New York Bills

in committee · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 2107: Relates to electronic signatures on the form MV-82, application for registration/title

This bill requires New York's Motor Vehicle Commissioner to accept electronic signatures on all vehicle-related documents, including titles, registrations, and odometer disclosures. It defines electronic signatures as digital marks with intent to sign and mandates that the commissioner accept them whether submitted online or printed after electronic signing. The law specifies security requirements, such as verifying user identity and retaining system data for five years, while ensuring electronic signatures cannot be reused without authorization. This change directly affects drivers, dealers, and the DMV by modernizing document processing without eliminating paper options.

Topics ✓ Technology

passed · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 5317: Requires the office of addiction services and supports to collect certain demographic data

Requires the office of addiction services and supports to collect certain demographic data for incarcerated individuals in medication assisted treatment programs.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice

in committee · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 5363: Prohibits the sale of cleaning products containing triclosan, triclocarban or derivatives of such antibacterial compounds

This bill prohibits the sale of most consumer cleaning products containing triclosan, triclocarban, or their related antibacterial chemicals in New York State. It directly affects manufacturers and retailers selling products like dish soap, hand sanitizer, laundry detergent, and body wash (excluding those used in medical facilities). Key provisions ban these specific chemicals in defined cleaning products, authorize the state to create implementation rules, and impose civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for violations. The ban takes effect 18 months after enactment.

Topics ✓ Environment

passed both · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 8451: Enacts the New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act

Enacts the "New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act"; provides transparency requirements for news media content composed, authored, or otherwise created through generative AI.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment ✓ Technology

in committee · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 5587: Relates to excluding taxes from the amount on which credit card transaction fees are based

Excludes the amount of state and local taxes and fees from the amount on which an interchange fee is charged for that electronic payment transaction by a credit or debit card network; prohibits a payment card network from altering or manipulating the computation and imposition of interchange fees.

passed both · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 5998: Establishes "Kyra's Law"

Requires the court to consider a child's health and safety when making a decision regarding child custody and visitation; directs the court to review certain information as it relates to allegations of child abuse, domestic violence and child safety.

James Skoufis (D) · 40 co-sponsors

in committee · New York · Senate Jun 4, 2026

S 10628: Relates to the staffing and operations of a cancer research institute and a related not-for-profit corporation

This bill transfers the Buffalo Division of Health Research, Inc. to the Roswell Park Cancer Research Corporation to streamline management and grant administration for the state's premier cancer research institute. The transfer ensures that all employees currently serving the institute through the division move to the new corporation while retaining their existing job titles, benefits, and collective bargaining rights until their current contract expires in 2028. Key provisions require that salary payments, leave balances, and retirement liabilities be assumed by the new corporation and explicitly prohibit layoffs of transferred staff as a direct result of the move. Additionally, the legislation clarifies that the employees and the new corporation are not considered public employees under state civil service laws, shifting control to an independent board of directors.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

passed both · New York · Senate Jun 4, 2026

S 10626: Relates to judicial districts

This bill reorganizes the state's court structure by creating three new judicial districts within the fourth judicial department and redefining the boundaries of all sixteen judicial districts across the state. The legislation specifically assigns the counties of Onondaga, Monroe, and Erie to these newly established districts while adjusting the composition of existing districts to reflect these changes. Additionally, the bill updates the number of supreme court justices allocated to each district to match the new geographic divisions. These adjustments aim to align the judicial system's administrative layout with current county configurations without altering the rights or compensation of existing court officers.

in committee · New York · Senate Jun 4, 2026

S 10616: Relates to an exemption for certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a school

This bill creates a specific exemption allowing restaurants to sell alcohol within 200 feet of schools, churches, or places of worship in a designated area of Manhattan. The law applies only to properties located within a precisely defined boundary in the city of New York, permitting the alcohol beverage authority to issue licenses for these establishments despite general restrictions near educational facilities. By amending the alcoholic beverage control law, the legislation clarifies that this exception is limited to restaurants operating entirely within the described block, taking effect immediately upon passage.

in committee · New York · Senate Jun 4, 2026

S 10641: Relates to the ability of the New York state medical care facilities finance agency to issue certain bonds and notes

Increases the authorization of the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York ("DASNY"), as successor to the New York State Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency ("MCFFA") pursuant to the Health Care Financing Consolidation Act of 1995, to issue hospital and nursing home project bonds and notes from $20 billion to $21.8 billion.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

in committee · New York · Senate Jun 4, 2026

S 10629: Provides for compensation and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees; appropriation

Provides for compensation and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees; authorizes funding of joint labor-management committees; implements agreements between the state and an employee organization; makes an appropriation therefor (Part A); provides for the salaries of certain state officers and employees excluded from collective negotiating units; makes an appropriation therefor (Part B).

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Labor & Employment

in committee · New York · Senate Jun 4, 2026

S 10654: Relates to controlling and abusive litigation

Establishes penalties where a party is found to be engaged in controlling and abusive litigation against another where they have committed an act of domestic violence against the other party and in bad faith such person advances or continues litigation against the party who is the victim of the domestic violence.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice

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