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died · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 1464: Enacts the "packaging reduction and recycling infrastructure act"

Enacts the "packaging reduction and recycling infrastructure act" to require companies selling, offering for sale, or distributing packaging materials and products to register with a packaging reduction organization to develop a packaging reduction and recycling plan; makes related provisions.

Topics ✓ Environment

Pete Harckham (D) · 32 co-sponsors

died · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 1859: Requires issuers of credit cards to give the cardholder at least thirty days notice before closing, cancelling, or terminating the cardholder's account

Requires issuers of credit cards to give the cardholder at least thirty days written notice via email, text message, or written letter before closing, cancelling, or terminating the cardholder's account.

died · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 3105: Relates to reciprocity agreements with other states for medical cannabis programs

Provides for reciprocity agreements with other states for medical cannabis programs; directs the cannabis control board to promulgate regulations for the approval of pre-roll products in the medical cannabis program.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

died · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 1457: Provides for adjustment of the maximum income threshold for eligibility for SCRIE, DRIE, SCHE and DHE by any increase in the consumer price index

Provides for adjustment of the maximum income threshold for eligibility for the senior citizen rent increase exemption (SCRIE), disability rent increase exemption (DRIE), senior citizen homeowners' exemption (SCHE), and disabled homeowners' exemption (DHE) by any increase in the consumer price index (CPI).

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Housing

died · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 7955: Relates to school bus stop-arm cameras

This bill clarifies how traffic violations caught by school bus stop-arm cameras are processed. It specifies that violations (when drivers pass a stopped school bus with its stop arm extended) must be handled by a Traffic Violations Bureau or designated court, treating camera-generated notices like standard traffic tickets. The bill allows remote adjudication for these cases and ensures courts follow existing traffic law procedures when reviewing them. It directly affects drivers who violate stop-arm laws, traffic enforcement agencies, and local courts handling these infractions.

Topics ✓ Transportation

died · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 3445: Authorizes the village of Sodus Point, in the town of Sodus, county of Wayne to allow golf carts on certain streets

Authorizes the village of Sodus Point, in the town of Sodus, county of Wayne to allow golf carts on certain streets under the exclusive control and jurisdiction of such village.

died · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 1186: Relates to providing notice to school districts and nonpublic schools located in N.Y. City of certain construction projects

Relates to providing notice to school districts and nonpublic schools located in New York city of certain construction projects; requires the New York city department of transportation to provide written notice to such school districts and nonpublic schools of certain construction projects undertaken within three hundred feet of a building of such school districts or nonpublic schools.

died · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 1510: Allows the president of the citywide council on high schools to participate in the selection of the members of the board of education elected by the community district education council presidents

Allows the president of the citywide council on high schools to participate in the selection of the members of the board of education elected by the community district education council presidents.

died · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 660: Relates to detaining persons for longer than twenty-four hours

Bill S 660 aims to regulate the detention of individuals by police officers and enhance transparency regarding their custody. It defines "without unnecessary delay" for detention as less than twenty-four hours from the time a person is taken into custody, requiring immediate release if this limit is not met. The bill also mandates that cities with a population of one million or more establish a searchable online registry of detained persons, showing their names, ages, and locations, with access limited to contracted defender organizations. Additionally, it establishes an evidentiary presumption in habeas corpus cases that pre-arraignment detention exceeding twenty-four hours is unlawful unless proven otherwise by clear and convincing evidence.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice

died · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 4957: Provides for review of bail data reports by the state commission on judicial conduct

Provides for review of bail data reports by the state commission on judicial conduct to study such reports for evidence of bias or prejudice by any judge or justice, and where appropriate based on such reports, to initiate, investigate, and hear complaints and otherwise comment on matters of bias and prejudice evidenced therein.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice

died · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 6446: Requires entities that access a consumer's consumer credit report to notify such consumer of their right to obtain a security freeze

Requires entities that access a consumer's consumer credit report to notify such consumer of their right to obtain a security freeze, in addition to other information necessary to place, temporarily lift or permanently lift such security freeze; prohibits notices to consumers of their right to obtain a security freeze from containing advertising for paid services.

died · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 7717: Sets maximum rates that may be charged for the towing and subsequent storage of a motor vehicle

This bill sets maximum fees for towing and storing vehicles outside New York City. It caps towing charges at $100 plus tolls for passenger cars (under 4,500 lbs) and establishes tiered rates for larger vehicles based on weight, ranging from $125 to $300 for the first mile. Storage fees are limited to $25 per day for the first three days and $27 daily thereafter for passenger vehicles, with higher rates for large vehicles up to $75 per day. The law prohibits unlicensed operators from charging fees and excludes existing contracts or vehicles involved in accidents from certain rate rules. It applies statewide except to New York City (population over 1 million).

Topics ✓ Transportation