2021-2022 session: change session
Public Safety & Consumer Affairs bills
Bills on prisons and jails, parole, crime victims, consumer protection and election law. They are heard in the Crime Victims, Crime and Correction, Correction, Consumer Protection and Elections committees.
Highest impact
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
- S1046Senate
Expand Voting Rights Protections
This bill establishes the John R.
Impact 9 · Transformational·Signed into law
Impact9/10TransformationalOutcomeSigned into law - A3184Assembly
Create Utility Consumer Advocate Office
This bill creates a State Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate to represent and protect residential utility customers' interests in New York.
Impact 9 · Transformational·0% to pass
Impact9/10TransformationalPassage0% - A6678Assembly
Expand Voting Rights Protections
This bill establishes the John R.
Impact 9 · Transformational·0% to pass
Impact9/10TransformationalPassage0% - A2277Assembly
Limit Solitary, Offer Rehab
This bill restricts the use of solitary confinement in New York prisons, establishes alternative therapeutic units, and sets new standards for treatment and oversight.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - A2574Assembly
Expand Automatic Voter Registration
This bill expands and updates New York's automatic voter registration process, adding more agencies and clarifying eligibility, forms, and procedures.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - S1144Senate
Limit Jail for Parole Violations
This bill reforms New York's parole and community supervision system by limiting incarceration for technical violations and awarding "earned time" credits for compliance.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - S1795Senate
Medication Treatment for Inmates
This bill requires New York correctional facilities and jails to provide medication assisted treatment and transition services for inmates with substance use disorders.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - S4104Senate
Guarantee Right to Repair Electronics
The Digital Fair Repair Act requires manufacturers to provide parts, tools, and documentation to independent repair providers and owners for digital electronic equipment, with certain exclusions and…
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - S7703Senate
Support Addiction Treatment in Jails
This bill updates terminology and expands requirements for medication-assisted substance use disorder treatment and transition services in New York correctional facilities and jails.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - S830Senate
Restore Voting After Prison
This bill restores voting rights to individuals convicted of felonies in New York immediately upon their release from incarceration.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law
Most likely to pass
Bills not yet signed or vetoed, by Passage score.
- S1046Senate
Expand Voting Rights Protections
This bill establishes the John R.
Impact 9 · Transformational·Signed into law
Impact9/10TransformationalOutcomeSigned into law - A2277Assembly
Limit Solitary, Offer Rehab
This bill restricts the use of solitary confinement in New York prisons, establishes alternative therapeutic units, and sets new standards for treatment and oversight.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - A2574Assembly
Expand Automatic Voter Registration
This bill expands and updates New York's automatic voter registration process, adding more agencies and clarifying eligibility, forms, and procedures.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - S1144Senate
Limit Jail for Parole Violations
This bill reforms New York's parole and community supervision system by limiting incarceration for technical violations and awarding "earned time" credits for compliance.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - S1795Senate
Medication Treatment for Inmates
This bill requires New York correctional facilities and jails to provide medication assisted treatment and transition services for inmates with substance use disorders.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - S4104Senate
Guarantee Right to Repair Electronics
The Digital Fair Repair Act requires manufacturers to provide parts, tools, and documentation to independent repair providers and owners for digital electronic equipment, with certain exclusions and…
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - S7703Senate
Support Addiction Treatment in Jails
This bill updates terminology and expands requirements for medication-assisted substance use disorder treatment and transition services in New York correctional facilities and jails.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - S830Senate
Restore Voting After Prison
This bill restores voting rights to individuals convicted of felonies in New York immediately upon their release from incarceration.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law
Recently signed or vetoed
- S4954Senate
Increase Fraud Penalties During Emergencies
This bill increases civil penalties for fraudulent business practices during abnormal market disruptions, such as emergencies or disasters.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law - S4104Senate
Guarantee Right to Repair Electronics
The Digital Fair Repair Act requires manufacturers to provide parts, tools, and documentation to independent repair providers and owners for digital electronic equipment, with certain exclusions and…
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - S2951Senate
Shorten Voter Registration Window
This bill shortens the voter registration deadline in New York to 15 days before an election, effective January 1, 2023.
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
Impact4/10LowOutcomeSigned into law - A4261Assembly
Clarify Petition Objection Rules
This bill sets new requirements and procedures for objecting to election petitions, including detailed specifications and notification rules.
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
Impact4/10LowOutcomeSigned into law - S3081Senate
Stop Medicine Price Gouging
This bill prohibits price gouging of medicines during FDA-reported shortages by imposing penalties on sellers who charge excessively high prices.
Impact 7 · Significant·Vetoed
Impact7/10SignificantOutcomeVetoed - A8215Assembly
End Prison Incarceration Fee
This bill repeals provisions requiring the collection of incarceration fees from individuals in New York State.
Impact 5 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact5/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law - A2441Assembly
Update Mental Illness Definition
This bill updates the definition of inmates with serious mental illness in correctional law to match the mental hygiene law's definition.
Impact 4 · Low·Vetoed
Impact4/10LowOutcomeVetoed - A431Assembly
Limit Diet Pills for Teens
This bill prohibits the sale of over-the-counter diet pills and dietary supplements for weight loss or muscle building to anyone under 18 unless prescribed by a healthcare provider.
Impact 7 · Significant·Vetoed
Impact7/10SignificantOutcomeVetoed