New York Bills

signed · New York · Assembly Dec 12, 2025

A 1819: Enacts the monarch preservation plan

Enacts the monarch preservation plan requiring the department of environmental conservation to take feasible actions to conserve monarch butterflies and the unique habitats they depend upon for successful migration.

Topics ✓ Environment

signed · New York · Assembly Dec 12, 2025

A 8465: Relates to prevailing wage for those involved in hauling of concrete and asphalt

Relates to prevailing wage for those involved in hauling of concrete and asphalt in the counties of Nassau, Putnam, Suffolk, and Westchester, and in the city of New York.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

signed · New York · Senate Dec 12, 2025

S 1356: Relates to joining multistate voter list maintenance organizations

Permits the state board of elections to join certain multistate voter list maintenance organizations and provide such organizations with certain voter information; requires the state to join a multistate voter list maintenance organization on or before July 31, 2026.

signed · New York · Senate Dec 12, 2025

S 7416: Relates to enacting provisions for the execution of electronic wills

This bill establishes legal rules for creating and managing electronic wills in New York. It requires electronic wills to include an audit trail, be signed in real-time electronic presence by the testator and two witnesses (who must be state residents), and include a mandatory caution notice explaining validity requirements. The will must be filed with New York’s court system within 30 days of signing, and can be revoked by filing a new will, submitting a revocation document, or requesting removal from the court system. It directly affects New York residents who wish to create legally valid digital wills, ensuring they meet specific execution and filing standards while maintaining the same legal standing as traditional paper wills.

signed · New York · Assembly Dec 12, 2025

A 203: Requires hospitals to develop a violence prevention program

Requires hospitals to establish a violence prevention program which includes a workplace safety and security assessment and develop a safety and security plan that addresses identified workplace violence threats or hazards.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

Catalina Cruz (D) · 30 co-sponsors

signed · New York · Senate Dec 12, 2025

S 123: Relates to prohibiting the sale of infant walkers and restricting the use of such infant walkers in certain settings

S 123 bans the sale of infant walkers by all sellers (manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and secondhand dealers) in New York State. It also restricts the use of infant walkers in child care facilities, requiring medical necessity approval from a professional for any exception. Child care facilities must receive plain-language notice about the ban and follow rules set by the Office of Children and Family Services. The law allows the attorney general to enforce the ban through injunctions and impose civil penalties for violations.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

signed · New York · Assembly Dec 12, 2025

A 8679: Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of the coordinated construction act for lower Manhattan relating to joint bidding on contracts for public work projects

Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of the coordinated construction act for lower Manhattan relating to joint bidding on contracts for public work projects.

signed · New York · Senate Dec 12, 2025

S 7855: Authorizes a survey regarding instruction on the Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history within the state; establishes an advisory committee

Authorizes the commissioner of education to conduct a survey regarding instruction on Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history within the state; establishes an Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history advisory committee; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

signed · New York · Senate Dec 12, 2025

S 7944: Relates to certain provisions on elevator licensing and temporary elevator mechanics

Relates to certain provisions on elevator licensing and temporary elevator mechanics; relates to civil penalties for unlicensed mechanics; clarifies inspection provisions.

signed · New York · Assembly Dec 12, 2025

A 1382: Provides training to staff members accepting registrations, issuing licenses or conducting inspections of child day care homes, programs or facilities on the recognition of controlled substances

Provides training to staff members accepting registrations, issuing licenses or conducting inspections of child day care homes, programs or facilities on the detection of controlled substances.

signed · New York · Senate Dec 12, 2025

S 7680: Relates to mandating the development and approval of operational safety plans

Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to develop and approve operational safety plans prior to the deployment of any employee in hazardous conditions; requires the plan to include a comprehensive risk assessment identifying potential hazards associated with the deployment, mitigation measures to address identified risks, detailed information on team composition, identification of an on-site authorized person responsible for overseeing operations, a clear chain of command, emergency contact information for all team members, and evacuation procedures.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

signed · New York · Senate Dec 12, 2025

S 7120: Relates to manufactured homes certificate of title and the conveyance and encumbrance of manufactured homes as real property

Enacts the "New York land-home property act"; relates to manufactured homes certificate of title and the conveyance and encumbrance of manufactured homes as real property.

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