1,674 bills · signed into law. Ordered by the date of each bill’s latest official action: referral, amendment, floor vote, passage or signature.
Impact is how much a bill would change if enacted, from 1 (minimal) to 10 (transformational). Passage is our estimate of the chance it becomes law this session. How we score
This bill increases from 10% to 50% the portion of library system funds that can support projects receiving over 75% state aid.
Impact 5 · Moderate·Signed into law
This bill raises the cap on exemptions from admission requirements for graduate-level teacher and educational leader programs from 15% to 50%.
Impact 5 · Moderate·Signed into law
This bill establishes a training program allowing 18-20 year olds to qualify for a Class A commercial driver’s license with restrictions.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
This bill authorizes a third phase of Syracuse school reconstruction projects, expanding eligible schools and funding, and adjusts building aid calculations.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
This bill sets new base pilotage rates for vessels on the Hudson River, updating charges for both lower and upper river sections.
Impact 5 · Moderate·Signed into law
This bill streamlines the process for assigning appellate counsel to indigent criminal defendants by presuming ongoing eligibility for counsel on appeal.
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
This bill directs the president of the state civil service commission to study and recommend ways to improve civil service exam processes to ensure diversity in public sector recruitment and hiring.
Impact 2 · Minimal·Signed into law
This bill requires the state civil service commission president to annually publish and report diversity data for New York state government.
Impact 2 · Minimal·Signed into law
This bill adds violent crime statistics and density of vacant buildings as factors in determining hazardous child safety zones for schools.
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
This bill authorizes and regulates a third phase of school facilities modernization projects in Rochester, increasing project limits and strengthening compliance, reporting, and diversity…
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
This bill requires the Workers' Compensation Board to provide language access services, including translation, interpretation, and a published language access plan.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
This bill expands the rights of pregnant inmates in New York by allowing support persons during labor and delivery, improving notice requirements, and informing inmates of pregnancy counseling and…
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
This bill requires state contracts for industrial painting or coating to meet new certification standards for contractors and workers, set by the office of general services.
Impact 5 · Moderate·Signed into law
This bill prohibits public disclosure of certain donor information from not-for-profit organizations' financial reports, keeping such data confidential.
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
This bill establishes a task force to study and improve employment opportunities for veterans in New York State.
Impact 3 · Low·Signed into law
This bill updates New York laws to expand the recognized Vietnam War era for veterans' benefits from February 28, 1961 to May 7, 1975, to November 1, 1955 to May 7, 1975, aligning with recent…
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
This bill allows children of military families relocating to New York to enroll remotely in local schools before moving.
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
This bill ensures spouses and dependents of active-duty military members continue receiving in-state tuition rates at New York public colleges, even if the service member is reassigned out of state.
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
This bill expands eligibility for New York's MERIT scholarships by removing combat zone restrictions for military-related deaths or disabilities.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
This bill allows county boards in New York to let ferries transport uniformed armed forces members for free within the state.
Impact 3 · Low·Signed into law
This bill allows individuals to qualify for unemployment benefits if they leave their job to accompany a spouse transferred for military duty.
Impact 5 · Moderate·Signed into law
This bill requires the DMV to refer veterans and reservists applying for or renewing a driver's license to veterans' benefit information services.
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
This bill requires homeless shelters, nursing homes, residential health care facilities, and assisted living residences to identify veterans during intake and provide them with information about…
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
This bill allows the Westchester County legislature to waive certain fees for not-for-profit veterans' organizations, including building permit and capital improvement fees.
Impact 3 · Low·Signed into law
This bill creates a Women Veterans Advisory Committee to support, advocate for, and report on the unique needs of women veterans in New York.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
This bill expands eligibility for veterans' credits in civil service appointments and promotions to all honorably discharged veterans, not just those who served during specific wars or conflicts.
Impact 5 · Moderate·Signed into law
This bill expands how Seneca County can use tourism tax revenues, allowing funding for infrastructure, parks, water resources, and environmental conservation.
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
This bill increases the New York City Housing Development Corporation's bonding authority from $15.5 billion to $17 billion.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
This bill allows New York City to postpone its 2022 rent control emergency determination deadline to July 1 due to COVID-19.
Impact 3 · Low·Signed into law
This bill requires the Public Service Commission to set standards and safeguards for radio and phone providers seeking eligibility to offer lifeline services.
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
This bill bans the use of grade number six fuel oil for heating buildings in New York starting July 1, 2023.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
This bill prohibits the sale and use of pavement products containing coal tar in New York State.
Impact 5 · Moderate·Signed into law
This bill creates a New York State Firearm Violence Research Institute to study firearm violence and establishes a dedicated research fund.
Impact 9 · Transformational·Signed into law
This bill prohibits utility companies from harassing, oppressing, or abusing residential customers regarding complaints or unpaid balances.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
This bill allows New York taxpayers to contribute to a new Gun Violence Research Fund, supporting research and grants on gun violence.
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
This bill requires that at least one member of the New York Public Service Commission have experience in utility consumer advocacy.
Impact 3 · Low·Signed into law
This bill permanently allows business, not-for-profit, and religious corporations in New York to conduct board and member meetings remotely using electronic communications.
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
This bill requires public bodies in New York with regularly updated websites to post meeting minutes online within two weeks.
Impact 3 · Low·Signed into law
This bill requires written discharge plans for mental health patients to include information about extreme risk protection orders if certain risk factors are present.
Impact 3 · Low·Signed into law
This bill requires voice service providers in New York to implement the STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication framework or similar technology to combat fraudulent calls, with penalties for…
Impact 7 · Significant·Signed into law
This bill requires future Public Service Commission members to have relevant education and at least three years’ experience in specified fields.
Impact 3 · Low·Signed into law
This bill requires private employers in New York to give written notice to employees about electronic monitoring of communications and internet use.
Impact 5 · Moderate·Signed into law
This bill requires telecommunication companies to block certain fraudulent or invalid phone numbers to reduce unwanted and illegal calls.
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
The Consumer Credit Fairness Act shortens the statute of limitations for consumer debt lawsuits to three years and establishes new notice, documentation, and procedural requirements to protect…
Impact 7 · Significant·Signed into law
This bill requires the rapid creation of a "cease and desist" zone in Kings County (Brooklyn) to protect homeowners from aggressive real estate solicitations.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
This bill prohibits used car dealers from selling vehicles that require airbags unless the airbags are present and functional.
Impact 5 · Moderate·Signed into law
This bill updates and clarifies the powers, membership, and financial management of the Troy Industrial Development Authority, adds new retail restrictions, and makes technical corrections.
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
This bill updates mandatory continuing education requirements for architects, including transfer of credits and acceptable course topics.
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
This bill establishes the North Shore Water Authority in Nassau County, granting it powers to manage, acquire, and operate water services for the region.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
This bill updates New York's education law to increase state aid and modernize formulas for library construction and support.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
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