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A1003 Lavine Office of Court Administration #13 01/27/23 signed chap.1 Repealed & adds §3 sub (i), Chapter 400 of 2014. Implements certain collective bargaining agreements relating to terms and conditions of employment of certain nonjudicial officers and employees of the unified court system. CHAPTER 2 A601 Thiele 03/03/23 signed chap.2 Amends §3, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.8025 & A.9158). Relates to assessment of certain land parcels for the purposes of determining payments to eligible school, fire, fire protection, and ambulance districts; removes requirement that such assessments be approved by the commissioner of taxation and finance in the same manner as state lands. CHAPTER 3 A602 Fahy 03/03/23 signed chap.3 Amends §80-b, Highway Law (as proposed in S.3897 & A.8936-A); amends §15, Chap 329 of 1991. Relates to the percentage responsibility of the state for federally assisted projects; relates to the state share of municipal projects where the municipality funds a complete street design. CHAPTER 4 A607 Barrett 03/03/23 signed chap.4 Amends §2, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.7861-A & A.9336-A). Directs the department of agriculture and markets, in cooperation with NYSERDA, to produce and distribute guidance and educational materials for farmers on the use of agrivoltaics in farming no later than one year after chapter 629 of the laws of 2022 takes effect. CHAPTER 5 A608 McDonald 03/03/23 signed chap.5 Amends §6802, Education Law (as proposed in S.4870-B & A.3040-B). Relates to pharmacists administering medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. CHAPTER 6 A609 Dinowitz 03/03/23 signed chap.6 Amends §22, Executive Law (as proposed in S.1086 & A.1905). Clarifies that a plan for the delivery of medical supplies and medications to pharmacies, hospitals and nursing homes in affected areas during a state disaster emergency is required. CHAPTER 7 A610 Paulin Amends §87, Public Officers Law (as proposed in S.4863-A & A.4677-A). Prohibits agencies from charging a fee for records where an electronic copy is already available from a previous request made within the past six months except for the actual cost of a storage device or media if provided to the requester. 03/03/23 signed chap.7 CHAPTER 8 A611 Paulin 03/03/23 signed chap.8 Amends §203-b, Executive Law; amends §2, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.8145 & A.843-A). Requires the commissioner of general services to maintain a list of all state boards; requires each state board to maintain a publicly accessible website; requires each website associated with a state board to include certain information about such state board; changes the effectiveness of chapter 219 to November 1, 2013. CHAPTER 9 A613 Gunther 03/03/23 signed chap.9 Repealed §7.49, Mental Hygiene Laws (as proposed in S.4253 & A.6506). Requires the commissioner of the office of mental health to provide monthly status reports of the community investments and the impact on inpatient census to the chair of the senate finance committee and the chair of the assembly ways and means committee and to post such report on the office's website. CHAPTER 10 A614 Peoples-Stokes 03/03/23 signed chap.10 Amends §4310, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.6921-A & A.7916-A). Clarifies that registration in the donate life registry takes effect when entry of the individual's enrollment data is made into the registry. CHAPTER 11 A615 Thiele 03/03/23 signed chap.11 Amends §16, Agriculture & Markets Law (as proposed in S.549-B & A.3954-B). Clarifies the provisions relating to the establishment and priorities of the New York state council on hunger and food policy. CHAPTER 12 A616 Jean-Pierre 03/03/23 signed chap.12 Amends §3, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.7360 & A.9821). Relates to the effectiveness of certain curriculum requirements related to human trafficking awareness to be included in alcohol training awareness programs. CHAPTER 13 A617 Woerner 03/03/23 signed chap.13 Amends §226, Agriculture & Markets Law (as proposed in S.8741-A & A.9649-A). Creates a natural fiber textile development workgroup to study and identify methods of advancing the animal and plant based textile industry in this state. CHAPTER 14 A618 Barrett 03/03/23 signed chap.14 Repealed §368-b, amends §368-b, Executive Law (as proposed in S.8729 & A.9590); add §29-a, Veterans' Services Law. Authorizes public requests for information from any county, city, town, or village desiring to have a memorial located within their municipality listed within the veterans memorial registry; directs the department of veterans' services to establish a veterans memorial registry. CHAPTER 15 A619 Reyes 03/03/23 signed chap.15 Amends §37-0117, Environmental Conservation Law (as proposed in S.8291-A & A.8630-A). Provides that no person shall sell or offer for sale any cosmetic product or personal care product containing mercury, other than in trace amounts allowed by the food and drug administration as unavoidable under conditions of good manufacturing practice or necessary for use as a preservative in the absence of an effective and safe nonmercurial preservative substitute. CHAPTER 16 A622 O'Donnell 03/03/23 signed chap.16 Amends §19-a, State Finance Law; amends §2, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.23-B & A.4386-B). Exempts certain projects from requirements for providing EV charging capability and from certain labor law provisions for public projects. CHAPTER 17 A624 Zebrowski 03/03/23 signed chap.17 Amends §112, State Finance Law; amends §§355, 373, 6218 & 6275, Education Law (as proposed in S.6809-A & A.7925-A). Relates to the oversight of certain contracts by the comptroller; provides for the oversight of contracts by the comptroller based upon the dollar amounts of such contracts. CHAPTER 18 A625 Thiele 03/03/23 signed chap.18 Amends §378, Executive Law (as proposed in S.7858 & A.8646). Exempts hot tubs or spas with safety covers from certain standards of the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code. CHAPTER 19 A626A Otis 03/03/23 signed chap.19 Amends §378, Executive Law (as proposed in S.7582-B & A.9216-B). Relates to standards for the construction of all new buildings and for the construction or renovation of existing buildings that undergo a substantial improvement and which are located wholly or partially in an area designated on the applicable Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA") flood insurance rate map, as amended from time to time, as a Special Flood Hazard Area or Moderate Risk Flood Hazard Area. CHAPTER 20 A627 Lunsford 03/03/23 signed chap.20 Amends §2803, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.1785-A & A.6052). Requires nursing homes to follow Federal CDC or medicare and medicaid guidance relating to infectious disease control planning and procedures. CHAPTER 21 A630 Carroll 03/03/23 signed chap.21 Amends §242, Elder Law (as proposed in S.3483-A & A.928-A). Limits the calculation of increases in income limiting eligibility under the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage to one subsequent calendar year. CHAPTER 22 A631 Carroll 03/03/23 signed chap.22 Amends §231-b, Real Property Law (as proposed in S.5472-A & A.7876-A). Requires residential leases to include information on prior flood damage due to a natural flood event, such as heavy rainfall, coastal storm surge, tidal inundation, or river overflow, that the lessor knows or reasonable should know has occurred to such premises and the nature of any such damage. CHAPTER 23 A632 Dinowitz 03/03/23 signed chap.23 Amends §240, Domestic Relations Law; amends §575, Executive Law; amends §4, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.6385-B & A.2375-C). Relates to mandatory training of a forensic evaluator in relation to court ordered forensic evaluations involving child custody and visitation when the child is living out-of-state and is farther than one hundred miles from the New York state border; relates to training in the prevention and intervention of domestic violence required for forensic investigators. CHAPTER 24 A966 McDonald 03/03/23 signed chap.24 Amends §796-k, Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law; amends §2, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.6721 & A.3241). Relates to information available for inspection during certain special proceedings by certain tenants for judgment directing deposit of rents that are in the possession of the department charged with the enforcement of the housing maintenance code of the municipality; relates to the effectiveness of such provisions. CHAPTER 25 A968 Bichotte-Hermelyn 03/03/23 signed chap.25 Amends §16-c, Urban Development Corporation Act (as proposed in S.571 & A.6420). Restricts the use of funds received from the minority and women-owned business development and lending program for the purpose of refinancing existing commercial or business related debt. CHAPTER 26 A969 Burdick 03/03/23 signed chap.26 Amends §70-b, Civil Rights Law (as proposed in A.10094-A & S.9039-A). Relates to the amount of damages recoverable in a cause of action for unlawful interference with protected rights which is up to three times the amount of compensatory damages. CHAPTER 27 A970 Gunther 03/03/23 signed chap.27 Amends §167, Labor Law; amends §2, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.1997-A & A.286-A). Provides for oversight of the use of mandatory overtime during an emergency. CHAPTER 28 A971 Santabarbara 03/03/23 signed chap.28 Amends §192-e, Agriculture & Markets Law (as proposed in S.8426 & A.1451-A). Requires when delivery is made of liquefied petroleum gas in times of emergency the temporary emergency supplier shall provide written information to the regular supplier; prohibits removing or filling liquefied petroleum gas without consent of the owner. CHAPTER 29 A973 Gunther 03/03/23 signed chap.29 Amends §§4310 & 4408, Public Health Law; amends §§3216, 3221 & 4306, Insurance Law; amends §5, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.8805 & A.10186). Requires space for donate life registration in the initial process setting up an online member service portal with an insurer. CHAPTER 30 A975 Buttenschon 03/03/23 signed chap.30 Repealed §250.72, amends §§250.70 & 250.71, Penal Law; amends §52-d, Civil Rights Law (as proposed in S.7211-B & A.1121-C). Provides for the offense of unlawful dissemination of a personal image and a private right of action for such offense. CHAPTER 31 A976 Paulin 03/03/23 signed chap.31 Amends §2805-i, Public Health Law; amends §2, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.7867-A & A.9596-A). Relates to the establishment of the statewide electronic tracking system for evidence collection kits used to collect and preserve evidence of a sexual assault or other sex offense that are submitted to the custody of law enforcement; relates to the effectiveness of such provisions. CHAPTER 32 A977 Solages 03/03/23 signed chap.32 Amends §§859-a & 874, General Municipal Law; amends §§1953-a, 1963-a, 2307 & 2315, Public Authorities Law (as proposed in S.3256 & A.10056). Relates to notice procedures prior to approval of projects by industrial development agencies; includes electronic correspondence with read-receipts. CHAPTER 33 A978 Paulin 03/03/23 signed chap.33 Renumbered §66-s to be §66-u, amends §66-u, Public Service Law (as proposed in S.1380-A & A.129-A). Requires gas corporations to file annual gas safety reports; authorizes the public service commission to order reasonable improvements to promote public interest, preserve public health and protect those using gas when there is a deficiency in a gas corporation's prioritization or administration of its pipeline replacement projects or operation and maintenance activities related to gas safety. CHAPTER 34 A979 Paulin 03/03/23 signed chap.34 Amends §§1503, 1505-b, 1518 & 1502, Not for Profit Corporation Law; amends §§4145 & 4200 - 4203, Public Health Law; amends §7, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.5535 & A.382). Clarifies provisions related to the creation, operation, and duties of natural organic reduction facilities as cemetery corporations. CHAPTER 35 A981 Rosenthal L 03/03/23 signed chap.35 Amends §753-f, General Business Law; amends §7, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.1130 & A.4283). Allows reasonable rental fees to be charged by a retail pet shop for showcasing dogs, cats, or rabbits for adoption; adjusts the effectiveness of the prohibition of the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits from pet shops. CHAPTER 36 A983 Magnarelli 03/03/23 signed chap.36 Renumbered Art 7-C to be Art 7-D, amends §§797, 797-b, 797-c, 797-e & 797-j, Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law; amends §204, Uniform City Court Act; amends §204, Uniform District Court Act; amends §204, Uniform Justice Court Act; amends §204, NYC Civil Court Act; amends §7, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.4594-B & A.354-B). Amends the tenant dignity and safe housing act relating to special proceedings for judgment directing repairs of conditions and other relief in residential real property to limit jurisdiction; provides that proceedings may be maintained against any respondent with a legal obligation to maintain the property. CHAPTER 37 A986 Sayegh 03/03/23 signed chap.37 Amends §73-a, Public Service Law; amends §1020-mm, Public Authorities Law; Repealed §709 sub 2 ¶(v), amends §24, Executive Law; amends §4, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.926-C & A.3318-C). Relates to the restoration of electric power services during a widespread outage; requires electric corporations and the Long Island power authority service provider during a widespread prolonged outage that affects at least twenty thousand customers to notify the village, town or city if certain electric power services are not able to be restored; requires the chief executive to coordinate with affected police departments, fire departments, ambulance services and advanced life support first response services prewired with an appropriate transfer switch for using an alternate generated power source for the emergency deployment of alternate generated power sources. CHAPTER 38 A987 Sayegh 03/03/23 signed chap.38 Amends §66, Public Service Law; amends §1020-f, Public Authorities Law; amends §3, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.931-A & A.3217-A). Removes requirements that require any medical equipment or equipment necessary for an individual whose diagnosis is likely to be significantly triggered or significantly exacerbated by a continued loss of power that will adversely impact that individual's health; removes such requirements from an emergency response plan. CHAPTER 39 A988 Rosenthal L 03/03/23 signed chap.39 Repealed §1, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.559 & A.3642). Repeals provisions relating to prescription digital therapeutics which are software-based disease treatments. CHAPTER 40 A989 Peoples-Stokes 03/03/23 signed chap.40 Repealed §314-a, amends §§311 & 313, Executive Law; amends §97-k, State Finance Law; amends §6, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.3390-A & A.9259-A). Relates to minority and women-owned business enterprise fraud and the monies of the minority and women-owned business enterprise fund; and to the effectiveness of certain provisions related thereto. CHAPTER 41 A997 Forrest 03/03/23 signed chap.41 Amends §365-k, Social Service Law (as proposed in S.8157 & A.8604). Limits availability and coverage for non-invasive prenatal testing for Medicaid patients based on age if such limits are recommended by the United States food and drug administration, the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services, or the United States department of health and human services. CHAPTER 42 A998 Rosenthal L 03/03/23 signed chap.42 Amends §§48-a & 91, Public Service Law; amends §§399-cccc, 399-yy & 399-yyy, General Business Law; amends §6, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.7157-A & A.6207-B). Clarifies the process for the release of individuals from utility, phone and television contracts in instances of domestic violence; changes the effectiveness of the provisions to June 30, 2023. CHAPTER 43 A1000 Joyner 03/03/23 signed chap.43 Amends §§218, 780, 781 & 784 - 787, Labor Law; amends §5, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.8922-A & A.10020-A). Makes clarifications to the provisions of the warehouse worker protection act. CHAPTER 44 A1004 Rivera 03/03/23 signed chap.44 Amends §§1299-a, 1299-c, 1299-bb, 1299-dd, 1301, 1303, 1326 & 1328, Public Authorities Law (as proposed in S.3959-B & A.7822-C). Relates to members of transportation authorities; provides that any local or statewide transit advocacy organization may recommend one or more transit dependent individuals to be considered; makes related provisions. CHAPTER 45 A1007 McDonough 03/03/23 signed chap.45 Amends §1, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.6035-A & A.6950-A). Makes clarifying changes regarding the authorization for the Bellmore Fire District to file an application for exemption from real property taxes. CHAPTER 46 A1008 Ra 03/03/23 signed chap.46 Amends §1, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.8940-A & A.9981-A). Requires the approval by the Nassau county legislature for the assessor of the county of Nassau to then accept from the Mineola Union Free School District an application for exemption from real property taxes. CHAPTER 47 A1009 Paulin 03/03/23 signed chap.47 Amends §396-i, General Business Law (as proposed in S.145-B & A.266-A). Requires the consumer protection division to establish a model notice of potential scams when selling gift cards. CHAPTER 48 A1285 Fahy 03/03/23 signed chap.48 Amends §399-nn, General Business Law; amends §3, Chap of 2022 (as proposed on S.4104-A & A.7006-B). Relates to the sale of digital electronic equipment manufactured and first sold or used in New York on or after July 1, 2023; requires original equipment manufacturers to provide diagnostic and repair information; authorizes original equipment manufacturers to establish reasonable training and certification programs for independent repair providers and to offer parts to independent repair providers or owners with other parts where the individual components may pose a heightened safety risk; relates to the effectiveness thereof. CHAPTER 49 A1286 Pretlow 03/03/23 signed chap.49 Amends §§1 & 9, Chap of 2022; amends §§8-0105, 8-0109, 8-0113, 70-0118 & 70-0107, Environmental Conservation Law (as proposed in S.8830 & A.2103-D). Relates to minimizing disproportionate impacts of environmental facility siting on disadvantaged communities. CHAPTER 50 S4000-D BUDGET 05/12/23 SIGNED CHAP.50 Makes appropriations for the support of government - State Operations Budget. CHAPTER 51 S4001-B BUDGET 05/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.51 Makes appropriations for the support of government - Legislature and Judiciary Budget. CHAPTER 52 A3002 BUDGET 05/03/23 signed chap.52 Makes appropriations for the support of government - State Debt Budget. CHAPTER 53 A3003-D BUDGET 05/12/23 tabled line veto memo.1 05/12/23 thru line veto memo.33 Makes appropriations for the support of government - Aid to Localities Budget. CHAPTER 54 A3004-D BUDGET 05/12/23 tabled line veto memo.34 05/12/23 thru line veto memo.36 Makes appropriations for the support of government - Capital Projects Budget. CHAPTER 55 A3005-C BUDGET (Budget Article VII #6) 05/03/23 signed chap.55 Amends Various Laws, generally. Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state public protection and general government budget for the 2023-2024 state fiscal year; relates to the psychological testing of candidates; relates to expanding the geographic area of employment of certain police officers; relates to prisoner furloughs in certain cases and the crime of absconding therefrom; relates to correctional facilities; relates to inmate work release, furlough and leave; relates to certain provisions which impact upon expenditure of certain appropriations made by chapter 50 of the laws of 1994 enacting the state operations budget; relates to taxes, surcharges, fees and funding; relates to prison and jail housing and alternatives to detention and incarceration programs; relates to taxes; extends the expiration of the mandatory surcharge and victim assistance fee; relates to the ignition interlock device program; extends the expiration date of the merit provisions; relates to prisoner litigation reform and extending the expiration of the inmate filing fee provisions of the civil practice law and rules and general filing fee provision and inmate property claims exhaustion requirement of the court of claims act of such chapter; constitutes the family protection and domestic violence intervention act of 1994; relates to extending the expiration of certain provisions requiring the arrest of certain persons engaged in family violence; relates to the use of closed-circuit television and other protective measures for certain child witnesses; extends provisions enacting the sentencing reform act of 1995; relates to electronic court appearance in certain counties; relates to enacting the interstate compact for adult offender supervision; relates to limiting the closing of certain correctional facilities; provides for the custody by the department of correctional services of inmates serving definite sentences; provides for custody of federal prisoners; requires the closing of certain correctional facilities; relates to military funds of the organized militia; relates to providing for community treatment facilities and establishing the crime of absconding from the community treatment facility; relates to the pre-criminal proceeding settlements in the City of New York (Part A); relates to criminal possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun in a sensitive or restricted location; exempts certain law enforcement and military officers from certain vehicle gun storage requirements (Part F); relates to establishing a hazard mitigation revolving loan fund (Part G); authorizes the payment of a training stipend to volunteer firefighters by a volunteer fire company and the office of fire prevention and control (Part H); expands eligibility for World Trade Center death and disability benefits for members of New York's organized militia (Part J); extends certain provisions relating to liquidator's permits and temporary retail permits (Part O); extends provisions of law relating to the state commission on the restoration of the capitol until April 1, 2028 (Part Q); relates to the submission of electronic bids for state procurement purposes (Part R); provides that the civil service department may only establish continuing eligible lists for any class of positions filled through open competitive examination (Part S); relates to employment of certain persons with disabilities (Part T); extends effectiveness of a waiver approval and income limitations on retirees employed in school districts and board of cooperative educational services (Part V); allows participating employers of the New York state and local retirement system to withdraw from the contribution stabilization program (Part W); moves the special accidental death benefit appropriation from the department of audit and control to the general fund's miscellaneous all state department and agencies; adds such benefits paid by counties (Part Y); relates to the duration of initial terms to be served by the first class of the commission on ethics and lobbying in government (Part Z); extends certain provisions relating to sales tax exemptions and real property taxes (Part AA); repeals provisions relating to county-wide shared services panels (Part BB); extends certain provisions relating to the operation and administration of the legislature (Part DD); waives state civil service exam fees between 7/1/2023 and 12/31/2025 (Part EE); provides Suffolk county certain fees generated from certain offenses and violations for the services of the Suffolk county traffic and parking violations agency (Part FF); provides for certain death benefits to correction officers, correction officer-sergeants, correction officer-captains, assistant wardens, associate wardens or wardens employed by Westchester county (Part GG); authorizes police and fire members of the New York city fire department pension fund to obtain credit for any period of service rendered as an EMT member immediately proceeding a period of service in the uniformed force of the fire department (Part HH); provides certain death benefits to county fire marshals, supervising fire marshals, fire marshals, assistant fire marshals, assistant chief fire marshals, chief fire marshals and division supervising fire marshals employed by Nassau county (Part II); allows certain members of the New York city police pension fund to borrow from contributions (Part JJ); relates to retirement eligibility for deputy sheriffs-civil in the county of Monroe (Part KK); relates to the effect and rebuttal of certain medical presumptions relating to heart disease; provides that, for certain members, any condition of impairment of health caused by a disease of the heart, resulting in disability, shall be presumptive evidence that such disability was incurred in the performance and discharge of duty and the natural and proximate result of an accident (Part LL); relates to the transfer and disposal of certain personal property of former members of the senate and assembly (Part MM); relates to reports by the director of the office of counterterrorism; requires the chief information security officer of the state office of information technology services to participate in meetings and supplement the report (Part NN); enacts the "unmarked burial site protection act"; requires the cessation of all ground disturbing activities upon the discovery of a burial ground, human remains or funerary objects; requires the reporting of such discovery to the local coroner; provides that if such remains are more than 50 years old, the state archaeologist shall be notified; requires state archaeologist to determine whether the remains are of Native American origin; provides that the lineal descendants or culturally affiliated group of such remains shall be notified and be given possession thereof; establishes the Native American burial site review committee to provide for notice and disposition of Native American remains; establishes criminal penalties for the violation of such provisions relating to the disturbance or failure to report the discovery of any such site, remains or objects; grants the attorney general and aggrieved parties a civil right of action for the violations of such provisions (Part OO). CHAPTER 56 A3006-C BUDGET (Budget Article VII #7) 05/03/23 signed chap.56 Amends Various Laws, generally. Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state education, labor, housing and family assistance budget for the 2023-2024 state fiscal year; relates to contracts for excellence; relates to maintenance of equity aid; provides a state subsidy for the federal community eligibility provision program; relates to the number of charters issued; relates to actual valuation; relates to average daily attendance; relates to supplemental public excess cost aid; relates to building aid for metal detectors, and safety devices for electrically operated partitions, room dividers and doors; relates to academic enhancement aid; relates to high tax aid; relates to prospective prekindergarten enrollment reporting; provides for guidance on utilizing building aid to support-district operated universal prekindergarten programs; extends provisions of the statewide universal full-day pre-kindergarten program; increases aid for certain transportation costs; requires zero emission bus progress reporting; relates to funding a program for work force education conducted by the consortium for worker education in New York city, in relation to reimbursement for the 2022-2023 school year, withholding a portion of employment preparation education aid and in relation to the effectiveness thereof; extends aid for employment preparation education for certain persons age twenty-one and older; relates to conditional appointment of school district, charter school or BOCES employees, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; directs the commissioner of education to appoint a monitor for the Rochester city school district; establishes the powers and duties of such monitor and certain other officers; relates to the apportionment of aid to such school district, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; relates to the support of education, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; directs the education department to conduct a comprehensive study of alternative tuition rate-setting methodologies for approved providers operating school age programs receiving funding; provides for special apportionment for salary expenses; provides for special apportionment for public pension accruals; extends the school years to which apportionment for salary expenses apply; provides for an accelerated schedule for certain apportionments payable to Mount Vernon city school district; provides for set-asides from the state funds which certain districts are receiving from the total foundation aid; provides for support of public libraries; relates to the financial stability of the Rochester city school district, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof (Part A); relates to tuition authorization at the state university of New York and the city university of New York (Part B); removes the maximum award caps for the liberty partnerships program (Part D); utilizes reserves in the mortgage insurance fund for the neighborhood preservation program, the rural preservation program, the rural rental assistance program, and the New York state supportive housing program (Part Q); relates to providing for increases in minimum wage requirements (Part S); expands eligibility for child care assistance; makes related provisions (Part U); extends provisions of law related to restructuring financing for residential school placements (Part V); extends certain provisions of law relating to the juvenile justice services close to home initiative (Part W); eliminates the requirement for combined education and other work/activity assignments; directs approval of certain education and vocational training activities up to two-year post-secondary degree programs; provides for a disregard of earned income received by a recipient of public assistance derived from participating in a qualified work activity or training program; provides for a one-time disregard of earned income following job entry for up to six consecutive months under certain circumstances (Part X); provides reimbursement to victims of public assistance fraud to include additional benefits (Part Y); increases the standards of monthly need for aged, blind and disabled persons living in the community (Part Z); requires the state university of New York trustees and the city university of New York trustees to develop long-term plans to address the impact fluctuations in student enrollment have on the academic and financial sustainability of state-operated institutions and community colleges (Part AA); increases the rent subsidy payable to a foster child living independently (Part BB); extends certain provisions relating to the calculation of weekly employment insurance benefits for workers who are partially unemployed (Part CC); establishes a statewide presumptive eligibility standard for child care assistance (Part DD); makes certain part-time students enrolled at a public agricultural and technical college eligible to receive part-time tuition assistance program awards (Part EE); relates to conducting a study of public and private museums in New York state (Part FF); increases fees for assigned counsel; increases the amount in extraordinary circumstances that the court may provide for compensation in excess of three thousand dollars per investigative, expert of other service provider (Part GG); expands eligibility for the empire state child credit (Part HH); expands the scope of scholarships for the state university of New York maritime college (Part II); relates to the appointment of the western regional off-track betting board of directors (Part JJ); provides state matching contributions to the endowments of the four university centers of the state university of New York; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof (Part KK); authorizes the department of corrections to use body scanners for employees at state correctional facilities, visitors, and incarcerated individuals (Part LL); relates to bus operation-related traffic restrictions and parking infractions; establishes a bus rapid transit demonstration program; extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating thereto; repeals certain provisions relating thereto (Part MM); directs the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to establish and implement a fare-free bus pilot program within the City of New York to understand certain impacts of fare-free bus routes (Part NN); relates to the utilization of funds in the Capital region off-track betting corporations capital acquisition funds (Part OO); provides for the administration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2023-2024 budget, authorizing certain payments and transfers; extends certain provisions of law; authorizes the issuance of certain bonds and notes (Part PP); advances renewable energy development; establishes the renewable energy access and community help program; provides funding to help prepare workers for employment in the renewable energy field (Part QQ); prohibits fossil-fuel equipment and building systems in certain new construction; provides exceptions for emergency power, manufactured homes and certain commercial buildings; establishes decarbonization action plans for state-owned facilities (Part RR); extends certain provisions relating to the provision of renewable power and energy by the Power Authority of the state of New York (Part SS); creates the New York climate action fund; makes provisions related to climate action fund revenues and accounts; provides wage requirements and a job transition plan for certain climate risk-related and energy transition projects (Part TT); relates to collection of tax revenue on adult-use cannabis products; imposes penalties on retailers and distributors for unauthorized sale of adult-use cannabis products; provides for emergency relief following service of a notice of violation; adds additional regulations to curb illegal cannabis retail establishments; permits removal of commercial tenants for unlicensed cannabis retail sale; authorizes investigators appointed by the cannabis control board to carry, possess, repair, or dispose of a firearm; makes related provisions (Part UU); relates to setting bail (Subpart A); relates to appearances for pretrial proceedings for arrests made without a warrant (Subpart B); requires the chief administrator of the courts to report on certain pretrial commitments to local correctional facilities (Subpart C) (Part VV). CHAPTER 57 S4007-C BUDGET (Budget Article VII #8) 05/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.57 Amends Various Laws, generally. Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state health and mental hygiene budget for the 2023-2024 state fiscal year; relates to the year to year rate of growth of Department of Health state funds and Medicaid funding, relating to the state Medicaid spending cap and related processes (Part A); extends various provisions of laws relating to the provision of health care services, administration and programs (Part B); extends certain provisions of law relating to the health care reform act; extends provisions relating to the distribution of pool allocations and graduate medical education; extends provisions relating to health care initiative pool distributions; extends payment provisions for general hospitals; extends provisions relating to assessments on covered lives (Part C); extends the voluntary indigent care pool; establishes the definition of rural emergency hospital; expands eligibility for vital access provider assurance program funding; relates to Medicaid payments for the operating component of hospital inpatient services and hospital outpatient services (Part E); extends certain provisions of law relating to malpractice and professional medical conduct (Part F); relates to lowering the income threshold for eligibility to participate in private pay protocols for programs and services administered by the office for the aging (Part G); establishes the 1332 state innovation program; defines 1332 state innovation plan and state innovation plan individual; creates the 1332 state innovation fund; makes related provisions (Part H); extends authority to enroll certain recipients in need of more than 120 days of community based-long term care in a managed long term care plan; extends the moratorium on the processing and approval of applications seeking a certificate of authority as a managed long term care plan; provides for performance standards for managed long term care plans; provides for an additional increase in Medicaid payments made for the operating component of residential health care facilities services in addition to the increase provided by Part I of Chapter 57 of the laws of 2022 (Part I); authorizes Medicaid eligibility for certain services provided to individuals who are in a correctional institution, and for certain services provided to individuals who are in an institution for mental disease (Part K); relates to site of service clinical review for determining whether a non-urgent outpatient medical procedures and surgeries procedure will be covered when rendered by a network participating provider at a hospital-based outpatient clinic (Part L); relates to the review and oversight of material transactions (Part M); expands the Medicaid Buy-In program for people with disabilities (Part N); creates the statewide health care facility transformation program; adds debt retirement, working capital or other non-capital projects to existing health care facility transformation programs (Part P); establishes Medicaid reimbursement for community health workers for high-risk populations; permits licensed mental health counselors and licensed marriage and family therapists in community health centers to be reimbursed (Part Q); relates to expanding Medicaid coverage of preventative health care for nutrition and osteoarthritis services (Part R); modernizes the emergency medical system and workforce; creates an emergency medical services system and agency performance standards; establishes a public campaign to recruit additional personnel into the emergency medical fields; creates a state emergency medical services task force (Part S); relates to lead testing in certain multiple dwellings; establishes a state rental registry and proactive inspections to identify lead hazards for residential dwellings outside of the city of New York with two or more units built prior to nineteen hundred eighty; expands the powers of the secretary of state with respect to the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code (Part T); provides for the protection of electronic health information; sets requirements for communications to individuals about their electronic health information; prohibits law enforcement agencies and officers from purchasing or obtaining electronic health information without a warrant (Part U); relates to authorizing certain advanced home health aides to perform certain advanced tasks (Part W); provides for the registration of temporary health care services agencies; specifies requirements for registration (Part X); relates to affidavits for medical debt actions (Subpart A); requires hospitals participating in the general hospital indigent care pool to use certain forms for the collection of medical debt (Subpart C); relates to guaranty fund coverage for insurers writing health insurance; directs the superintendent of financial services to develop an assessment offset plan to limit the impact of certain assessments (Subpart D) (Part Y); requires hepatitis C screening and third trimester syphilis testing; extends provisions of law relating thereto (Part AA); adds certain fentanyl analogs to the schedules of controlled substances (Part BB); establishes a cost of living adjustment for designated human services programs (Part DD); extends certain provisions relating to services for individuals with developmental disabilities (Part EE); authorizes community behavioral health clinics to provide coordinated, comprehensive behavioral health care, including mental health and addiction services, primary care screening, and case management services (Part HH); provides for insurance coverage for behavioral health services (Subpart A); enhances utilization review standards for mental health services (Subpart B); expands coverage for substance use disorder treatment (Subpart E); provides for network adequacy for mental health and substance use disorder services (Subpart F) (Part II); authorizes the commissioner of mental hygiene to impose civil penalties and revoke certain operating certificates (Part JJ); establishes the independent developmental disability ombudsman program (Part KK); provides that coverage for abortion services shall include coverage of any drug prescribed for the purpose of an abortion, including both generic and brand name drugs, even if such drug has not been approved by the food and drug administration for abortion, provided, however, that such drug shall be a recognized medication for abortion in one of the following established reference compendia: The WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines; The WHO Abortion Care Guidance; or The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Consensus Study Report (Part LL); clarifies the definition of a clinical peer reviewer (Part MM); relates to wage adjustments for home care aides; provides for electronic visit verification for personal care and home health providers (Part NN); establishes the ten member "Daniel's law task force" to identify potential operational and financial needs to support a trauma-informed, community-led responses and diversions for anyone in the state experiencing a mental health, alcohol use, or substance use crisis; reviewing and recommending programs and systems operating within the state or nationally that could be deployed as a model crisis and emergency services system; and identifying potential funding sources for expanding mental health, alcohol use and substance use crisis response and diversion services (Part OO); directs the commissioner of mental health to establish a maternal mental health workgroup to study and issue recommendations related to maternal mental health and perinatal and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders (Part PP). CHAPTER 58 S4008-C BUDGET (Budget Article VII #9) 05/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.58 Amends Various Laws, generally. Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state transportation, economic development and environmental conservation budget for the 2023-2024 state fiscal year; extends provisions of law relating to certain tax increment financing provisions; relates to contracts entered into by the metropolitan commuter transportation district; extends certain metropolitan transportation authority procurement provisions; relates to contracts for procurement for the New York city transit authority (Part C); relates to funding for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority 2020-2024 capital program and paratransit operating expenses (Part D); extends provisions related to the resolution of labor disputes (Part G); extends certain provisions relating to motor vehicles equipped with autonomous vehicle technology (Part J); changes retention percentage of certain motor vehicle related fees collected by county clerks (Part M); increases the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax rate for certain employers and individuals (Part Q); provides for the disposition of money from certain gaming activity (Part R); extends provisions of the New York state health insurance continuation assistance demonstration project (Part U); provides for the ability to exempt individuals with disabilities from certain in person meeting participation requirements (Part X); requires the dormitory authority to submit an annual report on the pilot program for the procurement of goods or services from, or for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement of facilities by small businesses and minority-owned and women-owned business enterprises, that shall include a description of such procurement; extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating thereto (Part BB); establishes a matching grant program for certain small businesses receiving funding under the federal small business innovation research program or the small business technology transfer program (Part DD); provides for a Battery Park city authority bond cap increase (Part EE); increases amounts of the linked loans in the excelsior linked deposit program (Part FF); extends the authority of the New York state urban development corporation act to make loans (Part GG); extends the authority of the New York state urban development corporation to administer the empire state economic development fund (Part JJ); extends the authority of the dormitory authority to enter into certain design and construction management agreements (Part LL); provides for an increase in fees collected from residents and non-residents registering snowmobiles (Part MM); relates to purchase contracts for New York State grown, harvested, or produced food and food products (Part OO); Extends provisions of the youth deer hunting program (Part RR); relates to pesticide registration timetables and fees (Part SS); enacts the "Suffolk county water quality restoration act" (Part TT); provides a period of probable usefulness of 30 years for lead service line replacement programs as a capital asset (Part UU); authorizes utility and cable television assessments that provide funds to the department of health from cable television assessment revenues and to the department of agriculture and markets, department of environmental conservation, department of state, and the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation from utility assessment revenues (Part VV); provides for expenditures of moneys by the New York state energy research and development authority (Part ZZ); provides that the commissioner of motor vehicles may issue or renew any certificate of registration issued to a franchisor, manufacturer, distributor, distributor branch or factory branch, or to any subsidiary, affiliate or controlled entity thereof, provided that such certificate shall be issued exclusively for the sale of buses where the purchaser is a public transportation provider (Part BBB); relates to requirements of the transportation authority regarding publishing information on its capital program dashboard website for projects related to accessibility or resiliency, and to requirements of the metropolitan transportation authority regarding publishing certain financial reports on its website (Part CCC); establishes the New York youth jobs connector program to connect unemployed and underemployed individuals between the ages of sixteen and twenty-four with targeted educational, occupational, and training services; and requiring reporting from the office of strategic workforce development (Part DDD); relates to the waterfront commission of New York harbor (Part EEE); recommissions a statewide disparity study regarding the participation of minority and women-owned business enterprises in state contracts (Part FFF); establishes a small business and entrepreneurs grant program (Part GGG); expands eligibility to the site preparation credit component of the brownfield redevelopment tax credit (Part HHH); directs the state inspector general to appoint an independent monitor for the Orange county industrial development agency (Part III). CHAPTER 59 S4009-C BUDGET (Budget Article VII #10) 05/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.59 Amends Various Laws, generally. Enacts into law major components of legislation which are necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for the 2023-2024 state fiscal year; provides the authority to abate interest for taxpayers impacted by declared disasters (Part A); clarifies the definition of limited partner for the purposes of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax (Part B); makes the investment tax credit refundable for eligible farmers for five years (Part C); amends provisions of the Empire state film production credit and the Empire state film post production credit; extends and increases such credits (Part D); provides for the abatement of penalties for underpayment of estimated tax by a corporation (Part E); extends the deadline for applications for the COVID-19 capital costs tax credit program (Part F); creates a child care creation and expansion tax credit for child care programs made available to employees by a business directly or through a third party (Part G); relates to extending a tax credit for certain businesses engaged in biotechnologies (Part H); extends the current corporate tax rates (Subpart A); extends the rehabilitation of historic properties tax credit (Subpart B); extends the empire state commercial production tax credit for five years (Subpart C); extends provisions of law relating to the grade No. 6 heating oil conversion tax credit (Subpart D); relates to the New York city musical and theatrical production tax credit (Subpart E)(Part I); makes technical corrections to the credit for companies who provide transportation to individuals with disabilities (Subpart A); relates to the eligibility for the brownfield redevelopment tax credit (Subpart B); relates to the pass-through entity tax and city pass-through entity tax (Subpart C)(Part J); simplifies certain senior citizen real property tax exemptions (Part K); extends provisions of law relating to oil and gas charges (Part L); provides for the adoption and use of solar and wind energy system appraisal model for purposes of real property taxation (Part N); eliminates the congestion surcharge registration requirements (Part P); provides for the payment of tax on increased quantities of motor fuel and Diesel fuel on which the taxes pursuant to articles 12-a, 13-a and 28 were not previously paid (Part Q); extends the sales tax exemption for certain sales made through vending machines (Part R); increases the rate of taxes on cigarettes (Part S); relates to the revocation of certain certificates and civil penalties for refusal of a cigarette and tobacco inspection (Part T); relates to extending the tax rate reduction under the New York state real estate transfer tax and the New York city real property transfer tax for conveyances of real property to existing real estate investment funds (Part U); permits the commissioner of taxation and finance to seek judicial review of decisions of the tax appeals tribunal (Part V); clarifies the deposit timeframe for moneys deposited by the commissioner of taxation and finance (Part W); relates to financing of the Belmont Park racetrack renovation and the membership of the franchise oversight board (Part X); extends certain provisions related to the simulcasting of horse races and taxes on pari-mutuel betting (Part BB); relates to the liability of a person who presents false claims for money or property to the state or a local government (Part DD); repeals provisions relating to the transferability of the investment tax credit (Part EE); relates to the amount of credits for cider, wine, and liquor under the alcoholic beverage production credit (Part FF); establishes a permanent rate for the metropolitan transportation business tax surcharge of thirty percent beginning on or after January 1, 2024 (Part GG). CHAPTER 60 A3534 Santabarbara 05/11/23 signed chap.60 Amends §13.42, Mental Hygiene Law. Establishes a three year term limit fthree-year of the autism spectrum disorders advisory board. CHAPTER 61 A1322 Bichotte-Hermelyn 03/03/23 signed chap.61 Amends §§10.00, 20.20, 60.27 & 80.10, Penal Law; amends §5, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.621-B & A.4947-B). Relates to crimes involving the death or serious physical injury of an employee; defines employee; updates the effectiveness of such provisions. CHAPTER 62 A1975 Bronson 03/03/23 signed chap.62 Amends §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Insurance Law (as proposed in S.6574-A & A.1171-A). Relates to mental health services required to be covered by certain insurance policies; removes the requirement that services from creative arts therapists be covered by certain policies. CHAPTER 63 A2200 McDonald 03/03/23 signed chap.63 Repealed §341-a, amends §§3217-a & 4324, Insurance Law (as proposed in S.4620-C & A.5411-D); amends §4408, Public Health Law. Provides for patient prescription pricing transparency; requires certain insurers or pharmacy benefit managers to furnish required cost, benefit and coverage data upon request of the insured, the insured's health care provider or an authorized third party. CHAPTER 64 A2201 Cruz 03/03/23 signed chap.64 Amends §§3242 & 4329, Insurance Law (as proposed in S.4856 & A.7469); add §278-a, Public Health Law. Directs the commissioner of health to promulgate a list of prescription drugs for which an emergency thirty-day supply cannot be obtained during a state emergency. CHAPTER 65 A2207 Eichenstein 03/03/23 signed chap.65 Repealed §3114, add §3422, Insurance Law (as proposed in S. 7658-B & A.8869-B). Prohibits an insurer from cancelling, refusing to issue, refusing to renew, or increasing the premium of a policy or to exclude, limit, restrict, or reduce coverage under such policy solely on the basis that one or more claims have been made against any policy during the preceding sixty months for a loss that is the result of a hate crime. CHAPTER 66 A2377 Eachus 03/03/23 signed chap.66 Amends §§4370, 4371, 4372 & 207, Public Health Law; amends §365-o, Social Service Law (as proposed in S.1594 & A.146-A). Clarifies certain provisions of the New York state living donor support act. CHAPTER 67 A2896 Alvarez 03/03/23 signed chap.67 Amends §1-103, Energy Law; amends §709, Executive Law; amends §66, Public Service Law; amends §8, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.5579-A & A.3904-B). Relates to critical energy infrastructure security and responsibility and provides for the protection of critical infrastructure in the state. CHAPTER 68 A2901 Levenberg 03/03/23 signed chap.68 Amends §§11, 12, 13 & 13-b, add §11-d, Domestic Relations Law; Repealed §110, Executive Law (as proposed in S.739-A & A.6300-A). Provides for the designation of lay individuals as one-day marriage officiants in order to solemnize marriages by a town or city clerk. CHAPTER 69 S811 BRESLIN 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.69 Amends §4223, Insurance Law (as proposed in S.7744-A & A.9128-A). Relates to dividend benefits regarding deferred income annuities. |
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S812 RAMOS 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.70 Amends §410-w, Social Services Law; amends §4, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.9029-A & A.10209-A). Amends provisions for determination of eligibility for extended child care assistance benefits. CHAPTER 71 S813 LIU 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.71 Amends §2590-b, Education Law (as proposed in S.9459 & A.10499). Relates to dates of commencement of membership of certain positions of school governance in the city of New York. CHAPTER 72 S814 KENNEDY 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.72 Amends §162-a, State Finance Law; amends §104-d, General Municipal Law; amends §2877-a, Public Health Law; amends §12-a, Highway Law; amends §7, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.9441 & A.7919-A). Directs that when soliciting a contract for the purchase of rock salt or sodium chloride, any department or agency of the state, any department or agency of a political subdivision, any public authority, or the commissioner of transportation, may award such contract to the responsible and reliable bidder offering to supply rock salt or sodium chloride that is mined or hand harvested in the United States, and which offer is within ten percent of the lowest price or best value offer, rather than to the lowest responsible and reliable bidder. CHAPTER 73 S816 HOYLMAN-SIGAL 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.73 Amends §871, General Business Law (as proposed in S.687 & A.3998). Makes clarifying changes to the definition of imitation weapon. CHAPTER 74 S817 HOYLMAN-SIGAL 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.74 Amends §203, Elder Law (as proposed in S.78-A & A.7855). Clarifies the meaning of the phrase "greatest social need" for purposes of the administration of programs under the federal Older Americans Act of 1965, defining it to mean the need caused by non-economic factors which shall include, but not be limited to: physical or mental disability; Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia; language barriers including limited English proficiency and low literacy; and cultural, social, or geographic isolation. CHAPTER 75 S819 CLEARE 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.75 Amends §1356, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.8102-A & A.2344-A); add §199-f, Agriculture & Markets Law. Requires the commissioner of public health to post certain notices regarding food allergy awareness in the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by limited-English proficient individuals in the state. CHAPTER 76 S821 HARCKHAM 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.76 Amends §498, Tax Law (as proposed in S.7378-A & A.8339-A). Relates to availability of certain reports detailing sales of opioids in this state; excludes the name, address and DEA registration number of the entity to whom the opioid was sold from such publication. CHAPTER 77 S822 MAY 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.77 Amends §6-154, Election Law (as proposed in S.4413 & A.4261). Permits electronic correspondence with regard to determinations on objections to designating petitions, independent nominating petitions, certificates of nomination or ballot access documents upon the consent of the objector. CHAPTER 78 S824 SANDERS 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.78 Repealed §3216 sub§ (i) ¶11-b, amends §§3221 & 4303, add §339, Insurance Law; Repealed §3, amends §4, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.906-B & A.2085-A). Makes technical amendments to chapter requiring insurance coverage for colorectal cancer screenings. CHAPTER 79 S825 HOYLMAN-SIGAL 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.79 Amends §§3221 & 4303, Repealed §3216 sub§ (i) ¶36, Insurance Law; amends §4, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.688 & A.807). Relates to requiring insurance coverage by every large group policy which provides medical, major medical, or comprehensive-type coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis and post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection. CHAPTER 80 S830 BRISPORT 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.80 Amends §390-m, Social Services Law (as proposed in S.6900 & A.2150-A). Relates to window coverings required in child day care centers; requires child day care centers to ensure that all window and door blind cords, ropes, wires and other strangulation hazards are secured and inaccessible to children in accordance with the regulations of the office of children and family services. CHAPTER 81 S831 RIVERA 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.81 Amends §§1 - 3, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.2534-A & A.1880-A). Requires state approved education or training programs required for certification or recertification of home health aides, personal care aides, and certified nurse aides to include training in working with patients of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities or expressions within twelve months; eliminates the requirement of such training for personal care staff. CHAPTER 82 S834 KAVANAGH 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.82 Amends §§27-3301, 27-3303, 27-3305, 27-3307, 27-3309, 27-3311, 27-3313 & 27-3317, Environmental Conservation Law; amends §3, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.5027-C & A.9279-A). Relates to the carpet collection program; defines "carpet collection program" as a program financed and implemented by producers, either individually, or through a representative organization, that provides for, but is not limited to, the collection, transportation, reuse, recycling, proper end-of-life management, or an appropriate combination thereof, of discarded carpet; extends the deadlines of certain provisions of law; makes technical corrections. CHAPTER 83 S835 COMRIE 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.83 Repealed §3309-b, amends §3309, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.8633-A & A.9697-A). Directs the commissioner of health to establish guidelines for onsite opioid overdose response capacity in nightlife establishments; repeals provisions establishing the nightlife opioid antagonist program. CHAPTER 84 S838 RYAN 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.84 Amends §220-i, Labor Law; amends §2, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.5994-C & A.1338-C). Clarifies provisions related to a registration system for contractors and subcontractors engaged in public work and covered projects. CHAPTER 85 S842 KAVANAGH 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.85 Amends §467-c, Real Property Tax Law; amends Part C §1, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.9032-B & A.10414-A). Makes clarifying changes to the exemption of real property of an applicable battery park city property from payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT). CHAPTER 86 S843 LIU 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.86 Amends §211-d, Education Law; amends §6, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.9460 & A.10498). Provides that in a city school district in a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants, a plan developed in collaboration with the collective bargaining units representing teachers and the principals beginning in September 2022 and signed off on by the chancellor and the presidents of each bargaining unit, to reduce class sizes beginning September 2023 and to be achieved by September 2028 for all classes; requires a report on or before November 15, 2023 and on or before November 15th of each year thereafter; further requires the city school district to submit a financial impact statement on November 15, 2025. CHAPTER 87 S848 GIANARIS 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.87 Amends §27-d, Labor Law (as proposed in S.9450 & A.10492). Requires an employer to recognize the establishment of a workplace safety committee within fifteen business days. CHAPTER 88 S849 PERSAUD 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.88 Amends §376-a, Executive Law (as proposed in S.532-A & A.276-A). Modifies the requirements for in-service training programs designed to assist code enforcement personnel in maintaining skills and being informed of technological advances. CHAPTER 89 S852 SKOUFIS 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.89 Amends §4-102, Election Law (as proposed in S.4591-A & A.831-A). Relates to the accessibility of congressional, senatorial, assembly and election district maps in downloadable digital file formats compatible with geographic information (GIS) software. CHAPTER 90 S855 MAY 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.90 Amends §1, Chap of 2022; amends §§2999-u - 2999-y, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.8903 & A.9542). Clarifies provisions related to a state-level program of all-inclusive care for the elderly. CHAPTER 91 S858 MANNION 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.91 Amends §162, State Finance Law. Requires that when the state is purchasing commodities and such commodities are available and purchased from approved charitable non-profit-making agencies for the blind, the preferred source shall perform fifty percent or more of the work. CHAPTER 92 S859 RYAN 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.92 Amends §3602, Education Law (as proposed in S.8701 & A.9878); amends §1604, Tax Law. Provides that state lottery and video lottery gaming individual prizes in excess of one million dollars when aggregated exceeds twenty-five percent of a district's adjusted gross income shall be excluded from such district's adjusted gross income for the year. CHAPTER 93 S1318 BRESLIN 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.93 Amends §2118, Insurance Law (as proposed in S.8127 & A.9088). Clarifies the excess line insurance placement affidavit requirements. CHAPTER 94 S1326 RAMOS 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.94 Amends §194-b, Labor Law (as proposed in S.9427-A & A.10477). Relates to disclosure and advertisement of a job, promotion, or transfer opportunity that will physically be performed, at least in part, in the state of New York, including a job, promotion, or transfer opportunity that will physically be performed outside of New York but reports to a supervisor, office, or other work site in New York; defines "advertise" to mean to make available to a pool of potential applicants for internal or public viewing, including electronically, a written description of an employment opportunity; makes technical corrections. CHAPTER 95 S1330 GOUNARDES 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.95 Amends §4235, Insurance Law; amends §4406-c, Public Health Law; amends §2, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.7199-A & A.8169-A). Provides that no insurance contract or agreement between a health insurance plan and a health care provider, other than a residential health care facility, shall include a provision that: contains a most-favored-nation provision; or restricts the ability of a corporation, an entity that contracts with a corporation for a provider network, or a health care provider to disclose certain costs, prices or information; extends the effective date from January 1, 2023 until July 1, 2023. CHAPTER 96 S1334 COONEY 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.96 Amends §§1981, 1982 & 1984, Repealed §1982-a, Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law (as proposed in S.9470 & A.5337-A). Repeals alternative notice provisions for certain proceedings to convey title to abandoned commercial and industrial real property to a city, town, or village. CHAPTER 97 S1336 HOYLMAN-SIGAL 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.97 Amends §1, Chap of 2022; amends §244, Public Health Law; amends §95-k, State Finance Law (as proposed in S.8884-A & A.9418-A). Makes technical corrections to the Lorena Borjas transgender and non-binary (TGNB) wellness and equity program fund act. CHAPTER 98 S1338 COMRIE 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.98 Amends §19-159.6, NYC Administrative Code; amends §15, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.4013-A & A.355-A). Requires notice to members of the legislature and certain local officials relating to certain construction and other projects affecting such members' and officials' districts. CHAPTER 99 S1343 PARKER 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.99 Repealed 201-a subs 11 & 12, Executive Law (as proposed in S.9382 & A.10450); add §163-c, State Finance Law. Relates to the purchase or lease of zero emission vehicles and charging or fueling infrastructure by state agencies and the necessary requirements when making such procurements. CHAPTER 100 S1348 RIVERA 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.100 Amends §364-j, Social Services Law (as proposed in S.9207 & A.9442-A). Relates to notification changes to the model contract with managed care providers under the medical assistance program; requires the department to post on its website certain changes required to be submitted to the centers for medicare and medicaid. CHAPTER 101 S1351 KRUEGER 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.101 Amends §§570.17 & 140.10, Criminal Procedure Law; amends §837-w, Executive Law (as proposed in S.9077-A & A.10372-A). Relates to legal protections against the arrest and extradition of reproductive health service providers who perform services lawfully in the state of New York; prohibits the cooperation with out-of-state investigations related to the performance or aiding in the performance of an abortion performed within the state of New York. CHAPTER 102 S2229 SANDERS 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.102 Repealed & add §6-p, Banking Law; amends §354-f, Executive Law; amends §29-a, Veterans' Services Law (as proposed in S.8670-A & A.9493-A). Provides that a veteran seeking a housing loan under chapter 37 of title 38 of the United States Code be offered loan counseling services by a counselor certified by the United States department of housing and urban development under Part 214 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations prior to the processing of such application by a banking institution or mortgage lender and that the department of veterans' services shall promulgate regulations to ensure that no conflicts of interest exist between counselors and mortgage companies. CHAPTER 103 S2230 CLEARE 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.103 Amends §4653-a, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.3932 & A.2211). Specifies procedures for the closure and/or decertification of assisted living residences; requires certain review and disclosures to be completed within a certain time frame. CHAPTER 104 S2233 THOMAS 03/03/23 SIGNED CHAP.104 Amends §1, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.9196 & A.10419). Authorizes the Bais Torah U'tefillah to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status upon approval by the Nassau county legislature. CHAPTER 105 S615 MYRIE 03/24/23 SIGNED Amends §14-114, Election Law. Relates to contribution and receipt limitations applicable to candidates for election to any public office. CHAPTER 106 S823 MANNION 03/24/23 SIGNED Amends §13.07, Mental Hygiene Law (as proposed in S.8442 & A.9920). Requires that applications submitted by individuals with developmental disabilities for eligibility determinations and service authorizations be processed in a timely manner; provides that where such application is not reasonably clear or omits required information or where the office reasonably suspects fraud based on specific information available, the office shall notify the applicant in writing requesting the specific information needed to process such application; removes reporting requirements. CHAPTER 107 S832 BRISPORT 03/24/23 SIGNED Amends §2504, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.8937 & A.9604). Excludes certain runaway youths from being able to consent to certain medical, dental, health and hospital services. CHAPTER 108 S833 BRESLIN 03/24/23 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter of 2022 (as proposed in S.9367 & A.1029). Amends the effectiveness of a chapter of the laws of 2022 amending the insurance law relating to the provision of supplemental spousal liability insurance to persons who are insured for loss resulting from the ownership, maintenance and use of a motor vehicle. CHAPTER 109 S837 RIVERA 03/24/23 SIGNED Amends §§2168, 2169, 2183 & 2180, repealed §2180 subs 13 - 18 & 20, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.6541-A & A.7326-A). Protects the confidentiality of vaccine information; relates to the sharing of vaccine registry information; provides that anyone requiring an immunization passport shall accept a valid COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card. CHAPTER 110 S857 MATTERA 03/24/23 SIGNED Amends §11-0306-a, Environmental Conservation Law (as proposed in S.9140 & A.10187); repealed §39-b, Navigation Law. Establishes the Flax Pond tidal wetlands sanctuary; establishes uses for the sanctuary, including the limited use of certain boats; repeals provisions prohibiting boating in the Flax Pond tidal wetlands sanctuary. CHAPTER 111 S1322 HOYLMAN-SIGAL 03/24/23 SIGNED Amends §§37-0121 & 71-3703, Environmental Conservation Law (as proposed in S.6291-A & A.7063-A). Prohibits the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in apparel and outdoor apparel for severe wet conditions. CHAPTER 112 S1324 KRUEGER 03/24/23 SIGNED Amends §2999-h, repealed §2999-k, Public Health Law; amends §5, Chapter 517 of 2016 (as proposed in S.8591-A & A.6442-C). Relates to definitions of certain terms relating to the NYS medical indemnity fund; repeals certain provisions relating to claims for qualifying health care costs under the NYS medical indemnity fund; and relates to the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to the NYS medical indemnity fund. CHAPTER 113 S1327 KAVANAGH 03/24/23 SIGNED Amends Election Law, generally (as proposed in S.2951-A & A.8858-A). Relates to certain deadlines for voter registration; changes the amount of time required with respect to certain deadlines for voter registration procedures. CHAPTER 114 S1331 HOYLMAN-SIGAL 03/24/23 SIGNED Amends §§367-a & 364-j, Social Service Law; amends §3, Chapter of 2022 (as proposed in S.431-A & A.187). Provides for the synchronization of multiple prescriptions for recipients of medical assistance. CHAPTER 115 S1346 PARKER 03/24/23 SIGNED Repealed §201-a sub 10, Executive Law (as proposed in S.2838-C & A.2412-B); adds §163-d, State Finance Law. Directs each state agency to prepare a state fleet decarbonization plan for purchase or lease of state agency vehicles. CHAPTER 116 S1349 RIVERA 03/24/23 SIGNED Amends §4012, Public Health Law; amends §461-l, Social Services Law (as proposed in S.7626 & A.8006). Authorizes residents of assisted living programs to receive hospice services, subject to the availability of federal financial participation. CHAPTER 117 S1350 RIVERA 03/24/23 SIGNED Amends §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Insurance Law; amends §4, Chapter of 2022 (as proposed in S.5299-A & A.1741-A). Relates to brand-name drugs with and without an AB generic equivalent; amends the effective date from January to July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. CHAPTER 118 S1353 BRISPORT 03/24/23 SIGNED Amends §§131-a & 36-a, Social Services Law (as proposed in S.5759-B & A.6709-B). Exempts certain income and resources provided to persons enrolled in certain pilot programs in determining eligibility for public assistance benefits; requires federal waivers be sought where necessary. CHAPTER 119 S2222 HARCKHAM 03/24/23 SIGNED Amends §49-0113, Environmental Conservation Law (as proposed in S.6191-A & A.5390-B). Requires the department of environmental conservation to post draft strategies and methodology developed no later than July 1, 2024; requires at least one public hearing and posting of the final goal strategies and methodology on such department's website. CHAPTER 120 A5057-B Bores 03/31/23 signed Amends §§6-158 & 6-134, Election Law. Relates to the dates to file a designating petition; provides for the repeal of such provisions. CHAPTER 121 A6063 Weinstein (Governor Program # 3) 04/03/23 signed with Press Release Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2023 through April 10, 2023. CHAPTER 122 S6260 KRUEGER Governor Program # 4 04/10/23 SIGNED Amends §§2 - 8, Chapter 121 of 2023. Provides for emergency appropriation through April 17, 2023 for the support of government. CHAPTER 123 S6061 HOYLMAN-SIGAL Governor Program # 2 04/10/23 SIGNED Amends §68, Judiciary Law. Provides for appointments to the office of associate judge of the court of appeals where the vacancy is caused by governor's appointment, upon advice and consent of the senate, for chief judge of the court of appeals. CHAPTER 124 A6550 WEINSTEIN Governor's Program #5 04/17/23 SIGNED Amends §§2 - 8 & 10, Chapter 121 of 2023; Amends §§8 & 10, Chapter 122 of 2023. Provides for emergency appropriation through April 20, 2023 for the support of government. CHAPTER 125 S6440 KRUEGER – Governor's Program #6 04/20/23 SIGNED Amends §2 - 5, 7, 8 & 10, Chapter 121 of 2023; amends §9, Chapter 124 of 2023; amends §10, Chapter 122 of 2023. Provides for emergency appropriation through April 24, 2023 for the support of government. CHAPTER 126 S6480 KRUEGER – Governor's Program #7 04/24/23 SIGNED Amends §§2 - 8 & 10, Chapter 121 of 2023; amends §9, Chapter 124 of 2023; amends §8, Chapter 125 of 2023; amends §10, Chapter 122 of 2023. Provides for emergency appropriation through April 28, 2023 for the support of government. CHAPTER 127 S6454 REDISTRICTING 04/24/23 SIGNED Reports & adds Art 8 Title I §§120 - 122, amends §126, adds §126-a, State Law. Establishes the 150 assembly districts for the 2024 and subsequent elections. CHAPTER 128 A1060-A Paulin 05/02/23 signed with Press Release Amends §§6527, 6801, 6802 & 6909, Education Law; adds §267-a, Public Health Law. Relates to the dispensing of self-administered hormonal contraceptives; authorizes a licensed physician and a certified nurse practitioner to prescribe and order a non-patient specific order to a pharmacist licensed and located in the state for the dispensing of self-administered hormonal contraceptives. CHAPTER 129 A1395-C Epstein 05/02/23 signed with Press Release Adds §6438-b, Education Law. Provides access to medication abortion prescription drugs at SUNY and CUNY campuses by employing or contracting with individuals authorized to prescribe such drugs, or by providing referrals. CHAPTER 130 A6685 Weinstein (Governor Program # 8) 05/02/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 121 of 2023. Provides for emergency appropriation through May 4, 2023 for the support of government. CHAPTER 131 A3777 Paulin 05/11/23 SIGNED Amends §99-pp, State Finance Law. Makes a technical correction to the designation of the animal shelter regulation fund. CHAPTER 132 A5369 Paulin 05/11/23 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the period during which the city of White Plains is authorized to impose an additional sales and compensating use tax to 2025. CHAPTER 133 S1498 FERNANDEZ 05/11/23 SIGNED Amends §§5 & 6, Chapter 566 of 2019. Relates to the transfer and use of certain state land to the city of New Rochelle for the construction of municipal fire services and affordable housing; extends authority to transfer. CHAPTER 134 S477C STAVISKY 05/15/23 SIGNED Add §6912, Education Law. Requires nursing certificate and degree education programs to include clinical education; allows for one-third of such clinical education to be completed through simulation experience. CHAPTER 135 A7430 Peoples-Stokes 06/01/23 signed Amends §§68-c & 69-a, Cannabis Law. Extends certain authorizations of conditional adult-use cultivators and processors to minimally process and distribute cannabis products until June 1, 2024. CHAPTER 136 A6697-B Fahy 06/22/23 signed Adds §6907-a, Amends §6526, Education Law. Relates to allowing certain applicants for licensure as a nurse or physician who are currently licensed and in good standing in another state or territory to be granted authorization to practice in this state for a limited period of time pending a determination on licensure. CHAPTER 137 S6749-B RIVERA 06/22/23 SIGNED Adds §3018, Public Health Law. Establishes a community-based paramedicine demonstration program to operate with the flexibility authorized under Executive Order Number 4 of 2021, and in the same manner and capacity as currently approved for a period of two years. CHAPTER 138 S1066-B MAYER 06/23/23 SIGNED with press release 06/23/23 APPROVAL MEMO.2 Amends §§570.17 & 140.10, Criminal Procedure Law; renumbers §837-w to be §837-x, amends §837-x, Executive Law; amends §§3119 & 3102, adds §4550, Civil Practice Law & Rules; amends §3436-a, Insurance Law; amends §6531-b, Education Law. Provides certain legal protections for reproductive health service providers who provide legally protected health activities including protection from extradition, arrest and legal proceedings in other states relating to such services; restricts the use of evidence relating to the involvement of a party in providing legally protected health activity to persons located out-of-state. CHAPTER 139 A1142 Kelles 06/25/23 signed 06/25/23 approval memo.3 Amends §22, General Construction Law. Requires the use of gender-neutral terms in law. CHAPTER 140 A1371-A Rosenthal L 06/25/23 signed 06/25/23 approval memo.4 Adds §103-b, amends §103, State Technology Law. Establishes that state agencies or authorities shall implement gender-neutral terminology on state websites. CHAPTER 141 S993-A HOYLMAN-SIGAL 06/25/23 SIGNED with press release Amends §19.07, Mental Hygiene Law. Requires the office of addiction services and supports to assure that persons who suffer from a substance use disorder have the right to seek and receive addiction services, care, treatment and rehabilitation services based on the individual's gender identity, gender expression and/or sexual orientation. CHAPTER 142 S2442 HOYLMAN-SIGAL 06/25/23 SIGNED with press release Amends §292, Executive Law. Relates to the definition of "sexual orientation" as applicable to the human rights law. CHAPTER 143 S2475-B HOYLMAN-SIGAL 06/25/23 SIGNED with press release 06/25/23 APPROVAL MEMO.5 Adds §659, Family Court Act; adds §837-x, Executive Law; amends §§3119 & 3102, Civil Practice Law & Rules; amends §140.10, adds §570.19, Criminal Procedure Law; amends §§6531-b & 6505-d, Education Law; amends §230, Public Health Law; amends §3436-a, Insurance Law. Prohibits consideration of a law of another state that authorizes a child to be removed from their parent or guardian based on the parent or guardian allowing their child to receive gender-affirming care in custody cases; prohibits law enforcement agencies from cooperating with or providing information to any individual or out-of-state agency or department regarding the provision of lawful gender-affirming care performed in this state; prohibits the issuance of a subpoena in connection with certain out-of-state proceedings relating to seeking health or related information about people who come to New York to receive gender-affirming care; prohibits the arrest of a person for performing or aiding in the lawful performance of gender-affirming care within this state; relates to the extradition of gender-affirming care providers; relates to licensure of health care providers; prohibits insurance providers from taking adverse action against a health care provider who provides gender-affirming care. CHAPTER 144 A3238 Jones 06/30/23 signed Allows out of state health care professionals to perform services at the Ironman Lake Placid 2023. CHAPTER 145 A3305-B Clark 06/30/23 signed with press release Amends §404-p, Vehicle and Traffic Law. Provides for the issuance of distinctive license plates to the spouse of a congressional medal of honor recipient, and the transfer of distinctive license plates issues to congressional medal of honor recipients who are now deceased to their surviving spouse. CHAPTER 146 A4822 Woerner 06/30/23 signed Amends §14.11, Parks and Recreation Law. Increases the available number of nominations per elected officials for the historic business preservation registry per year. CHAPTER 147 A4972-A Braunstein 06/30/23 signed Amends §467-a, Real Property Tax Law. Extends certain provisions relating to a partial tax abatement for residential real property held in the cooperative or condominium form of ownership in a city having a population of one million or more. CHAPTER 148 A5821-A Lavine 06/30/23 signed with press release Amends §225, Public Health Law. Provides that lifeguards at swimming pools, bathing beaches, and children’s camps may be a minimum of fifteen years of age if directly supervised. CHAPTER 149 A6107 Thiele 06/30/23 signed Amends §3, Chapter 435 of 2014. Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New York’s marine and coastal waters. CHAPTER 150 A6569 Fall 06/30/23 signed Amends §6,Chapter 395 of 1978. Extends the moratorium on the issuance of certificates of environmental safety for the siting of facilities and certification of routes for the transportation of liquefied natural or petroleum gas. CHAPTER 151 A6587 Lavine 06/30/23 signed Amends §3, Chapter 455 of 1997. Extends the authorization for the New York city marshals to exercise the same functions, powers and duties as sheriffs with respect to the execution of money judgements. CHAPTER 152 A6592 Braunstein 06/30/23 signed Amends §§54.10, 54.90, 57.00, 90.00 & 107.00, Local Finance Law; amends §10-a, Chapter 868 of 1975; amends §5, Chapter 142 of 2004. Extends certain provisions relating to the sales of bonds and notes of the city of New York, the issuance of bonds or notes with variable rates of interest, interest rate exchange agreements of the city of New York, the refunding of bonds, and the down payment for projects financed by bonds; extends the New York state financial emergency act for the City of New York; makes further amendments relating the effectiveness thereof. CHAPTER 153 A6996 Wallace 06/30/23 signed Amends §6715, Ed L; amends §3, Chap 678 of 2022. Relates to information to be provided by a veterinarian initially prescribing or dispensing a drug to a dog, cat, or rabbit; extends the effective date of such provision. CHAPTER 154 A7107-B Solages 06/30/23 signed Renumbered §6438-a to be §6438-c, amends §6438-c, Education Law. Relates to permissible activities for athletic associations, conferences, or other groups or organizations with authority over intercollegiate athletics and to the definition of student-athlete; makes a technical change. CHAPTER 155 A7172 Seawright 06/30/23 signed Amends §3, Chapter 223 of 1996. Extends the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to permissible fees in connection with open end loans from June 30, 2023 until June 30, 2025. CHAPTER 156 A7255 Anderson 06/30/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 673 of 2005. Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of law relating to excess medical malpractice insurance. CHAPTER 157 A7290 Chandler-Waterman 06/30/23 signed Amends Chapter 192 of 2011. Extends authorization for certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with an event sanctioned by the New York Road Runners CHAPTER 158 A7291 Steck 06/30/23 signed Amends §§6302 & 6303, Insurance Law. Extends certain exemptions from regulatory requirements necessitating prior approval of rates and forms for large, commercial insureds and special risks and to make change to certain notice requirements. CHAPTER 159 A7292 Stirpe 06/30/23 signed Amends §139, Economic Development Law; amends §2, Chap 435 of 2017. Extends the reporting deadline of the advisory panel on employee-owned enterprises from June 30, 2023, to June 30, 2024; further extends for one year the advisory panel on employee-owned enterprises which is tasked with reporting and making recommendations on how best to support such businesses and promote the formation and growth of new employee-owned enterprises in New York state. CHAPTER 160 A7354 Thiele 06/30/23 signed Amends §3, Chapter 387 of 2013. Extends the expiration of provisions relating to including the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonality of the town of Southold as municipal corporations for the purposes of permitting them to receive land at no cost from Suffolk County to be placed under their stewardship. CHAPTER 161 A7373 Reyes 06/30/23 signed Amends §246, Chapter 81 of 1995. Extends provisions of the public health law relating to medical reimbursement and welfare reform until 2025. CHAPTER 162 A7400 Pheffer-Amato 06/30/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 130 of 1998. Extends provisions of law relating to temporary investments by local governments. CHAPTER 163 A7401 Wallace 06/30/23 signed Amends §4, Chapter 109 of 2018. Extends provisions of law relating to certain rental vehicle protections from June 30, 2023, until June 30, 2028 CHAPTER 164 A7408 Ramos 06/30/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 719 of 1980. Extends provision relating to period of probably usefulness of certain judgements, compromised claims or settled claims until June 15, 2028 CHAPTER 165 A7425 Reyes 06/30/23 signed Amends §47, Chapter 2 of 1998. Extends certain provisions relating to expanding the child health insurance plan until 2025. CHAPTER 166 A7426 Stern 06/30/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 563 of 2001. Extends provisions relating to providing for an emergency technicians 5 year re-certification program CHAPTER 167 A7427 Jackson 06/30/23 signed Amends §3, Chapter 303 of 1999. Extends provisions relating to the New York state medical care facilities finance agency act. CHAPTER 168 S400 STEWART-COUSINS 06/30/23 signed Amends §54.40, Local Finance Law. Extends certain provisions relating to bonds and notes of the city of Yonkers. CHAPTER 169 S818 MYRIE 06/30/23 signed Amends §5, Chapter of 2022 (as proposed in S.1046-E & A.6678-E). Adjusts the effective date of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York to July 1, 2023. CHAPTER 170 S1319 RIVERA 06/30/23 signed Amends §§4900, 4401, 4902 & 4403, repealed §4900 sub 11, §4903-a, adds §4406-i, Public Health Law; amends §§4900, 107, 4902 & 4306-i, repealed §4900 sub§ (k), §§4903-a & 3217-j, adds §3217-j, Insurance Law; amends §17, Chap of 2022.Creates clinical standards and special consideration and processes for utilization review related to care for medically fragile children; makes changes to the effectiveness thereof t CHAPTER 171 S2679-B BRESLIN 06/30/23 signed Repealed Chapter 142 of 1952. Authorizes and empowers the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF) to merge with the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA) with CREF ceasing to be a corporate entity and TIAA as the surviving entity. CHAPTER 172 S4596 KENNEDY 06/30/23 signed Amends §54.50, Local Finance Law. Extends provision providing for the sale of municipal obligations by the county of Erie. CHAPTER 173 S4828 LANZA 06/30/23 signed Amends §5, Chapter 759 of 1973. Extends the time period for the conveyance of land for the establishment of the Gateway National Recreation Area until June 30, 2025. CHAPTER 174 S6151-A CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK 06/30/23 signed Amends §2 Chapter 676 of 1978. Extends the expiration of payments in lieu of taxes for Lido Beach in the town of Hempstead until June 30, 2025. CHAPTER 175 S6475 KENNEDY 06/30/23 signed Amends §§1210 & 1262-q, Tax Law. Extends the imposition of additional rates of sales and compensating use taxes by Erie County to November 30, 2025 CHAPTER 176 S6564 KENNEDY 06/30/23 signed Amends §54.30, Local Finance Law. Facilitates the marketing of any issues of serial bonds or notes of the city of Buffalo issued on or before June 30, 2024. CHAPTER 177 S6764 KENNEDY 06/30/23 signed Amends §5, Chapter 756 of 2021. Extend the temporary “commission to prevent childhood drowning” for an additional eighteen months. CHAPTER 178 S6821 STEWART-COUSINS 06/30/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law; amends §7, Chapter 67 of 2015. Extends certain provisions relating to additional sales tax imposed by the city of Yonkers. CHAPTER 179 S6822 STEWART-COUSINS 06/30/23 signed Amends §253-d, Tax Law. Extends the expiration of the mortgage recording tax imposed by the city of Yonkers CHAPTER 180 S6825 STEWART-COUSINS 06/30/23 signed Amends §§1321 & 1340, Tax Law; amends §6, Chapter 535 of 1987. Extends the expiration date of the personal income tax surcharge imposed by the city of Yonkers CHAPTER 181 S7157 BRESLIN 06/30/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 490 of 2018, Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of law relating to limits on certain supplementary insurance. CHAPTER 182 S7189 BRESLIN 06/30/23 signed Amends §§2342, 2305, 2344, 2328, 2329, 3425, 5402 & 5412, Insurance Law. Extends provisions of the property/ casualty insurance availability act and the authority of the New York property insurance underwriting association. CHAPTER 183 S7363-A COONEY 06/30/23 signed Amends Part X §41, Chapter 62 of 2003. Extends certain provisions of the general municipal law and the local finance law relating to electronic bidding until June 1, 2028. CHAPTER 184 S7372 JACKSON 06/30/23 signed Amends §13-638.2, NYC Administrative Code. Relates to the rate of interest used in the actuarial valuation of liabilities for the purpose of calculating contributions to the New York city employees' retirement system, the New York city teachers' retirement system, the police pension fund, subchapter two, the fire department pension fund, subchapter two and the board of education retirement system of such city by public employers and other obligors required to make employer contributions to such retirement systems, the crediting of special interest and additional interest and additional interest to members of such retirement systems, and the allowance of supplementary interest on the funds of such retirement systems; extends such provisions until June 30, 2025. CHAPTER 185 S7496 BAILEY 06/30/23 signed Authorizes the office of court administration to pay certain judicial compensation to certain supreme court and appellate division justices for the period January 1, 2021, to June 14, 2021. CHAPTER 186 S7527 CHU 06/30/23 signed Amends §8610, Education Law. Updates the scope of restricted clinical laboratory licenses to include the practice of molecular testing. CHAPTER 187 S7559 SCARCELLA-SPANTON 06/30/23 signed Amends §§381-b & 302, Retirement & Social Security Law; amends §1.20, Criminal Procedure Law. Relates to including service rendered by investigators and sworn officers of the waterfront commission of New York harbor in the 20 year retirement plan for officers of the state police; adds investigators and sworn officers to the definition of police officer.t CHAPTER 188 S7561 HOYLMAN-SIGAL 06/30/23 signed Amends §§131, 132, 133, & 135-c, Executive Law. Relates to procedures for appointment and reappointment of notaries public, certificates of official character, and certification of electron notarial records. CHAPTER 189 S7575 JACKSON 06/30/23 signed Implements an agreement between the state and an employee organization; provides for the adjustment of salaries of certain incumbents in the professional service in the state university; makes an appropriation for the purpose of effectuating certain provisions thereof. CHAPTER 190 S7576 JACKSON 06/30/23 signed Repealed §130 sub 1 ¶c sub¶¶ 1 - 4, ¶d sub¶¶ 1 & 2, amends §130, Civil Service Law; repealed §19 sub 1, amends §19, Correction Law. Implements agreements between the state and an employee organization relating to compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees; makes an appropriation therefor (Part A); provides for the salaries of certain state officers and employees excluded from collective negotiating units; makes an appropriation therefor (Part B). CHAPTER 191 A3694-A Rosenthal D 07/11/23 signed Amends §§6431, 6433, 6434 & 6436, Education Law. Requires colleges to post campus crime statistics on their website; requires colleges to implement a plan to provide investigation of hate crimes on campus; requires colleges to inform incoming students about hate crime prevention measures. CHAPTER 192 A5862 Buttenschon 07/19/23 signed Authorizes Douglas Brenning of the village of New York Mills to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a full-time police officer for the village of New York Mills police department. CHAPTER 193 A6030C Paulin 07/19/23 signed Amends §§6527 & 6909, Education Law. Authorizes physicians to prescribe non-patient specific orders that a registered professional nurse may perform including electrocardiogram tests to detect signs and symptoms of acute coronary syndrome, administering point-of-care blood glucose tests to evaluate acute mental status changes in persons with suspected hypoglycemia, administering tests and intravenous lines to persons that meet severe sepsis and sepsis shock criteria, and pregnancy tests. CHAPTER 194 A6616 Zebrowski 07/19/23 signed Amends §14, Chapter 329 of 2009. Relates to removing special powers granted to the society for the prevention of cruelty to children. CHAPTER 195 A7361 Davila 07/19/23 signed Amends Part B §153, Chapter 436 of 1997. Extends current exemptions of income and resources for public assistance programs under the welfare reform act of 1997. Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance CHAPTER 196 A7362 Davila 07/19/23 signed Amends §246, Chapter 81 of 1995. Extends provisions relating to enforcement of support obligations through the suspension of driving privileges. Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance CHAPTER 197 A7393 Darling 07/19/23 signed Amends Part FFF Subpart B §2, Chapter 59 of 2018. Extends provisions of the public health law related to the redeployment of excess reserves of certain not-for-profit managed care organizations until 2025. |
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S2076 ADDABBO 07/19/23 signed Amends §228, Racing Pari-Mutuel Wagering Breeding Law. Relates to certain payments to the horsemen's organization; extends such provisions to 2024. CHAPTER 199 S4087 HELMING 07/19/23 signed Authorizes Michael Telesca to take the competitive civil service examination and be placed on the eligible civil service list for employment as a full-time police officer for the county of Livingston. CHAPTER 200 S5057A HINCHEY 07/19/23 signed Allows Benjamin Doty to be eligible to take the civil service exam for the position of Columbia county deputy sheriff. CHAPTER 201 S6582 MARTINEZ 07/19/23 signed Amends §§1210 & 1262-j, Tax Law. Extends the authority of the county of Suffolk to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use tax. CHAPTER 202 S6622A HINCHEY 07/19/23 signed Allows Brian Laurange Jr. to be eligible to take the civil service exam for the position of deputy sheriff for the Columbia County Sheriff's Office and be eligible to be placed on the eligible list for appointment as a full-time deputy sheriff for the Columbia County Sheriff's Office. CHAPTER 203 S6755A SKOUFIS 07/19/23 signed Authorizes the town of Warwick, county of Orange to alienate certain lands held in public trust in the town of Warwick, county of Orange. CHAPTER 204 S6807A HINCHEY 07/19/23 signed Makes eligible for provisional appointment and authorizes Paul Strobel to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a part-time police officer for the Columbia County Sheriff's Office. CHAPTER 205 S6943 KAVANAGH 07/19/23 signed Amends §6, Chapter 514 of 1983; amends §7, Chapter 396 of 1984; amends §16, Chapter 915 of 1982; amends §2407, Public Authorities Law; amends §19, Chapter 555 of 1989; amends §2, Chapter 172 of 2002; amends §4, Chapter 208 of 2010; amends §5, Chapter 246 of 2010. Extends certain powers of the New York state housing finance agency. New York State Homes and Community Renewal CHAPTER 206 S7285A SKOUFIS 07/19/23 signed Authorizes the village of Washingtonville, Orange county, to issue serial bonds, subject to the provisions of section 10.10 of the local finance law, on or before November 30, 2024, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $4,500,000 for the specific object or purpose of liquidating the accumulated deficits of the general fund, water fund, sewer fund and capital projects fund. CHAPTER 207 S7418 WALCZYK 07/19/23 signed Authorizes Brett W. Brewer to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a full-time police officer for the village of Ilion, notwithstanding the age requirements under the civil service law. CHAPTER 208 S7419 WALCZYK 07/19/23 signed Authorizes Isaac B. Bertos to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a full-time police officer for the village of Ilion, notwithstanding the age requirements under the civil service law. CHAPTER 209 A1313 McDonald 07/28/23 signed Amends §5, Chapter 672 of 1993. Includes the North Greenbush Public Library with libraries eligible for the financing of projects through the dormitory authority. CHAPTER 210 A3075-A Magnarelli 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization of the county of Onondaga to impose an additional rate of ales and compensating use taxes from November 30, 2023 until November 30, 2025. CHAPTER 211 A3152 Angelino 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the additional one percent sales and use tax for Chenango county. CHAPTER 212 A3233-A Gunther 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends authorization to impose certain taxes in the county of Sullivan. CHAPTER 213 A3335-B Joyner 07/28/23 signed Amends §208-f, General Municipal Law; amends §361-a, Retirement & Social Security Law. Increases certain special accidental death benefits for state and local retirement system members. CHAPTER 214 A3645-A Manktelow 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the additional one percent sales and compensating use taxes in the county of Wayne. CHAPTER 215 A3691-B Thiele 07/28/23 signed Amends §5, Chapter 672 of 1993. Includes the Shelter Island Public Library Society with libraries eligible for the financing of projects through the dormitory authority. CHAPTER 216 A4128-A Gallahan 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization for Ontario county to impose additional rates of sales and compensating use taxes until 2025. CHAPTER 217 A4946-A Tague 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization for Otsego county to impose additional rates of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 218 A4976-A Simpson 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization granted to the county of Essex to impose and addition one percent of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30th, 2025. CHAPTER 219 A5008-A Gallahan 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the expiration of the authorization for the county of Seneca to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax for two years. CHAPTER 220 A5035 Giglio 07/28/23 signed Amends §5, Chapter 672 of 1993. Includes the Olean Public Library with libraries eligible for the financing of projects through the dormitory authority. CHAPTER 221 A5279-A Tague 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization for additional sales and use tax for Schoharie county. CHAPTER 222 A5339-A Jones 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization granted to the county of Franklin to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30th, 2025. CHAPTER 223 A5340-A Jones 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization granted to the county of Clinton to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30th, 2025. CHAPTER 224 A5345-A Santabarbara 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Relates to the imposition of sales and compensating use tax in Schenectady county; extends such authority until November 30, 2025. CHAPTER 225 A5872-A Brabenec 07/28/23 signed Amends §§1210 & 1262-l, Tax Law. Authorizes the county of Rockland to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2025. CHAPTER 226 A6322 Lupardo 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends from November 30, 2023 to November 30, 2025, the authorization granted to the county of Broome to impose an additional one percent of sakes and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 227 A6659 De Los Santos 07/28/23 signed Amends §§3 & 4, Chapter 470 of 2022. Makes technical amendments relating to authorizing the city of New York to discontinue the use as parkland of a portion of real property in the county of New York and to grant easements to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority so that it may make handicapped accessible improvements and upgrades to the New York City Transit Authority 168 Street transit station. CHAPTER 228 A6667 Walker 07/28/23 signed Amends §§3, 5 & 6, Chapter 548 of 2022. Makes technical amendments to a chapter authorizing the city of New York to discontinue the use as parkland a portion of real property in the borough of Brooklyn and to transfer such lands to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. CHAPTER 229 A6781-A Tague 07/28/23 signed Amends §5, Chapter 672 of 1993. Includes The Community Library in Cobleskill, New York with libraries eligible for the financing of projects through the dormitory authority. CHAPTER 230 A6822 Stirpe 07/28/23 signed Amends §11-0907, Environmental Conservation Law. Authorizes big game hunting for deer and bear for the county of Onondaga. CHAPTER 231 A7061-A Burgos 07/28/23 signed Amends §§1 – 4, repealed §6, adds §3-a, Chapter 544 of 2022. Makes technical corrections relating to the MTA and the Penn Station Access Project; authorizes the city of New York to discontinue a portion of real property in the county of the Bronx as parkland and to grant easements for improvements to the railroad right-of-way to bring Metro-North railroad services to four new stations in the Bronx and to Pennsylvania Station in the county. CHAPTER 232 A7394 Glick 07/28/23 signed Amends §467-c, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to applicants eligible for a rent increase exemption order and abatement of taxes pursuant to certain local law, ordinance or resolution in a city with a population of one million or more; provides that such applicants shall be those found eligible before 03/31/2024. CHAPTER 233 S4068-A Borrello 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the expiration of the authorization to the county of Wyoming to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax from November 30, 2023 to November 30, 2025. CHAPTER 234 S4567-A Stec 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization granted to the county of St. Lawrence to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30th, 2025. CHAPTER 235 S5023-A Borrello 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the expiration of the authorization to the county of Genesee to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax from 11/30/2023 to 11/30/2025. CHAPTER 236 S5119-A Helming 07/28/23 signed Amends §§1210 & 1262-p, Tax Law. Authorizes the county of Livingston to impose an additional one percent sales tax. CHAPTER 237 S5183 Ortt 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the period during which county of Orleans is authorized to impose additional rates of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 238 S5348-A Harckham 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the one percent increased county sales tax for Putnam county for two years. CHAPTER 239 S5535-A Oberacker 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization of the county of Delaware to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 240 S5609-A O’Mara 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization of the county of Yates to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes through November 30. 2025. CHAPTER 241 S5611-A O’Mara 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization of the county of Schuyler to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes through November 30, 2025. CHAPTER 242 S5613-A O’Mara 07/28/23 signed Amends §§1210 & 1262-h, Tax Law. Extends the authorization of the county of Steuben to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes through November 30, 2025. CHAPTER 243 S5804-A O’Mara 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization of the county of Tioga to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes through November 30, 2025. CHAPTER 244 S5805-A O’Mara 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization of the county of Chemung to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes to November 30, 2025. CHAPTER 245 S5811-A Borrello 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the expiration of the provisions authorizing the county of Allegany to impose an additional one and one-half percent sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2025. CHAPTER 246 S6023 Griffo 07/28/23 signed Amends §§1210 & 1262-g, Tax Law. Extends the authority of Oneida county to impose additional rates of sales and compensating use taxes and to allocate and distribute a portion of net collections from additional rates. CHAPTER 247 S6024 Griffo 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authority of the county of Maidson to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes for two years. CHAPTER 248 S6064 Ortt 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Authorizes the county of Niagara to continue to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 249 S6079 Borrello 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the expiration of the provisions authorizing the county of Cattaraugus to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2025. CHAPTER 250 S6083-A Fernandez 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization of the city of New Rochelle to impose an additional sales and compensating use tax until 2025. CHAPTER 251 S6149-A Cooney 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization for the county of Monroe to impose certain sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2025. CHAPTER 252 S6206 Borrello 07/28/23 signed Amends §§1210 & 1262-o, Tax Law. Extends the authorization for Chautauqua county to impose an additional one percent rate of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2025. CHAPTER 253 S6246 Gounardes 07/28/23 signed Amends §385-a, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Requires that each weigh in motion violation monitoring system undergo a calibration check every six months in accordance with specifications prescribed pursuant to a memorandum of agreement between the New York City Department of Transportation and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, or in accordance with an applicable reference standard as determined by the New York City Department of Transportation. CHAPTER 254 S6272-A Ashby 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization of the county of Rensselaer to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2025. CHAPTER 255 S6276 Webb 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization of the county of Tompkins to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2025. CHAPTER 256 S6277 Webb 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization for imposition of additional sales tax in the county of Cortland until November 30, 2025. CHAPTER 257 S6295 Rolison 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authority of Dutchess county to impose a sales and compensating use tax for two additional years. CHAPTER 258 S6345 Walczyk 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Authorizes the county of Jefferson to impose additional sales tax until November 30th, 2025. CHAPTER 259 S6346 Walczyk 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends authorization for the county of Lewis to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2025. CHAPTER 260 S6407 Walczyk 07/28/23 signed Amends §§1210, 1262-s & 1210-E, Tax Law. Extends the period during which the county of Herkimer is authorized to impose additional sales and compensating use taxes to November 30, 2025. CHAPTER 261 S6444 Thomas 07/28/23 signed Amends §§1202-q, 1210 & 1262-e, Tax Law; amends §6, Chapter 179 of 2000. Extends the authority of the county of Nassau to impose hotel and motel taxes; extends the expiration of certain provisions relating to a surcharge on tickets to places of entertainment in such county, a charge for copying and searching for police accident reports, and receipt of service charges by the Nassar county traffic and parking violations agency; extend the authority of Nassau County to impose additional sales and compensating use taxes and local government assistance programs in Nassau County. CHAPTER 262 S6446 Hinchley 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law; amends §3, Chapter 200 of 2002. Extends the authority of the county of Ulster to impose an additional 1 percent sales and compensating use tax by two years. CHAPTER 263 S6447 Hinchley 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authority of the county of Columbia to impose an additional 1 percent sales and compensating use tax by two years. CHAPTER 264 S6450 Hinchley 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization for imposition of additional sales and compensating use taxes in Greene County. CHAPTER 265 S6505 Mannion 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization of the count of Oswego to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes from 2023 to 2025. CHAPTER 266 S6506 Mannion 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization of the city of Oswego to impose and additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes from 2023 to 2025. CHAPTER 267 S6533 Walczyk 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization for the county of Fulton to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2025. CHAPTER 268 S6554 Skoufis 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authority of the county of Orange to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes; provides for the use of the tax funds collected. CHAPTER 269 S6572 May 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization of the county of Cayuga to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes to 11/30/2025. CHAPTER 270 S6595 Walczyk 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization of the county of Hamilton to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes to November 30, 2025. CHAPTER 271 S6672 Breslin 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Relates to the imposition of sales and compensating use taxes by the county of Albany; extends authorization for such tax until 11/30/2025. CHAPTER 272 S6823-A Mayer 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law: amends §4, 5, 6, & 16, Chapter 272 of 1991. Extends the county of Westchester’s additional one percent rate of sales and compensating use tax until November 30th, 2025. CHAPTER 273 S6901 Breslin 07/28/23 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization granted to the county of Montgomery to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use taxes to November 30, 2025. CHAPTER 274 S6930 Sanders 07/28/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 591 of 2001. Extends the effectiveness of provisions related to limited the check cashing exemption for national banks and other regulated entities to August 1, 2025. CHAPTER 275 S7159-A Hoylman-Sigal 07/28/23 signed Amends §§101 & 105, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Exempts certain parcels of land from licensing restrictions prohibiting manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of alcoholic beverages from sharing an interest in a licensed premises and from selling at retail for consumption off the premises. CHAPTER 276 S7384-A Krueger 07/28/23 signed Amends §§459-c, 467, 467-b & 467-c, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to income requirements for the senior citizen homeowners' exemption, the disabled homeowners' exemption, the tax abatement and exemption for rent regulated and rent controlled property occupied by senior citizens, and the tax abatement and exemption for rent regulated and rent controlled property occupied by persons with disabilities in a city having a population of one million persons or more. CHAPTER 277 S4329-A SEPULVEDA 08/13/23 SIGNED Authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to enter into reciprocity agreements with other states, countries, provinces or territories that issue driver licenses. CHAPTER 278 S4887 GIANARIS 08/16/23 SIGNED Adds §224-f, amends §220, Labor Law. Enacts the "roadway excavation quality assurance act"; relates to workers on excavations; provides that utility companies or their contractors shall use competent workers and shall pay the prevailing wage on projects where a permit to use, excavate, or open a street is required to be issued. CHAPTER 279 S6893 HARCKHAM 08/18/23 SIGNED Adds Art 30 §§30-0101 & 30-0103, Art 71 §§71-2801 - 71-2805, Environmental Conservation Law. Provides that it shall be unlawful to discharge any radiological substance into the Hudson River in connection with the decommissioning of a nuclear power plant; provides for attorney general enforcement. CHAPTER 280 A1528A Woerner 08/23/23 signed Establishes a youth development agriculture technology challenge. CHAPTER 281 A2935 Woerner 08/23/23 signed Amends §286, Agriculture & Markets Law. Lowers the threshold for eligibility for the appropriation of moneys for the promotion of agriculture and domestic arts from five thousand dollars to two thousand five hundred dollars. CHAPTER 282 A3164 Magnarelli 08/23/23 signed Amends Part H1 §4, Chapter 62 of 2003. Extends provisions of law relating to the New York telecommunications relay service center from June 30, 2024 until June 30, 2027. CHAPTER 283 A4038 Eachus 08/23/23 signed Adds §1202-gg-1, Tax Law. Authorizes the town of Cornwall in Orange county to impose a five percent hotel and motel tax; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof. CHAPTER 284 A4100 Sillitti 08/23/23 signed Amends §3, Chapter 280 of 2016. Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to the authority of the village of Plandome Manor to enter into contracts to sell delinquent tax liens or to pledge such liens as collateral for a loan. CHAPTER 285 A4881A Simpson 08/23/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 368 of 2008. Extends the authorization granted to the county of Warren to impose an additional mortgage recording tax until December 1, 2025. CHAPTER 286 A4915A Palmesano 08/23/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 366 of 2005. Extends provisions relating to the mortgage tax in the county of Yates until December 1, 2025. CHAPTER 287 A4918A Palmesano 08/23/23 signed Amends §3, Chapter 365 of 2005. Extends provisions relating to the mortgage tax in the county of Steuben until December 1, 2025. CHAPTER 288 A5518 Gunther 08/23/23 signed Amends §5, Chap 371 of 1998. Extends provisions related to the New York State Rehabilitation Association from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2028. CHAPTER 289 A5837A Brabenec 08/23/23 signed Adds §1202-ii, Tax Law. Authorizes the town of Goshen to impose a hotel and motel tax of up to five percent; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof. CHAPTER 290 A6202A Maher 08/23/23 signed Adds §1202-ii, Tax Law. Authorizes the village of Goshen to impose a hotel and motel tax of up to five percent. CHAPTER 291 A6258A Eachus 08/23/23 signed Adds §1202-eee, Tax Law. Permits the village of Woodbury to impose a hotel and motel tax; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof. CHAPTER 292 A6547 Gunther 08/23/23 signed Amends §5, Chapter 373 of 1998. Extends the authority of NYSARC, Inc. to assign and pledge funds to the dormitory authority and to enter into agreement for the construction of certain facilities. CHAPTER 293 A6551 Conrad 08/23/23 signed Amends §10, Chapter 413 of 2003. Extends provisions relating to self-employment assistance programs and other matters. CHAPTER 294 A6555 Jacobson 08/23/23 signed Add §1202-nn, Tax Law. Authorizes the city of Poughkeepsie to impose a hotel and motel tax; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof. CHAPTER 295 A6556 Jacobson 08/23/23 signed Add §1202-mm, Tax Law. Authorizes the city of Beacon to impose a hotel and motel tax; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof. CHAPTER 296 A6558 Hunter 08/23/23 signed Add §1202-zz-1, Tax Law. Authorizes and empowers the town of DeWitt to adopt and amend local laws to impose an occupancy tax. CHAPTER 297 A6565 Thiele 08/23/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 643 of 2019. Extends the open auction bond sale pilot program. CHAPTER 298 A6791 Bichotte Hermelyn 08/23/23 signed Amends §§9 & 11, Chapter 782 of 2021. Amends a chapter establishing a construction industry advisory council on public contracting reform, in relation to requiring a report to be submitted 365 days after the first meeting of the council and to the effectiveness thereof. CHAPTER 299 A6857 Fall 08/23/23 signed Amends §3, Chapter 306 of 2011. Extends, from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2024, the expiration of the authorization granted to residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds from their property. CHAPTER 300 A7118 Smullen 08/23/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 489 of 2004. Extends provisions allowing the county of Fulton to impose a county recording tax on obligation secured by a mortgage on real property. CHAPTER 301 A7171 Gibbs 08/23/23 signed Amends §5, Chapter 384 of 1998. Extends provisions of law relating to the Terence Cardinal Cooke health care center until December 31, 2028. CHAPTER 302 A7189 Dilan 08/23/23 signed Amends §4, Chapter 573 of 2011. Extends certain provisions relating to the boarding of out of state incarcerated individuals until September 1, 2026. CHAPTER 303 A7199 Wallace 08/23/23 signed Amends §5, Chapter 462 of 2015. Extends provisions of law relating to long term care ombudsman access to assisted living facilities. CHAPTER 304 A7286A Lemondes 08/23/23 signed Add §1202-hhh, Tax Law. Authorizes an occupancy tax in the town of Skaneateles, not to exceed five percent of the per diem rental rate for each room. CHAPTER 305 A7355 Simone 08/23/23 signed Amends §296-c, Executive Law. Adds gender identity or expression as a protected class for purposes of the human rights law. Division of Human Rights CHAPTER 306 A7380 Thiele 08/23/23 signed Amends §13-0328, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to the issuance of commercial food fish licenses. Department of Environmental Conservation CHAPTER 307 A7383 McMahon 08/23/23 signed Amends §3, Chapter 307 of 2005. Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to the special powers of the New York state environmental facilities corporation to 2026. Environmental Facilities Corporation CHAPTER 308 A7391A Lemondes 08/23/23 signed Add §1202-z-2, Tax Law. Authorizes an occupancy tax of seven percent of the per diem rental rate of hotel rooms in the village of Weedsport, county of Cayuga; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof. CHAPTER 309 A7398 Zebrowski 08/23/23 signed Amends §1903, Real Property Tax Law. Extends limitations on the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Orangetown, county of Rockland. CHAPTER 310 A7399 Zebrowski 08/23/23 signed Amends §1903, Real Property Tax Law. Extends limitations on the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Clarkstown, county of Rockland for 2023--2024. CHAPTER 311 A7432 Lunsford 08/23/23 signed Amends §13-0340-b, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation regarding the management of fluke-summer flounder. Department of Environmental Conservation CHAPTER 312 A7433 Eachus 08/23/23 signed Amends §13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon. Department of Environmental Conservation CHAPTER 313 A7434 Williams 08/23/23 signed Amends §13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage blueback herring. Department of Environmental Conservation CHAPTER 314 A7435 Wallace 08/23/23 signed Amends §13-0340-f, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage black sea bass. Department of Environmental Conservation CHAPTER 315 A7436 McMahon 08/23/23 signed Amends §13-0360, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to restrict the taking of fish, shellfish and crustacea in special management areas. Department of Environmental Conservation CHAPTER 316 A7438 Lee 08/23/23 signed Amends §13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic Cod. Department of Environmental Conservation CHAPTER 317 A7439 Burdick 08/23/23 signed Amends §13-0340-e, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage scup. Department of Environmental Conservation CHAPTER 318 A7440 Simone 08/23/23 signed Amends §13-0338, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage sharks. Department of Environmental Conservation CHAPTER 319 A7441 Otis 08/23/23 signed Amends §13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage squid. Department of Environmental Conservation CHAPTER 320 A7442 Levenberg 08/23/23 signed Amends §13-0330, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage whelk and conch from 2023 to 2026. Department of Environmental Conservation CHAPTER 321 A7443 Williams 08/23/23 signed Amends §13-0340-c, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage winter flounder from 2023 to 2026. Department of Environmental Conservation CHAPTER 322 A7477A Jacobson 08/23/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 371 of 2020. Extends the authority of the town of Newburgh to impose a hotel and motel tax for an additional two years. CHAPTER 323 A7661 Wallace 08/23/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 363 of 2010. Extends the chief administrator of the courts' authority to allow referees to determine certain applications to a family court for an order of protection. CHAPTER 324 S1714 MARTINEZ 08/23/23 signed Amends §1, Chapter 397 of 1996. Extends provisions which authorize the town of Islip to lease certain lands to a business corporation. CHAPTER 325 S3444A HELMING 08/23/23 signed Add §1202-ii, Tax Law. Authorizes the county of Wayne to impose a hotel or motel room or seasonal rental occupancy tax; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof. CHAPTER 326 S4585A OBERACKER 08/23/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 333 of 2006. Extends the authorization for the county of Schoharie to impose a county recording tax on obligation secured by a mortgage on real property. CHAPTER 327 S5734A BORRELLO 08/23/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 579 of 2004. Extends the authorization of the county of Genesee to impose a county recording tax on obligation secured by a mortgage on real property from 2023 to 2025. CHAPTER 328 S5736A MAY 08/23/23 signed Add §1202-hhh, Tax Law. Authorizes an occupancy tax in the village of Skaneateles, not to exceed five percent of the per diem rental rate for each room. CHAPTER 329 S6147 BORRELLO 08/23/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 98 of 2009. Extends the authorization of the county of Cattaraugus to impose an additional mortgage recording tax until December 1, 2025. CHAPTER 330 S6245A SKOUFIS 08/23/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 373 of 2020. Extends the authorization for the town of Wallkill to adopt a hotel or motel tax of up to 5%. CHAPTER 331 S6274 WEBB 08/23/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 443 of 2007. Extends provisions of law authorizing the county of Cortland to impose an additional mortgage recording tax until December 1, 2025. CHAPTER 332 S6406 WALCZYK 08/23/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 549 of 2005. Extends authorization of the county of Herkimer to impose a county recording tax on obligation secured by a mortgage on real property to 12/01/2025. CHAPTER 333 S6448 HINCHEY 08/23/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 556 of 2007. Extends the authority of the county of Columbia to impose an additional real estate transfer tax by two years. CHAPTER 334 S6449 HINCHEY 08/23/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 218 of 2009. Extends the authorization of the county of Greene to impose an additional mortgage recording tax. CHAPTER 335 S6626 BORRELLO 08/23/23 signed Repealed §1202-j subsection 9, amends §1202-j, Tax Law; amends §2, Chapter 405 of 2007. Modifies the allocation of revenue from the hotel and motel taxes in Chautauqua county; extends the authorization for such taxes. CHAPTER 336 S6669 TEDISCO 08/23/23 signed Amends Chapter 203 of 1957; amends §5, Chapter 672 of 1993. Relates to the administration and funding of the town of Ballston Community Public Library; provides for the election of trustees and the approval of a budget; authorizes the Ballston Community Public Library to impose certain taxes; allows the Ballston Community Public Library to be eligible for certain financing of facilities for public libraries. CHAPTER 337 S6687 BRESLIN 08/23/23 signed Amends §3, Chapter 105 of 2009. Extends the ability of the county of Albany to impose and collect taxes on occupancy of hotel or motel rooms in Albany county. CHAPTER 338 S6762 BRESLIN 08/23/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 405 of 2005. Extends the authorization to impose a county recording tax on obligations secured by a mortgage on real property in Albany County. CHAPTER 339 S6919A ROLISON 08/23/23 signed Add §1202-z-4, Tax Law. Authorizes the town of Putnam Valley, in Putnam county to adopt and amend local laws imposing a tax on persons occupying a room for hire in any hotel in an amount not to exceed 2% of the per diem rental rate for each room. CHAPTER 340 S6947 MARTINEZ 08/23/23 signed Amends §13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic herring. Department of Environmental Conservation CHAPTER 341 S7065 RYAN 08/23/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 581 of 2005. Relates to extending provisions relating to statutory installment bonds to 2026. Environmental Facilities Corporation CHAPTER 342 S7066 RYAN 08/23/23 signed Amends §3, Chapter 492 of 1993. Extends certain provisions relating to installment loans and obligations evidencing installment loans to 2026. Environmental Facilities Corporation CHAPTER 343 S7067 RYAN 08/23/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 629 of 2005. Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to refunding bonds to 2026. Environmental Facilities Corporation CHAPTER 344 S7095A BRESLIN 08/23/23 signed Amends Insurance Law, generally. Relates to group capital calculations, liquidity stress tests and confidentiality; authorizes the promulgation of regulations and the payment of certain expenses. CHAPTER 345 S7386 SEPULVEDA Amends §§1212-a, 1301, 1304 & 1304-B, Tax Law; amends §§11-604, 11-1701, 11-1704.1, 11-2002 & 11-2040, NYC Administrative Code; amends §4, Chapter 877 of 1975; amends §6, Chapter 884 of 1975; amends §2, Chapter 882 of 1977. Extends certain provisions of law relating to tax rates and the imposition of income taxes in the city of New York. CHAPTER 346 S7393 STEWART-COUSINS 08/23/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 372 of 2020. Extends the authorization of the town of Mount Pleasant to adopt a local law to impose a hotel/motel occupancy tax for hotels not located in a village to September 1, 2025. CHAPTER 347 S7400 GOUNARDES 08/23/23 signed Amends §1803-a, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to the determination of adjusted base proportions in special assessing units which are cities. CHAPTER 348 S7430 WALCZYK 08/23/23 signed Amends §2, Chapter 326 of 2006. Extends certain provisions authorizing the county of Hamilton to impose a county recording tax on obligations secured by mortgages on real property to December 1, 2025. CHAPTER 349 S7458 HARCKHAM 08/23/23 signed Amends §4, Chapter 550 of 2013. Extends provisions of law relating to the mercury thermostat collection act from January 1, 2024 until January 1, 2025. |