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2025 CHAPTER LAWS

CHAPTER 1
A414
Lupardo
01/27/25 SIGNED
Amends §451, Agriculture & Markets Law (as proposed in S.8690 & A.9259) Relates to types of New York grown, produced or harvested milk products included in the definition of surplus agricultural products for the purposes of the Nourish New York program; directs that such term include New York grown, produced or harvested milk, and milk products, including but not limited to two percent fat milk and whole milk.
 
CHAPTER 2
A417
Lupardo
01/27/25 SIGNED
Amends §301, Agriculture & Markets Law; amends §2, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.1752 & A.1234) Expands the definition of crops, livestock and livestock products to include cannabis when cultivated in accordance with the cannabis law; amends the effectiveness thereof.
 
CHAPTER 3
A420
Rosenthal
01/27/25 SIGNED
Amends §47, Private Housing Finance Law Increases the New York state housing finance agency bonding authority to $36,280,000,000.
New York State Homes and Community Renewal
 
CHAPTER 4
A596
Woerner
01/27/25 SIGNED
Amends §374, Executive Law; amends §2, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.1218-B & A.1080-B) Increases membership on the state fire prevention and building code council to include the commissioner of agriculture and markets; amends the effectiveness thereof.
 
CHAPTER 5
S757
BROUK
01/27/25 SIGNED
Amends §410-w, Social Services Law; amends §2, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.4667-A & A.4099-A) Relates to the statewide presumptive eligibility standard; authorizes local social services districts to utilize child care block grant funds for the presumptive eligibility period to the extent permitted by federal law; amends the effectiveness thereof.
 
CHAPTER 6
S784
PERSAUD
01/27/25 SIGNED
Amends §453, Social Services Law; amends §4, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.8745 & A.3580-A) Relates to the termination of subsidies provided to adoptive parents for disabled or hard to place children; replaces references of "assistance" with "subsidy"; changes the effective date to 90 days.
 
CHAPTER 7
S36A
MAYER
02/03/25 SIGNED
02/03/25 APPROVAL MEMO.1
Amends §§6807 & 6810, Education Law Relates to the labeling of mifepristone, misoprostol, and their generic alternatives
 
CHAPTER 8
A419
Carroll R
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Insurance Law (as proposed in S.5481-A & A.2898-A) Requires insurance contracts to cover neuropsychological examinations for dyslexia when performed by a health care professional licensed, certified, or authorized pursuant to title eight of the education law and acting within their scope of practice.
 
CHAPTER 9
A421
Anderson
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §28-b, repealed §28-b sub 3 (a) sub 10-a, Banking Law (as proposed in S.6648 & A.6090) Includes establishing a branch in a banking development district as a factor indicating that a banking institution is helping to meet the credit needs of its entire community for purposes of assessing such banking institution.
 
CHAPTER 10
A424
Weprin
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §35, Banking Law (as proposed in S.5597-B & A.9686) Relates to notice of the posting and modification of a pamphlet on residential mortgages of which such information shall be provided to mortgage bankers and banking organizations.
 
CHAPTER 11
A425
Otis
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §5414, Insurance Law (as proposed in S.8320-A & A.9821) Increases the number of properties eligible for the coastal market assistance program to include properties located within one mile off the shore of the Hudson River.
 
CHAPTER 12
A426
Otis
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §165, State Finance Law (as proposed in S.5615 & A.2833) Directs that state agencies require that procurement of end point devices be consistent with any relevant standards, guidelines, or guidance developed as part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework.
 
CHAPTER 13
A428
Vanel
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §394-c, General Business Law (as proposed in S.1759-B & A.1057-C) Amends certain provisions relating to online dating services, including the right to cancel such services.
 
CHAPTER 14
A430
Rosenthal
02/14/25 SIGNED
Repealed §3216 sub (i) 12-b, amends §§3221 & 4303, Insurance Law; amends §4, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.2063-A & A.38-A) Requires certain large group health insurance policies and contracts to cover scalp cooling systems for the preservation of hair during cancer chemotherapy treatment.
 
CHAPTER 15
A431
Epstein
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends Article 9 Article Head, §§901, 902 & 904, Financial Services Law (as proposed in S.8197 & A.8913) Provides that each student loan servicer shall submit an annual report containing a list of all private education creditors associated with the private education debts serviced by the student loan servicer that are owed by persons who resided in New York during the prior calendar year and containing additional information for each private education creditor reported.
 
CHAPTER 16
A432
Woerner
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §§100, 152 & 153, Economic Development Law (as proposed in S.9268 & A.10036) Provides for the promotion of local small businesses listed on the registry of historic businesses as part of the "I Love NY" brand.
 
CHAPTER 17
A434
Rosenthal
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §399-ccccc, General Business Law; amends §2, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.9174-B & A.9616-C) Amends certain provisions requiring the termination of connected vehicle services upon the request of a domestic violence victim; requires the provider of the connected vehicle services to terminate such services within two days of receiving a request; directs the office for the prevention of domestic violence to make information available on their website; defines terms.
 
CHAPTER 18
A440
De Los Santos
02/14/25 SIGNED
Renumber §399-nnn to be §495-c, amends §495-c, General Business Law (as proposed in S.8743 & A.9338) Changes instances of the term moped to limited use motorcycle in relation to lithium-ion battery safety.
 
CHAPTER 19
A441
Carroll R
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §§738 & 741-a, General Business Law (as proposed in S.7553-A & A.3499-B) Increases the notice of cancellation requirements for automobile broker businesses.
 
CHAPTER 20
A443
McDonald
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §§4902 & 4903, Insurance Law; amends §§4902 & 4903, Public Health Law; amends §5, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.1267-A & A.901-A) Relates to health care plans for step therapy protocol; amends effective date to January 1, 2026.
 
CHAPTER 21
A519
Zaccaro
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §378, Executive Law; amends §2, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.3249-B & A.5730-B) Requires the installation of smoke detectors in residential buildings with common spaces shared between three or more dwelling units and that such smoke detectors can be heard in such common spaces.
 
CHAPTER 22
A692
Rosenthal
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §§225 & 3000-c, Public Health Law; amends §3, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.1078-A & A.2885-A) Makes technical changes to certain provisions requiring epinephrine auto-injector devices to be made available in places of public assembly; amends the effectiveness of such provisions.
 
CHAPTER 23
A693
Stern
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §646-a, Executive Law (as proposed in S.5502 & A.4199) Provides that the contact information for the department of corrections and community supervision and the office of victim assistance shall be provided to crime victims.
 
CHAPTER 24
A751
Eachus
02/14/25 SIGNED
Renumber §399-nnn to be §495-b, amends §495-b, General Business Law (as proposed in S.7760-A & A.8102-A) Requires limited use motorcycles to have a red tag attached to the charging cord which states to unplug when not in use.
 
CHAPTER 25
A752
Eachus
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §§409-n & 2801-a, Education Law (as proposed in S.3397-A & A.9011-A) Requires policies regarding maximum temperatures in school buildings and facilities to include a plan to remove students and staff from occupied spaces where practicable when educational and support services spaces reach eighty-eight degrees Fahrenheit.
 
CHAPTER 26
A814
Benedetto
02/14/25 SIGNED
Repealed §847, Executive Law; amends §4, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.9760 & A.10356-A); amends §206, Public Health Law Directs the commissioner of health to develop and implement a public awareness campaign on the safe storage of firearms, rifles and shotguns and child access and prevention.
 
CHAPTER 27
A843
Bores
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §391-w, General Business Law (as proposed in S.9365-A & A.10215-A) Clarifies violations of provisions prohibiting third-party restaurant reservation services from arranging unauthorized restaurant reservations with food service establishments.
 

CHAPTER 28
A914
Clark
02/14/25 SIGNED
Repealed §1, amends §2, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.7702-A & A.8207-A); amends §2500, Public Health Law Requires the department of health to evaluate and make recommendations related to maternal health care and birthing best practices; repeals certain provisions.
 
CHAPTER 29
A916
Paulin
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §§2992, 2994-e & 2994-dd, repealed §2994-aa sub 12, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.3293-A & A.7184-A) Includes guardians of the principal as a person who may commence certain special proceedings; provides that if a hospital can with reasonable efforts ascertain the identity of the parents or guardian of an emancipated minor patient and obtain such parent's or guardian's contact information, the hospital shall notify such persons, and document such notification in the patient's medical record, prior to withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment.

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CHAPTER 30
A920
Lavine
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §§190.77, 190.78, 190.79 & 190.80, Penal Law; repealed §899-aa sub 1 (b) 2nd & 3rd undesig ¶, amends §899-aa, General Business Law; repealed §208 sub 1 (a) 2nd & 3rd undesig ¶, sub (i) cl 6 & 7, State Technology Law (as proposed in S.2376-B & A.4737-B) Adds medical and health insurance information within the definitions of personal identifying information.
 
CHAPTER 31
A921
Lavine
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §270.15, Criminal Procedure Law (as proposed in S.6239 & A.7495) Clarifies certain provisions relating to protective orders for juries.

CHAPTER 32
A924
Paulin
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §3, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.8650 & A.7570) Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to the application for the Medicare savings program to April 1, 2026.

CHAPTER 33
A925A
Paulin
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §4656, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.8865 & A.5790-B) Requires reporting and posting by assisted living facilities relating to quality measures and information concerning rates, rent, and service fees; requires a scoring system of the assisted living quality reporting.

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CHAPTER 34
A926
McDonald
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §5, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.3472 & A.7214) Amends the effectiveness of provisions related to the submission of physician profile information.
 
CHAPTER 35
A927
Fall
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §207, repealed §2803-j sub 1-e, Public Health Law; amends §3, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.9283 & A.7516-A) Includes information on congenital heart defect births as part of the department of health's health care and wellness education and outreach program; amends the effectiveness thereof.
 
CHAPTER 36
A1016
McDonald
02/14/25 SIGNED
Repealed Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.1478 & A.7215); amends §2744, Public Health Law Sets the basis for recommendations of the traumatic brain injury services coordinating council; requires annual posting of such recommendations.

CHAPTER 37
A1017
Paulin
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §207, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.8965-A & A.6799-B) Provides for education and outreach for drug-induced movement disorders by the department of health through the health care and wellness education and outreach program.

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CHAPTER 38
A1018
Hevesi
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §372, Social Services L; repealed §§2 - 5, renumber §6 to be §2, amends §2, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.8679-A & A.8846-A) Eliminates the requirement of conducting a study on the number of children in foster care who have a disability; makes technical changes to certain provisions of law.
CHAPTER 39
A1019
Solages
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §2500-m, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.5992-A & A.6168-A) Provides that maternal health care facilities are not required to grant doula access during emergencies or when such access could compromise the safety of the patient or health care team.
 
CHAPTER 40
A1020
Taylor
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §156-a, Executive Law (as proposed in S.8742 & A.9337) Clarifies the definition of lithium-ion battery in relation to hazardous materials emergency response training for incidents involving such batteries.
 
CHAPTER 41
A1021
McDonald
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §364-j, Social Services Law (as proposed in S.2867 & A.7369) Establishes when services for traumatic brain injuries granted pursuant to a waiver shall begin.
 
CHAPTER 42
A1025
Solages
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §2500-k, Public Health Law; amends §3, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.2039-B & A.2870-B) Requires the commissioner of health to consult with the office of addiction services and supports and relevant stakeholders as determined by such commissioner in addition to the office of mental health to publish guidance for incorporating maternal depression screenings into routine prenatal care; changes the effective date to eighteen months.
 
CHAPTER 43
A1026
Solages
02/14/25 SIGNED
Repealed Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.5991-A & A.7606); amends §2500-m, Public Health Law Requires the department of health to require all maternal healthcare facilities to include and/or post on the maternal healthcare facility's webpage, lobby, and patient waiting areas information stating a birthing parent is allowed to have a doula present in the maternal health care facility for delivery and/or inpatient care post-delivery.
 
CHAPTER 44
A1098
Hunter
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §874, General Municipal Law; amends §§1963-a & 2315, Public Authorities Law; amends §4, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.2498-A & A.5248-A) Includes providing onsite child care services or facilitating new child care services by a project into a uniform tax exemption policy.
 
CHAPTER 45
A1099
McDonald
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §245, Elder Law (as proposed in S.8760-A & A.9369-A) Requires the provision of information regarding the home energy assistance program for participants in the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program.
 
CHAPTER 46
A1468
Paulin
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §§573 & 225, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.8966-A & A.9235-A) Clarifies provisions relating to certificates of qualification for clinical laboratories and blood banks.
 
CHAPTER 47
A1472
Sayegh
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §207, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.6504-A & A.3122-A) Removes the director of the office of the aging from deciding resources and information concerning Alzheimer's disease and any other dementia related matters; leaves such decisions to the commissioner of health.
 
CHAPTER 48
A1475
Burdick
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §2803-t, Public Health Law; amends §2, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.8666-A & A.8560-A) Requires hospitals record information during intake and registration if a patient requires a disability accommodation; allows such patient to decline such request for information.
 
CHAPTER 49
A1476
Pretlow
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §2831, Public Health Law; amends §2, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.5969-A & A.3674-A) Defines medically fragile young adults as individuals who meet the definition of children with medical fragility, but for the fact such individuals are aged between twenty-one and thirty-five years old.
 
CHAPTER 61
A1674
McMahon
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §207, Public Health Law; amends §2, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.593-A & A.4138-A) Relates to including information about Down Syndrome in the health care and wellness education and outreach program; amends the effectiveness thereof.
 
CHAPTER 62
A1675
Peoples-Stokes
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §9, Correction Law; amends §3, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.4061-A & A.4763-A) Clarifies that the department of corrections is not required to obtain and input into its electronic record-keeping applications any individual's otherwise uncollected former legal name or any alias; amends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating thereto.

CHAPTER 63
A1676
Burdick
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §112, Correction Law (as proposed in S.7781-A & A.9169-A) Relates to the commissioner of corrections and community supervision's heat mitigation plan for correctional facilities; provides findings regarding permanent cooling solutions shall be included.
 
CHAPTER 64
A2056
Hunter
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §283, Real Property Law; amends §2, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.7125-A & A.5073-A) Makes clarifying changes in regards to the purchase of flood insurance by mortgagors that exceeds certain limits upon a mortgagees request; amends the effectiveness thereof.

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​CHAPTER 65
A2058
Cunningham
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §§19 & 29-c, renumber §29-b to be §29-c, repealed §29-c subs 7 - 9, Veterans' Services Law; amends §2509-d, Public Health Law; amends §5, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.9259 & A.8162-A) Relates to veteran maternity care; relates to the effectiveness of a chapter relating thereto.
 
CHAPTER 66
A2249
Reyes
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §§1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1037 & 1038, Labor Law; amends §2, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.9832 & A.5631-E) Defines "model management group"; provides for the registration process for model management groups; provides for exemption from registration requirements for model management companies and groups. 

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CHAPTER 67
A2250
Torres
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §627, Correction Law (as proposed in S.204 & A.4957) Provides incarcerated individuals with access to breast cancer screening and diagnostic testing in accordance with certain nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines.

CHAPTER 68
A2432
Bronson
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §§780 & 789, Labor Law; amends §7, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.5081-C & A.8907-A) Amends the warehouse worker injury reduction program to focus on work related musculoskeletal disorders.
 
CHAPTER 69
A2435
Cruz
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §29-b, Veterans' Services Law (as proposed in S.8119-C & A.8837-C) Clarifies certain provisions of the Alex R. Jimenez New York state military immigrant family legacy program.
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CHAPTER 70
S738
CLEARE
02/14/25 SIGNED
Renumber §391-cc to be §495-d, amends §495-d, General Business Law (as proposed in S.7503-B & A.1910-B) Requires operating manuals for micromobility devices, bicycles with electric assist and limited use motorcycles powered by lithium-ion batteries, and lithium-ion batteries intended for use in such devices.
 
CHAPTER 71
S739
RAMOS
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §§220-j & 220, Labor Law (as proposed in S.8608-A & A.9265-A) Relates to payroll records submitted by contractors and sub-contractors for public work contracts; extends the date the department of labor shall be required to develop and implement an online database of electronic certified payroll records until December 31, 2025; provides that the submission of certain electronic records shall satisfy certain requirements relating to the submission of payroll records.
 
CHAPTER 72
S740
RAMOS
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §27-e, Labor Law; amends §3, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.8358-C & A.8947-C) Updates requirements for retail worker employers when developing and implementing programs to prevent workplace violence; clarifies certain provisions of the retail worker safety act.

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CHAPTER 73
S741
WEBB
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §§922, 974 & 1338, Real Property Tax Law; amends §4, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.3604-A & A.7813-A) Clarifies disclosures for the payment of real property and school district taxes in installments.
 
CHAPTER 74
S742
ADDABBO
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Insurance Law (as proposed in S.1965-A & A.3865-A) Relates to coverage for prenatal vitamins and related insurance coverages.
 
CHAPTER 75
S747
SCARCELLA-SPANTON
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §669-a, Education Law; amends §4, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.8596-A & A.9205-A) Relates to veterans tuition awards program eligibility; makes tuition awards available for certain veterans including, but not limited to Vietnam, Persian Gulf and Afghanistan.
 
CHAPTER 76
S750
FELDER
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §21-a, Social Services Law; amends §2, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.8662-A & A.9269-B) Requires electronic benefit transfer systems to allow for benefit recipients to cancel, lock or unlock a card associated with electronic benefit transfer services when fraud has been suspected or reported; amends the effectiveness thereof.

CHAPTER 77
S751
SEPULVEDA
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §235-j, Real Property Law (as proposed in S.9227 & A.9329) Requires landlords to notify adjoining units of a bed bug infestation in a rental residential premises without identifying information, and to notify all tenants of an infestation in a common area by posting such notice in a conspicuous location accessible to all tenants.
 
CHAPTER 78
S753
RIVERA
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §380-a, General Business Law (as proposed in S.8373-A & A.9438) Relates to the definition of medical debt; clarifies that such debt must be related to health care services, products or devices provided to a person by a hospital.
 
CHAPTER 79
S755
RAMOS
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §10, Workers Compensation Law; amends §2, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.6635 & A.5745) Relates to claims for mental injury premised upon extraordinary work-related stress incurred at work, including claims for post-traumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder or major depressive disorder resulting from work-related stress when demonstrated that such disorder arose out of extraordinary work-related stress attributable to a distinct work-related event or events directly related to the employment and occurring during the performance of the employee's job duties; amends the effectiveness thereof.

CHAPTER 80
S759
HARCKHAM
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §27-2201, Environmental Conservation Law; amends §4, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.5331-A & A.5906-A) Extends provisions of law relating to expanding the food donation and food scraps recycling program; amends the effectiveness relating thereto.
 
CHAPTER 81
S760
RIVERA
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Insurance Law (as proposed in S.7114-A & A.6425-A) Clarifies coverage requirements for epinephrine auto-injectors; specifies that such coverage may be subject to the plan's annual deductible.
 
CHAPTER 82
S766
PARKER
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §131-ss, Social Services Law (as proposed in S.9100 & A.9522) Requires the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance to provide for automated identification of OTDA program participants for participation in utility corporation affordability programs for water service affordability.
 
CHAPTER 83
S773
KRUEGER
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §27-3005, Environmental Conservation Law (as proposed in S.4414-A & A.4943-A) Relates to permitting the sale or distribution of expanded polystyrene containers that are designed or intended to be used for cold storage for certain tissues, temperature sensitive health and safety samples, cultures, and reagents, and microbial cultures.
 
CHAPTER 84
S781
PALUMBO
02/14/25 SIGNED
Repealed §1, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.2158-A & A.1353-A); add §466-m, Real Property Tax Law Establishes eligibility for a tax exemption on real property for enrolled members of ocean rescue squads in certain municipalities; repeals a section of law relating to the eligibility of enrolled members of Southampton Village Ocean Rescue for a tax exemption on real property.

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CHAPTER 85
S782
PALUMBO
02/14/25 SIGNED
Repealed §1, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.2159-A & A.1640-A); add §466-n, Real Property Tax Law Provides eligibility for a property tax exemption for enrolled members of a volunteer ocean rescue squad in certain municipalities upon the adoption of a local law, ordinance or resolution.
CHAPTER 86
S787
PERSAUD
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §1005, Public Authority Law (as proposed in S.8979 & A.7091) Requires electric vehicle charging stations to include at least one space that is large enough to accommodate wheelchair accessible electric vehicles.
 
CHAPTER 87
S792
RAMOS
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §§790, 791 & 792, repealed §793, renumber §794 to be §793, Labor Law (as proposed in S.6328-B & A.8939-B) Removes the requirement that a state call center contractor must hire employees of a former call center contractor whose contract is terminated unless provided in the contract; makes provisions of new law applicable only to the state and its public authorities or public benefit corporations.
 
CHAPTER 88
S793
HINCHEY
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §3.03, Arts & Cultural Affairs Law (as proposed in S.7296-A & A.8978-A) Provides that upon a vacancy, the council of the arts shall not be deemed out of compliance with the requirement that each of the ten regions of the state be represented by at least one member of the council so long as such vacancy is filled within a reasonable time and the appointment made for such new vacancy moves the composition of the council closer to such requirement.
 
CHAPTER 89
S794
MAY
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §142-b, Agriculture & Markets Law (as proposed in S.7849 & A.9043) Establishes a native plant and seed supply, development and enhancement program; requires the commissioners of the departments of agriculture and markets, environmental conservation and economic development to develop a list of plants and seeds eligible for consideration in such program; makes related provisions.
 
CHAPTER 90
S803
PALUMBO
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §§1 & 2, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.2094-A & A.3872-A) Authorizes a town with a population between 69,000 and 69,500 as of the 2020 decennial census to enact a homestead exemption.
 
CHAPTER 91
S804
COMRIE
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §899-aa, General Business Law (as proposed in S.2659-B & A.8872-A) Relates to when and how notification of a data breach is to be provided to the department of financial services.
 
CHAPTER 92
S807
MAY
02/14/25 SIGNED
Renumber §3 to be §4, add §3, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.4636 & A.4563) Prohibits the department of environmental conservation from charging any application fee or any other fee for activities undertaken pursuant to a lake program.
 
CHAPTER 93
S811
GIANARIS
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §170-h, Executive Law; amends §2, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.6584-C & A.6219-B) Requires separate collection categories for Middle Eastern and North African groups in NYS.
 
CHAPTER 94
S815
HOYLMAN-SIGAL
02/14/25 SIGNED
Amends §§255, 355.5, 756-a, 1088 & 1089, Family Court Act; amends §358-a, Social Services Law; amends §11, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.8724-B & A.9321-B) Modifies the safe landings for youth leaving foster care act or safe landings act to allow for the conversion of certain motions to become motions to return a respondent to foster care.
 
CHAPTER 95
S821
STEWART-COUSINS
02/14/25 SIGNED
Repealed & add §467-n, Real Property Tax Law; amends §4, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.7515-A & A.7748-B) Relates to assessment relief for victims of a local or major disaster in an eligible municipality.
 
CHAPTER 96
S822
GONZALEZ
02/14/25 SIGNED
Repealed §§1 & 3, amends §4, Chapter of 2024; repealed §§403 & 404, amends Article 4 Article Heading, §§401 & 402, add §103-e, State Technology Law (as proposed in S.7543-B & A.9430-B); amends §80, Civil Service Law Relates to the disclosure of automated employment decision-making tools; requires the office of information technology services to maintain an artificial intelligence inventory; provides that the use of artificial intelligence systems shall not affect the existing rights of employees pursuant to an existing collective bargaining agreement, or the existing representational relationships among employee organizations or the bargaining relationships between the employer and an employee organization.

CHAPTER 97
S783
SKOUFIS
02/28/25 SIGNED
Amends §§30 & 300, General Municipal Law; amends §3, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.3353-A & A.2852-A) Removes requirements for certain smaller municipalities to maintain official websites.
 
CHAPTER 98
S819
HOYLMAN-SIGAL
02/28/25 SIGNED
Amends §§581-102, 581-203, 581-402, 581-403, 581-405, 581-604, 581-605, 581-606 & 581-705, Family Court Act; amends §§1400 & 1404, General Business Law; amends §27, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.5107-C & A.4921-C) Makes various amendments to a chapter governing surrogacy programs and agreements.
 
CHAPTER 99
S820
HINCHEY
02/28/25 SIGNED
Amends Article 12-D Article Head, §§447-a, 447-b, 447-c, 447-d, 447-e, 447-f & 447-g, Real Property Law; repealed §1105 sub (e) 3, amends Tax Law, generally; repealed §9, amends §11, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.885-C & A.4130-C) Amends a chapter of 2024 regulating short-term rentals; provides local option; provides for the collection of taxes.

CHAPTER 100
S824
KRUEGER
02/28/25 SIGNED
Amends §§2 & 6, Chapter of 2024; repealed & add §76-0105, amends §§76-0101 & 76-0103, Environmental Conservation Law; amends §97-m, State Finance Law (as proposed in S.2129-B & A.3351-B); amends §224-f, Labor Law; amends §314, Tax Law Relates to the climate change adaptation cost recovery program and requirements for climate change adaptive infrastructure projects; relates to the use of funds from the climate change adaptation fund for certain projects; relates to the disclosure of certain data from returns of petroleum or fossil fuel businesses; relates to expenditure of funds from the climate change adaptation fund; repeals certain provisions; relates to severability and legislative findings.
 
CHAPTER 101
A3224
Braunstein
03/07/25 signed
Amends §7, NYS Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency Act Allows the New York state medical care facilities finance agency to issue one billion eight hundred thousand dollars more of certain bonds and notes.
Dormitory Authority
 
CHAPTER 102
A5833
Pretlow
03/07/25 signed
Amends §56, State Finance Law Authorizes the state comptroller to refund all or any part of bonds when it is to the advantage of the state.
State Comptroller
 
CHAPTER 103
A5834
Walker
03/07/25 signed
Amends §8-600, Election Law Provides that early voting for any special election held on April 29, 2025 shall begin on April 21, 2025 and end on April 27, 2025; provides that the duration for early voting hours for any special election held on April 29, 2025 shall be equal to or greater than the minimum number of total hours otherwise required.
 
CHAPTER 104
S754
MARTINEZ
03/07/25 signed
Amends §402, Transportation Law (as proposed in S.9475 & A.10336) Relates to the number of persons recommended for appointment to the Republic airport commission for the governor to choose from which shall be a list of no fewer than three persons.
 
CHAPTER 105
S799
MAYER
03/07/25 signed
Amends §3-304, Election Law (as proposed in S.612-D & A.1244-D) Permits a candidate for office to be employed by a board of elections with prior authorization and a majority vote of the elections commissioners.
 
CHAPTER 106
S810
MYRIE
03/07/25 signed
Amends §6-134, Election Law (as proposed in S.6199-B & A.494-B) Provides that the process for declining designation to a county committee party position does not need to be included in the notice provided by the board of elections of the city of New York of such party position designation.
 
CHAPTER 107
S2679
RAMOS
03/07/25 signed
Amends §65, repealed §25 sub 4-a, Public Service Law; amends §4, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.8626-A & A.9444-A) Relates to call centers for gas and electric corporations.

CHAPTER 108
A5285
Reyes
03/20/25 SIGNED
Amends §§6807 & 6810, Education Law (as proposed in S.36-A and A.2145-A); add §280-d, Public Health Law Provides the prescription label for mifepristone or misoprostol may include the address of the dispensing health care practice and shall include the address of the prescribing health care practice at the prescriber's request; provides that a health care prescriber shall inform a patient if such prescriber has included or has requested to include the name or address of the prescribing health care practice instead of the name of such prescriber on the prescription label when prescribing mifepristone or misoprostol.
 
CHAPTER 109
S752
HOYLMAN-SIGAL
03/20/25 SIGNED
Amends §§8-416, 8-410, 8-708, 8-412 & 8-710, Election Law (as proposed in S.610 & A.7243) Makes technical changes related to ballot drop boxes for absentee and early voting ballots.
 
CHAPTER 110
S789
BRISPORT
03/20/25 SIGNED
Amends §1051, Family Court Act (as proposed in S.9745 & A.7348) Relates to findings in child abuse or neglect proceedings.
 
CHAPTER 111
S801
KRUEGER
03/20/25 SIGNED
Repealed §378 sub 17-a, Executive Law (as proposed in S.1736-E & A.3780-E); amends §11-104, Energy Law Directs the state energy conservation construction code to set standards for electric vehicle charging stations and electric vehicle ready parking spaces in certain new buildings.
 
CHAPTER 112
S818
HINCHEY
03/20/25 SIGNED
Amends §130-a, Cannabis Law; amends §2, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.9679-A & A.10398-A) Sets forth certain provisions for the sale of adult-use cannabis and adult-use cannabis products at cannabis showcase events; requires permittees to partner with cultivators in certain situations.
 
CHAPTER 113
S7070
KRUEGER
04/01/25 SIGNED
Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2025 through April 3, 2025
 
CHAPTER 114
S743
GIANARIS
04/03/25 SIGNED
Amends §400.00, Penal Law; renumbers §2 to be §3, add §2, Chapter of 2024 (as proposed in S.6649 & A.2882) Includes rifles and shotguns in required warnings to consumers regarding the risk of death or suicide in homes where such weapons are present.
 
CHAPTER 115
S744
HOYLMAN-SIGAL
04/03/25 SIGNED
Amends §265.00, Penal Law Includes pistol converters in the definition of a rapid-fire modification device.
 
CHAPTER 116
S745
MYRIE
04/03/25 SIGNED
Amends §529-a, General Business Law (as proposed in S.8479-A & A.9862-A) Removes dealers of ammunition from certain provisions that require the use of certain merchant category-codes by payment card networks for firearm merchants.
 
CHAPTER 117
A7635
Pretlow
04/03/25 SIGNED
Amends §§2-6 & 8, Chapter 113 of 2025 Provides for emergency appropriation through April 7, 2025 for the support of government.
Governor's Program
 
CHAPTER 118
A7695
Pretlow
04/07/25 signed
Amends §§2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 8, Chapter 113 of 2025 Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2025 through April 9, 2025
 
CHAPTER 119
A7765
Pretlow
04/10/25 signed
Amends §§2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 8, Chapter 113 of 2025; amends §5, Chapter 118 of 2025 Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2025 through April 15, 2025
 
CHAPTER 120
A7923
Pretlow
04/15/25 signed
Amends §§2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 8, Chapter 113 of 2025; amends §5, Chapter 118 of 2025; amends §11, Chapter 119 of 2025 Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2025 through April 17, 2025
 
CHAPTER 121
A8000
Pretlow
04/17/25 signed
Amends §§2 - 6 & 8, Chapter 113 of 2025; amends §5, Chapter 118 of 2025; amends §11, Chapter 119 of 2025 Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2025 through April 23, 2025
 
CHAPTER 122
A8015
Pretlow
04/22/25 signed
Amends §§2 - 6 & 8, Chapter 113 of 2025; amends §5, Chapter 118 of 2025; amends §§10 & 11, Chapter 119 of 2025 Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2025 through April 24, 2025
 
CHAPTER 123
A8068
Pretlow
04/24/25 signed
Amends §§2 - 6 & 8, Chapter 113 of 2025; amends §5, Chapter 118 of 2025; amends §11, Chapter 119 of 2025 Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2025 through April 29, 2025
 
CHAPTER 124
S7673
KRUEGER
04/29/25 SIGNED
Amends §§2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 8, Chapter 113 of 2025; amends §5, Chapter 118 of 2025; amends §11, Chapter 119 of 2025 Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2025 through May 1, 2025

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