safety, loading and firing course conducted by a law enforcement agency.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedPenalAsm. Andrew MolitorS 4302Prohibits the state university of New York and the city university of New York from permitting any persons to solicit persons to become holders of credit cards unless credit education courses are provided.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerS 4327Provides a tax credit for utility bill payments made in taxable years 2025 and 2026 based on the difference of the average monthly utility bill payment in the year in which the credit is claimed and the average monthly utility bill payment in the preceding three taxable years; establishes a moratorium on certain utility bill surcharges until April 1, 2026; provides for the repeal of such moratorium upon expiration thereof.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jacob AshbyS 4347Allows a tenant to offset against future rental payments the cost of certain emergency repairs a landlord is either unwilling or unable to correct within twenty-four hours of notice to the landlord of the need for such emergency repair, provided that the tenant provides landlord with itemized cost accounting of all emergency repairs made.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 4375Adds gaming disorder to the types of disorders classified in the mental hygiene law.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedMHYAsm. Clyde VanelS 4340Establishes the New American homebuyer assistance program within the state of New York mortgage agency to assist first time homebuyers by imposing flexible documentation guidelines that take into account foreign documentation of income and assets.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 4452Requires all goods, except food, sold at retail in state parks, recreational facilities and historic sites to be produced in the United States.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jeff GallahanS 4359Provides for the appointment of three alternates on rent guideline boards; one alternate shall represent tenants, one shall represent owners of property and one shall be a public representative; alternates shall be permitted to participate in all proceedings of the board as non-voting members; an alternate shall only participate as a voting member of the board and be paid when a member, representing the same interest as the alternate, is unable to fulfill their duties on the board; applies to the city of New York, counties outside the city, towns and villages.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jamaal BaileyA 4400Requires the county seat in Seneca county to have at least one polling place designated for early voting.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jeff GallahanA 4480Establishes a sales tax exemption for certain products purchased for less than five hundred dollars commencing on the fourth Friday in November and ending on the twenty-sixth day of December.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedTAXAsm. Josh JensenS 4338Requires ATM machines to release ATM cards with EVM chips prior to disbursing cash or a receipt; defines EVM chip and related terms.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 4443Relates to the residence of a sex offender near a school and the victim of such offender.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Kwani O'PharrowA 4473Relates to the time period in which an application for refund can be made when the refund is based on a clerical error or unlawful entry by allowing a full refund without time limitation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Angelo MorinelloA 4503Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to study gender disparity in resources provided to incarcerated individuals and make a report to the governor and the legislature of the findings, conclusions and recommendations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Dana LevenbergS 4305Authorizes documentary films to be qualified films for inclusion in the empire state film production tax credit.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerS 4316Requires a phone company to restore service promptly when phone service goes down for someone who uses a medical alert system or a device that transmits medical data.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 4358Requires employers to engage in a good faith cooperative dialogue with employees who request accommodation due to a religious practice or observance.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Charles FallA 4373Relates to regulation of PFAS as a toxic air pollutant; requires the department to ensure certain process operations use appropriate control technology for PFAS emissions; establishes a fence line monitoring program to monitor PFAS emissions in disadvantaged communities, to provide public reports, and related duties.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Yudelka TapiaA 4334Requires rent reduction in cases of submetered utility service; directs the division of housing and community renewal to develop a standard reduction and an appeals process.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Yudelka TapiaA 4308Requires the commissioner of education of the state of New York to conduct a study on the sufficiency of current education aid apportionment formulas, make recommendations for improvements to such formulas and deliver a report of such findings and recommendations and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Chris TagueS 4363Relates to contractual relationships with minority-owned and women-owned businesses.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Leroy ComrieA 4489Requires at least one handicap accessible swing set in each state park.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Josh JensenS 4303Establishes an elderly crime prevention and control trust fund to be funded by an initial appropriation and administrative assessment penalties on persons convicted of felonies when an elderly person is a victim; provides that the fund is to be administered by the division of criminal justice services which shall give grants to organizations who will set up programs to prevent crimes against elderly persons.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Kevin ParkerA 4492Requires new teachers applying for certification or a license including childhood education teachers, early education teachers, special education teachers, or reading specialists to have completed training for evidence-based reading instruction.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedEDNAsm. Josh JensenA 4345Provides that an owner of a residential building which has been deemed unsafe because of an arson related fire shall be charged the actual cost of demolition.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Alicia HyndmanS 4355Relates to the regulation and licensing of employer-integrated and non-verified on-demand pay providers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedSen. Jamaal BaileyA 4356Authorizes certain military personnel who are scheduled to be deployed within thirty days to get married within twenty-four hours of receiving a marriage license.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jeff GallahanA 4421Changes the primary election date from the fourth Tuesday in June to the second Tuesday in August; moves the presidential primary to the fourth Tuesday in April.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Andrew MolitorA 4463Makes it a class B violent felony to fire a gun into a crowded space with the intent to harm or absent the intent to harm when such an act creates a great risk of death to one or more people within the crowded space; establishes the crime of criminal use of weapons; firing into a crowded space.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Josh JensenA 4295Requires the filling of vacancies in the office of attorney general or comptroller be done by a two-thirds majority of each house.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Josh JensenA 4495Authorizes a distinctive "guardians for schools" license plate; establishes the guardians for schools fund.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Josh JensenA 4462Requires that an insurer participating in the assigned risk plan shall review the risk profiles of each policy holder that has been assigned to such insurer through the plan to determine if such policy holders are eligible for motor vehicle insurance coverage written by such insurer in the voluntary market.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Clyde VanelA 4312Authorizes and directs the commissioner of health to designate HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 communicable diseases; requires reporting of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 cases to the department of health; creates educational materials about the virus.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Chris TagueA 4341Requires the director of information technology services to undertake a detailed study of the comparative qualities of cloud computing services and state data center operations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Clyde VanelA 4513Provides that eligible youth who were not given youthful offender status by the court be eligible for conviction sealing.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedCPLAsm. Alicia HyndmanA 4395Relates to requiring the commissioner of taxation and finance in conjunction with the health department and the office of temporary and disability assistance to conduct a study on the earned income tax credit and to propose changes thereto.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Andrew MolitorA 4430Makes certain liquor license fees payable in installments; reduces the fee for certain types of licenses.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Brian CunninghamA 4328Clarifies certain provisions relating to the prohibition on budget planning; allows the attorney general to apply for an order enjoining or restraining commission or continuance of violations.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedAsm. Jeffrey Dinowitz

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