New York Bills

in committee · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 9670: Authorizes BOCES to establish a workers' compensation reserve fund

This bill authorizes Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to create a workers' compensation reserve fund, joining school districts and other entities that are already permitted to do so. The legislation allows these organizations to set aside money specifically for paying workers' compensation benefits and covering the costs of running their self-insurance programs. Funds in the reserve must be kept separate from other finances and can only be used for authorized claims or administrative expenses, with any excess money at the end of a fiscal year allowed to be transferred to other approved funds or applied to the next year's budget.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Education ✓ Labor & Employment

in committee · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 9771: Relates to referrals for child support enforcement for foster care maintenance payments

Relates to liability to support a child who is placed in foster care pursuant to an approved application for foster care maintenance; provides that such liability shall not be imposed if it will adversely affect the health, safety or welfare of the child on whose behalf such payments are to be made or other persons in the child's household or will adversely affect the length of the child's placement or impair the ability of the child to return home when discharged from foster care; limits the ability of a county or local social services district to cause a referral to be sent for the purpose of commencing collection of child support for a child placed in foster care.

in committee · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 9923: Relates to the storage of road salt

Directs the department of transportation and every municipality, locality and public authority that distributes road salt to construct a salt shed within ten years.

Topics ✓ Transportation

in committee · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 9980: Reduces electric corporations' response time for securing downed wires

Requires each utility to take appropriate safety precautions regarding electrical hazards, including developing plans to promptly de-energize downed wires within two hours of notification of the location of such downed wires from a municipal emergency responder and promptly secure such wires within six hours in the case of events that are not considered emergencies.

Topics ✓ Energy ✓ Labor & Employment

in committee · New York · Assembly May 19, 2026

A 11025: Requires periodic reviews of pending applications for material change in the coverage status of certain matters relative to new health technology assessment or medical evidence

Requires periodic reviews of pending applications for material change in the coverage status of certain matters relative to new health technology assessment or medical evidence.

in committee · New York · Assembly May 19, 2026

A 11112: Relates to reporting of drinking water lead testing in schools

Requires the department of health, in consultation with the commissioner of education, to create and issue a five-year plan with proposals to best mitigate the persistence of lead in schools.

Topics ✓ Education

in committee · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 10057: Relates to requiring employers to obtain an acknowledgement of receipt from employees of their sexual harassment prevention policy and sexual harassment prevention training program

Relates to requiring employers to obtain an acknowledgement of receipt from employees of their sexual harassment prevention policy and sexual harassment prevention training program in writing in English and in employees' primary languages; requires employers to obtain acknowledgements from employees and keep such acknowledgements for six years.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

in committee · New York · Assembly May 19, 2026

A 11139: Requires hospitals to obtain verbal and written informed consent from a patient or representative before including such patient information in a general hospital facility directory

Requires hospitals to obtain verbal and written informed consent from a patient or representative before including such patient's information in a general hospital facility directory.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

in committee · New York · Assembly May 19, 2026

A 10830: Relates to the siting of new electric transmission facilities

Provides that in the siting of new electric transmission facilities, priority shall be given to major electric transmission facilities that are proposed to be sited in existing rights-of-way including those owned by an electric corporation or distribution utility, or by the state, including any subdivision thereof, or a state public authority, for state highway or transportation purposes, and railroad corridors.

Topics ✓ Energy ✓ Environment

in committee · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 9778: Relates to liability of cities and counties for negligence in the placement of a child

Relates to the duty owed by cities and counties to children in the legal custody of such cities and counties with respect to the placement of children; provides a statutory private right of action for compensatory damage.

in committee · New York · Assembly May 19, 2026

A 10435: Requires every college and university to provide public notice of cessation of operation and to develop transition plans for shared services

Requires every college and university to provide public notice of cessation of operation and to develop transition plans for shared services with local governments, agencies, or not-for-profit corporations.

in committee · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 9456: Removes the requirement for registration stickers on certain motor vehicles and provides for the issuance of electronic certificates of registration for certain motor vehicles

Removes the requirement for registration stickers on certain motor vehicles; provides for the issuance of electronic certificates of registration for certain motor vehicles.

Topics ✓ Transportation

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