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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. 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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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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. |
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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. 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. |