This bill extends the deadline for provisions that suspend driver's licenses to enforce child support payments. It directly affects individuals with outstanding child support obligations who may face license suspension under current law. The key change modifies the expiration date of these enforcement provisions from August 31, 2025, to August 31, 2027, ensuring the current enforcement mechanism remains in place. The bill does not create new requirements but extends the existing legal framework for using driver's license suspension as a tool to collect unpaid child support.
Extends the effectiveness of provisions relating to limiting the check cashing exemption for national banks and other regulated entities to August 1, 2027.
This bill extends Westchester County's existing 1% additional sales and use tax, which is in addition to New York State's 4% rate, until November 30, 2027. It directly affects residents and businesses in Westchester County who pay sales tax on goods and services. The extension modifies existing tax law to update the expiration date from 2025 to 2027, maintaining the current tax structure without changing the rate or revenue allocation mechanisms.
This bill extends the New York Department of Environmental Conservation's authority to manage American eel populations from December 31, 2025, to December 31, 2026. It modifies a specific section of environmental law to update the expiration date for this management authority. The extension directly affects the DEC's ongoing efforts to monitor and regulate American eel populations, which are a species of conservation concern in New York waters.
This bill extends the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's authority to regulate bluefish (a specific fish species) through 2028, instead of ending in 2025. It allows the department to continue setting rules for catch limits, size restrictions, fishing seasons, and other management measures for bluefish. These regulations must remain at least as strict as current requirements and align with both federal fishing laws and regional management plans. The extension directly affects commercial and recreational fishermen who harvest bluefish in New York waters. The bill passed the legislature and was signed into law in July 2025.
This bill extends existing income and resource exemptions for people receiving public assistance programs under the 1997 welfare reform law. It changes the expiration date from August 22, 2025, to August 22, 2027, ensuring current eligibility rules remain in effect. The change directly affects individuals and families enrolled in programs like Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) who rely on these exemptions. The bill does not alter the exemptions themselves but prolongs their current application period by two years.
This bill (A 8656) extends the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) authority to manage hickory shad (a fish species) until December 31, 2028. It updates the expiration date in existing law from 2025 to 2028, ensuring the DEC can continue its conservation efforts for this species. The change directly affects the DEC's ongoing management of hickory shad populations and their habitat within New York waters. The bill modifies a specific provision in environmental law without altering the species' conservation status or introducing new regulations.
Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation from December 31, 2025 until December 31, 2028 to adopt by regulation measures for the management of hard clams, soft or steamer clams or razor clams.
This bill allows recreational anglers to use up to three fishing lines while fishing alone in freshwater bodies like lakes and rivers, directly affecting individual sport fishermen. It modifies existing rules to permit this practice, which previously limited anglers to one line. The change extends the current allowance through December 31, 2027, after which the provision would expire unless renewed. The bill does not alter fees, catch limits, or other fishing regulations.
This bill extends the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's authority to manage oyster harvesting and sales from December 31, 2025, through December 31, 2027. It directly affects oyster fishermen, commercial harvesters, and businesses involved in oyster transportation, sale, and processing by allowing the Department to set specific rules during this period. Key provisions include the ability to establish size limits, catch and possession quotas, seasonal restrictions, closed areas, permit requirements, and gear regulations - ensuring any new rules are at least as strict as current standards. The bill does not create new management policies but extends the existing framework for oyster management. The bill was signed into law on July 29, 2025 (Chapter 193).
Requires schools safety plans to include a cardiac emergency response plan that addresses the use of appropriate personnel and measures to respond to incidents involving any individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or similar life-threatening emergency on any school site owned or operated by a school or at a location of a school sponsored event.
Extends the expiration of provisions relating to including the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton, trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of East Hampton and the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southold as municipal corporations for the purposes of permitting them to receive land at no cost from Suffolk County to be placed under their stewardship.
