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S 8402: Extends provisions relating to public hearings on proposed rules until January 1, 2027.
What S 8402 does, verified September 28, 2025
This act amends the state administrative procedure act to improve the effectiveness of public hearings on proposed rules. The amendments take effect on January 1, 2023, and expire on January 1, 2027. During this time period, the act applies to all rules for which a notice of proposed rule making or a description in a regulatory agenda is published. The changes aim to enhance the public hearing process and its outcomes.
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Last action: SIGNED CHAP.321 (2025-08-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 8402
- What is the current status of S 8402?
- As of September 28, 2025, S 8402 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on August 7, 2025, was "SIGNED CHAP.321".
- Did S 8402 pass?
- Yes. S 8402 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action August 7, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
- Who wrote S 8402, and where is it now?
- S 8402 was authored by Sen. Michael Gianaris.
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| Aug. 07, 2025 | SIGNED CHAP.321 |
| Aug. 04, 2025 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | ordered to third reading rules cal.767 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, June 9, 2025 · 231 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8402 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE June 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend chapter 801 of the laws of 2021 amending the state administrative procedure act relating to public hearings on proposed rules, in relation to the effectiveness thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 801 of the laws of 2021, amending the 2 state administrative procedure act relating to public hearings on 3 proposed rules, as amended by chapter 116 of the laws of 2022, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 § 3. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2023, and shall expire 6 and be deemed repealed on [the thirty-first day of December of the7second calendar year following such effective date] January 1, 2027, and 8 shall apply to all rules for which a notice of proposed rule making or a 9 description in a regulatory agenda is published during such time period. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13354-01-5
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