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New York SOS bills, 2025-2026
Every New York bill filed under SOS in the 2025-2026 session, newest action first. Status, author, and last action are public; tracking, alerts, and analysis open with Connect Plus.
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New York's 2025-2026 session has 103 bills filed under SOS. 0 have been signed into law, 2 vetoed, 0 failed, and 101 are still moving. By status: 92 introduced, 9 passed first house, and 2 vetoed. The most recent recorded action in this group was on August 12, 2026.
Asm. Andrew Hevesi (7), Sen. Jabari Brisport (7), and Asm. Andrew Molitor (4) have the most bills in this group. 56 started in the Assembly and 47 in the Senate. Every bill below links to its own page with the official summary, author and coauthors, recent actions, and committee of record.
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103 bills · showing the 100 with the most recent action · New York 2025–2026 Legislative Session
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A 745Relates to eliminating rent for homeless shelters; provides that a homeless individual or family applying for or receiving temporary housing assistance shall not be required to pay to any local or state government or agency or any provider, room and board or contribute any earned or unearned income, available benefits or resources to eliminate their need for temporary housing assistance or as a condition to receive temporary housing assistance from such provider.New York · last action 2026-08-12IntroducedA 1755Provides WiFi service and internet access to all individuals residing in temporary housing; relates to funding for internet service under the ConnectAll digital equity grant program.New York · last action 2026-06-05IntroducedS 8026Provides WiFi service and internet access to all individuals residing in temporary housing; relates to funding for internet service under the ConnectAll digital equity grant program.New York · last action 2026-06-05Passed first houseS 7460Directs the commissioner of health to establish at least 4 maternal-infant care centers in areas of need for infants suffering from drug withdrawal as a result of in utero exposure.New York · last action 2026-06-02Passed first houseA 9244Allows a person a second hearing to seal their child protective services records upon a showing of good cause and there is no evidence the subject has committed maltreatment of a child in the preceding two years.New York · last action 2026-06-01IntroducedS 9421Allows a person a second hearing to seal their child protective services records upon a showing of good cause and there is no evidence the subject has committed maltreatment of a child in the preceding two years.New York · last action 2026-06-01IntroducedA 5352Directs the department of social services to establish an outdoor, nature-based child care pilot project to explore establishing licensing guidelines for the operation of outdoor, nature-based child care programs in an outdoor space and that employ a nature-based early learning curriculum to teach enrolled children.New York · last action 2026-05-29Passed first houseS 6225Requires inspections of child day care homes, programs and facilities include the full premises; requires providers of a family day care home or group family day care home to disclose to the office of children and family services all persons who reside in the home where child day care is being provided; requires all providers of child day care to receive training for, provide and maintain onsite opioid antagonists for use during emergencies.New York · last action 2026-05-28Passed first houseA 8197Requires signage warning about EBT/SNAP skimming at all retail food stores; mandates chip-enabled point-of-sale systems for SNAP transactions.New York · last action 2026-05-27IntroducedS 6753Limits the number of cases a foster care worker may have under their supervision at any one time to 16 cases; directs the office of children and family services to promulgate regulations relating to caseload standards for foster care workers.New York · last action 2026-05-19IntroducedS 6550Directs the department of social services to establish an outdoor, nature-based child care pilot project to explore establishing licensing guidelines for the operation of outdoor, nature-based child care programs in an outdoor space and that employ a nature-based early learning curriculum to teach enrolled children.New York · last action 2026-05-14IntroducedS 9935Relates to assisting persons with medically diagnosed HIV infection.New York · last action 2026-04-16IntroducedS 9898Relates to the caseloads of preventative services caseworkers.New York · last action 2026-04-13IntroducedS 9049Authorizes the office of children and family services to grant temporary, limited flexibility in staff-to-child ratios and group size requirements during documented workforce shortages; requires regulations for child day care centers apply to children under eighteen months of age; defines persons who may qualify to watch children during documented workforce shortages.New York · last action 2026-03-16IntroducedS 9460Relates to the commissioner of health obtaining certain employment and income data of individuals eligible for medical assistance.New York · last action 2026-03-13IntroducedS 7318Establishes standards for caseloads for child protective services workers; requires the state to pay for one hundred percent of the costs associated with compliance of such caseload standard; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-03-10IntroducedA 10363Relates to access to educational activities by public assistance recipients who are subject to work participation requirements; allows homework expected or required by an educational institution to count towards satisfaction of the work activity requirements for public assistance benefits for participants engaged in certain educational or training activities.New York · last action 2026-03-02IntroducedS 1465Requires the implementation of an electronic benefit transfer system using industry-standard commercial electronic funds transfer technology.New York · last action 2026-01-20Passed first houseS 3787Relates to eliminating rent for homeless shelters; provides that a homeless individual or family applying for or receiving temporary housing assistance shall not be required to pay to any local or state government or agency or any provider, room and board or contribute any earned or unearned income, available benefits or resources to eliminate their need for temporary housing assistance or as a condition to receive temporary housing assistance from such provider.New York · last action 2026-01-20IntroducedA 9526Prohibits the use of aversive conditioning which includes any procedure which causes obvious signs of physical pain, including but not limited to hitting, pinching and electric shock; prohibits the use of any procedure or punishment which denies a vulnerable person reasonable sleep, shelter, bedding, bathroom facilities and any other aspect expected of a humane existence; defines terms.New York · last action 2026-01-14IntroducedA 76Relates to defining "critical violations" of applicable statutes and regulations by child care providers licensed or registered by the office of children and family services; the imposition of sanctions and penalties for such violations by the office of children and family services; and processes for administrative appeal of such sanctions and penalties.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 456Establishes standards for caseloads for child protective services workers; requires the state to pay for one hundred percent of the costs associated with compliance of such caseload standard; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 595Establishes alternative living arrangements for children who are at a substantial risk of abuse; defines an alternative living arrangement as a temporary, written and agreed upon out of home living arrangement developed as a result of an investigation of child maltreatment by the child protective service that would allow for a relative or suitable person to temporarily care for a child who is at a substantial risk of abuse or in imminent danger of neglect; requires annual reporting.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 699Requires the implementation of an electronic benefit transfer system using industry-standard commercial electronic funds transfer technology.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 821Specifies the persons authorized to visit facilities operated by the department of social services or a social services district and homeless projects; amends the definition of homeless project.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 883Provides funds for day care services for the children of persons 24 and under to enable such persons to continue secondary and post-secondary education; provides criteria to be governed by standards established for economically and educationally disadvantaged students under special opportunity programs for state and city universities; appropriates $5,600,000 to the office of children and family services therefor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1065Provides that before a person may receive public assistance benefits, they must submit to and pass a drug test; requires health care professionals, law enforcement agencies, and courts report certain instances of substance abuse to the commissioner of social services.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1391Provides that any person charged with enforcing laws prohibiting cruelty to animals shall cause a report to be made when, in the performance of their duties, such person has reasonable cause to believe that abuse or maltreatment of a child has also occurred; provides that a person charged with the responsibility of filing a report of child abuse or maltreatment shall also file a report of suspected animal cruelty.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1404Requires local child protective services to notify appropriate military personnel when a member of the armed forces is the subject of a report of child abuse or maltreatment; allows military law enforcement personnel to inquire of local child protective services whether any member of the armed forces is the subject of an indicated report on file with the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1846Provides for internet access and access to internet-enabled devices to recipients of public assistance and to adults and children in shelters, domestic violence residence programs, and other adult and children residence facilities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2046Requires residents of the state, who are foreign refugees, to register with the office of temporary and disability assistance; directs such office to provide registration information to the office of children and family services, the department of health, the office for new Americans, the department of law, the division of state police, the NYC police department, county sheriff's offices, municipal police departments, and the division of homeland security and emergency services; directs the office for new Americans to conduct background screenings of all refugees who register; requires refugee resettlement agencies to submit quarterly reports to the bureau of refugee and immigrant assistance on the refugees to whom it provides assistance, and to monitor the activities of such refugees for a certain period of time; directs the division of homeland security and emergency services to develop and implement a plan to ensure compliance by refugee resettlement agencies.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2050Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance promulgate regulations and create policies to encourage married adults or two adult households when determining the standard of need for eligibility for public assistance programs; and to exempt certain income and resources for such adults and households.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2424Requires that recipients of public assistance benefits must be residents of the state for at least ninety days prior to applying for such benefits.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2502Relates to the creation of home stability support supplement programs.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2567Establishes the New York healthy incentive program (Part A); automates SNAP and the New York healthy incentive program (Part B); establishes the New York healthy incentive program outreach program (Part C).New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3355Relates to assisting persons with medically diagnosed HIV infection.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3391Imposes a one year residency requirement for eligibility for medical assistance; authorizes the commissioner of health to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take any other measures necessary to implement this act.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3481Provides that in the event child protective services receives a duplicate report on an open case that has not been founded, indicated or referred to services, such duplicate report shall merge with the open case and remain open an additional thirty days for further investigation.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3489Authorizes the reissuance of emergency assistance to needy families with children, safety net assistance, SNAP benefits, or emergency assistance for aged, blind and disabled persons in instances of fraud or theft of benefits.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3553Relates to the caseloads of preventative services caseworkers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3797Relates to the improvement and operation of sober living homes including the process for certification, inspections, and violations and the establishment of a toll free hotline to respond to complaints.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3899Requires inspections of child day care homes, programs and facilities include the full premises; requires providers of a family day care home or group family day care home to disclose to the office of children and family services all persons who reside in the home where child day care is being provided; requires all providers of child day care to receive training for, provide and maintain onsite opioid antagonists for use during emergencies.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4035Creates caseload standards for adult protective services workers such that such workers have no more than thirty cases at any time.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 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 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4407Requires undocumented immigrants to submit to the same level of health background check and be vaccinated in order to use certain state resources.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 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 2026-01-07IntroducedA 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 2026-01-07IntroducedA 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 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4598Requires certain persons and officials required to report suspected child abuse and maltreatment to complete ongoing training; requires all teachers, school superintendents and licensed professionals who are required to report cases of child abuse and maltreatment to complete training in the reporting of suspected cases of child abuse and maltreatment at least once every 2 years.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4666Requires a local social services district to accept or deny an application for public assistance as soon as possible but no later than thirty days after the date of the application.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5135Provides all child protective service employees with supportive mental health services and resources.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5409Requires local social services districts distribute shelter information specifically for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender non-conforming persons on the district's website and as pamphlets at intake shelters.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5737Requires food distributors that accept SNAP benefits to establish a mechanism to apply available coupons or discounts to purchases made by eligible recipients of SNAP benefits without such recipient being required to provide a physical coupon.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6096Directs the office of temporary and disability assistance to promulgate rules and regulations requiring quarterly inspections of homeless shelters.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6217Allows for case workers to apply for education and training vouchers for children in foster care.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6533Requires child protective services to document every home visit or contact with the child as part of a treatment plan, supervision and monitoring, with photographs of the child.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6716Relates to chemical testing for prospective foster parents; includes, but is not limited to drug and alcohol testing; authorizes office of children and family services to issue random chemical testing, including but not limited to, drug testing, to foster parents.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6751Establishes a curriculum and task force to provide housing navigation services for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 7019Establishes protections for adults sixty years of age or older, or at least the age of eighteen and who, because of mental or physical impairments, are unable to manage their own resources or protect themselves from financial exploitation without assistance from others.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 7270Directs the commissioner of social services to study and report on the prevalence and threat of SNAP/EBT benefit fraud.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 7543Authorizes the reissuance of SNAP benefits in instances of fraud or theft of such benefits.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8246Allows for SNAP benefits to be used to purchase menstrual products including, but not limited to, sanitary napkins, tampons and panty liners.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8343Establishes the offense of aggravated murder of a child, aggravated abuse of a child, aggravated manslaughter of a child, and aggravated endangering the welfare of a child; requires the recording of calls to the statewide register of child abuse made by mandated reporters; defines "neglected child".New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8743Provides for certain procedures to be followed when there is a determination of suspected child abuse or neglect; establishes duties to investigate; relates to examinations of the child in a suspected case of child abuse.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8836Relates to the establishment of a healthy birth grant demonstration program; excludes healthy birth grants from income for certain purposes.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 201Provides that in the event child protective services receives a duplicate report on an open case that has not been founded, indicated or referred to services, such duplicate report shall merge with the open case and remain open an additional thirty days for further investigation.New York · last action 2026-01-07Passed first houseS 253Provides all child protective service employees with supportive mental health services and resources.New York · last action 2026-01-07Passed first houseS 504Authorizes school officials to temporarily retain custody of a suspected abused or maltreated child until a police or child protective services official arrives to determine whether it is safe to return the child to the parent or guardian.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 891Directs the department of social services to establish a centralized homelessness crisis response data system through which state agencies, local governmental entities, including law enforcement agencies, court systems, school districts, and emergency service providers, and other relevant persons are able to share and access information related to individuals who experience chronic homelessness in order to connect or refer such individuals to services including affordable housing opportunities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 937Prohibits the use of aversive conditioning which includes any procedure which causes obvious signs of physical pain, including but not limited to hitting, pinching and electric shock; prohibits the use of any procedure or punishment which denies a vulnerable person reasonable sleep, shelter, bedding, bathroom facilities and any other aspect expected of a humane existence; defines terms.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1281Establishes the New York healthy incentive program (Part A); automates SNAP and the New York healthy incentive program (Part B); establishes the New York healthy incentive program outreach program (Part C).New York · last action 2026-01-07Passed first houseS 1614Relates to defining "critical violations" of applicable statutes and regulations by child care providers licensed or registered by the office of children and family services; the imposition of sanctions and penalties for such violations by the office of children and family services; and processes for administrative appeal of such sanctions and penalties.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1624Requires that recipients of public assistance benefits must be residents of the state for at least ninety days prior to applying for such benefits.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1754Relates to creating a hotline for the reporting of various forms of abuse which may jeopardize the health or welfare of any person.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2210Imposes a one year residency requirement for eligibility for medical assistance; authorizes the commissioner of health to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take any other measures necessary to implement this act.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2396Creates caseload standards for adult protective services workers such that such workers have no more than thirty cases at any time.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 3138Establishes the commission of the deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing; requires the commission of the deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing to transmit complaints in matters affecting the deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing communities to the vulnerable persons' central register; repeals provisions relating to the New York state interagency coordinating council for services to persons who are deaf, deaf-blind, or hard of hearing.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 3222Diminishes certain limitations and restrictions on emergency assistance to pay rent arrears; removes the requirement that such assistance be repaid by the recipient.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 4141Expands the persons responsible for reporting cases of suspected child abuse to include employees, volunteers, or agents of any corporate entity having an agreement with a municipality as a homeless shelter provider and the development of procedures related thereto.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 4145Relates to chemical testing for prospective foster parents; includes, but is not limited to drug and alcohol testing; authorizes office of children and family services to issue random chemical testing, including but not limited to, drug testing, to foster parents.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 4259Relates to the establishment of a healthy birth grant demonstration program; excludes healthy birth grants from income for certain purposes.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 4474Directs the office of temporary and disability assistance to promulgate rules and regulations requiring quarterly inspections of homeless shelters.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 4835Establishes a curriculum and task force to provide housing navigation services for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5129Requires food distributors that accept SNAP benefits to establish a mechanism to apply available coupons or discounts to purchases made by eligible recipients of SNAP benefits without such recipient being required to provide a physical coupon.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5544Provides that any person charged with enforcing laws prohibiting cruelty to animals shall cause a report to be made when, in the performance of their duties, such person has reasonable cause to believe that abuse or maltreatment of a child has also occurred; provides that a person charged with the responsibility of filing a report of child abuse or maltreatment shall also file a report of suspected animal cruelty.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5650Requires local child protective services to notify appropriate military personnel when a member of the armed forces is the subject of a report of child abuse or maltreatment; allows military law enforcement personnel to inquire of local child protective services whether any member of the armed forces is the subject of an indicated report on file with the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 5925Requires local social services districts distribute shelter information specifically for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender non-conforming persons on the district's website and as pamphlets at intake shelters.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6137Provides funds for day care services for the children of persons 24 and under to enable such persons to continue secondary and post-secondary education; provides criteria to be governed by standards established for economically and educationally disadvantaged students under special opportunity programs for state and city universities; appropriates $5,600,000 to the office of children and family services therefor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6284Relates to prohibiting assisted living residences, retirement homes or nursing homes from closing in order to become shelters for asylum seekers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6348Relates to the availability of information regarding day care services; requires disclosure of serious injury or death of child upon application for renewal of license.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 6379Establishes protections for adults sixty years of age or older, or at least the age of eighteen and who, because of mental or physical impairments, are unable to manage their own resources or protect themselves from financial exploitation without assistance from others.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 7224Authorizes the reissuance of emergency assistance to needy families with children, safety net assistance, SNAP benefits, or emergency assistance for aged, blind and disabled persons in instances of fraud or theft of benefits.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 7315Allows for SNAP benefits to be used to purchase menstrual products including, but not limited to, sanitary napkins, tampons and panty liners.New York · last action 2026-01-07Passed first houseS 8130Authorizes the reissuance of SNAP benefits in instances of fraud or theft of such benefits.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 744Relates to collecting data regarding alternative living arrangements for children who are at a substantial risk of maltreatment.New York · last action 2025-12-19VetoedA 4502Relates to access to educational activities by public assistance recipients who are subject to work participation requirements; allows homework expected or required by an educational institution to count towards satisfaction of the work activity requirements for public assistance benefits for participants engaged in certain educational or training activities.New York · last action 2025-12-19VetoedA 6683Prohibits the use of aversive conditioning which includes any procedure which causes obvious signs of physical pain, including but not limited to hitting, pinching and electric shock; prohibits the use of any procedure or punishment which denies a vulnerable person reasonable sleep, shelter, bedding, bathroom facilities and any other aspect expected of a humane existence; defines terms.New York · last action 2025-12-08IntroducedS 4257Relates to access to educational activities by public assistance recipients who are subject to work participation requirements; allows homework expected or required by an educational institution to count towards satisfaction of the work activity requirements for public assistance benefits for participants engaged in certain educational or training activities.New York · last action 2025-06-12IntroducedS 5242Relates to collecting data regarding alternative living arrangements for children who are at a substantial risk of maltreatment.New York · last action 2025-06-06IntroducedS 7851Establishes the offense of aggravated murder of a child, aggravated abuse of a child, aggravated manslaughter of a child, and aggravated endangering the welfare of a child; requires the recording of calls to the statewide register of child abuse made by mandated reporters; defines "neglected child".New York · last action 2025-05-21Introduced
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