New York Bills

passed · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 6848: Provides for the expansion of regional farmers' markets

Directs the department of agriculture and markets to increase the number of regional farmers' markets for the direct marketing of foods and produce produced in the state.

passed · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 1185: Establishes the veterans service organizations fund

Establishes the congressional chartered veterans service organizations fund; provides for gifts made to such fund on an individual's personal income tax return.

Topics ✓ Veterans

passed both · New York · Assembly May 19, 2026

A 3254: Relates to requiring children enrolled in an overnight camp, children's summer day camp, or travelling summer day camp to be vaccinated

Requires children enrolled in an overnight camp, summer day camp, or travelling summer day camp to be vaccinated against a specified list of diseases.

passed · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 6009: Relates to youth programs sponsored by fire departments

Relates to youth programs sponsored by fire departments; provides that participants may respond to an emergency or hazardous activity, but shall remain in an appropriate and safe designated area that has been established by the chief or officer in charge; provides such participants cannot respond to an emergency on a vehicle using lights and/or sirens; provides such participants may not enter a burning structure; protects volunteer fire departments and fire companies from certain criminal and civil liability potentially arising from the operation of a youth program.

passed · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 5382: Relates to the construction of facilities for chemical dependence services that promote the privacy of individuals

Relates to the construction of facilities for chemical dependence services that promote the privacy of individuals while bathing, sleeping, using restrooms and receiving individual counseling services, while also allowing for maximization of the use of such facility.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

passed · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 682: Increases the penalties for stopping, standing, or parking in handicapped spaces without a handicapped permit

Increases the penalties for stopping, standing, or parking in handicapped spaces without a handicapped permit to not less than one hundred fifty dollars nor more than three hundred dollars for the first offense and three hundred to five hundred fifty dollars for the second offense occurring within a period of five years within the state.

Topics ✓ Transportation

passed · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 2481: Requires the New York state energy research and development authority conduct a study on the feasibility, storing and transferring of hydrogen energy to residential and commercial structures

Requires the New York state energy research and development authority conduct a study on the feasibility, storing and transferring of hydrogen energy to residential and commercial structures in cities and towns with a population greater than twenty thousand.

Topics ✓ Energy

passed · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 5310: Permits a waiver of the diligent effort requirement in limited circumstances for certain insurance coverage to be placed by licensed excess line brokers with unauthorized insurers

Permits a waiver of the diligent effort requirement in limited circumstances for certain insurance coverage to be placed by licensed excess line brokers with unauthorized insurers where a retail producing insurance broker seeks to procure or place commercial lines insurance through an unaffiliated wholesale excess line insurance broker.

passed · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 6847: Enacts the adjacent neighbors' bill of rights

Relates to enacting the "adjacent neighbors' bill of rights"; requires the department of buildings to develop a bulletin known as the "adjacent neighbors' bill of rights" advising homeowners who are adjacent to a property under development or construction of their rights and available resources and post such bulletin on the department's website.

passed · New York · Assembly May 19, 2026

A 7898: Relates to mandatory arbitration clauses in employment contracts

This bill requires employers to provide new employees with clear, plain-language explanations about mandatory arbitration clauses before they sign employment contracts. Employers must explain what an arbitration clause means in simple terms, especially for contracts signed electronically or by mail, and include a link to a plain-language explanation. If a contract contains a prohibited mandatory arbitration clause (as defined by the bill), that specific clause is void, though other contract terms remain enforceable. The law applies to all new employment contracts entered into after the effective date.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

passed · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 1633: Provides additional protections for sensitive health information and requires patients to have the right to restrict the disclosures of such patient's health information

Provides additional protections for sensitive health information; requires all health information networks, electronic health record systems, and health care providers to provide patients with a right to restrict the disclosures of such patient's health information; defines terms; provides for exceptions.

Topics ✓ Healthcare ✓ Technology

passed · New York · Assembly May 18, 2026

K 1375: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 18, 2026, as Haitian Flag Day in the State of New York

This bill asks Governor Kathy Hochul to officially recognize May 18, 2026, as Haitian Flag Day throughout New York State. The resolution honors the historical significance of that date, when Haiti raised its first flag in 1803 to mark its independence from France. It highlights Haiti's role as the first Black-led republic and acknowledges the state's large Haitian immigrant population. The measure is a ceremonial proclamation that does not create new laws or change existing policies.

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