New York Senator Peter Harckham [D]

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NYS00077Intro

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Provides the Board of Regents with final approval authority over all proposed and renewed charter schools.
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2025-01-08
To Senate Education Committee
NYS00133Intro

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Relates to prohibiting the exclusion of coverage for losses or damages caused by exposure to lead-based paint; provides that no insurer licensed or permitted by the superintendent to provide liability coverage to rental property owners shall exclude ...
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2025-01-08
To Senate Insurance Committee
NYS00095Intro

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Establishes that instruction in financial education be provided to pupils in grades nine through twelve; establishes what should be included in such curriculum including the basics of financial planning, budgeting, borrowing, interest rates, personal...
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2025-01-08
To Senate Education Committee
NYS00134Intro

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Relates to school climate and codes of conduct on school property and disciplinary action following violation of such codes of conduct; makes conforming amendments.
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2025-01-08
To Senate Education Committee
NYS00053Intro

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Lowers the blood alcohol concentration required for driving while intoxicated from .08 of one per centum to .05, and for aggravated driving while intoxicated from .18 per centum to .12.
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2025-01-08
To Senate Transportation Committee
NYS00055Intro

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Enacts the overdose prevention and recovery act; directs that at least twenty percent of funds from the opioid stewardship fund shall be invested in recovery services and supports; requires an annual report to the legislature regarding funds distribu...
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2025-01-08
To Senate Finance Committee
NYS00029Intro

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Relates to the reporting of lyme and tick-borne disease infection after death.
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2025-01-08
To Senate Health Committee
NYS00050Intro

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Extends paid family leave benefits to employees who perform construction, demolition, reconstruction, excavation, rehabilitation, repairs, renovations, alterations, or improvements for multiple employers pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement ...
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2025-01-08
To Senate Labor Committee
NYS00173Intro

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Establishes an unemployment bridge program and an unemployment bridge program fund to provide wage replacement to workers that do not qualify for unemployment insurance or other worker wage assistance programs and who have lost a major source of inco...
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2025-01-08
To Senate Finance Committee
NYS00158Intro

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Authorizes certain persons confined in institutions operated by the department of corrections and community supervision to apply for a sentence reduction.
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2025-01-08
To Senate Codes Committee
NYS00166Intro

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Relates to claim settlement practices when an insurer refuses to pay or is delaying payment of a settlement; provides a policyholder a private right of action against such insurer doing business in the state who has refused or delayed payment of an i...
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2025-01-08
To Senate Insurance Committee
NYS00159Intro

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Provides for findings of the state board of parole necessary for discretionary release of incarcerated individuals on parole.
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2025-01-08
To Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee
NYS00105Intro

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Enacts the "Consumer and Small business Protection Act"; relates to standing for persons affected by prohibited or unlawful business practices; expands prohibited acts to include unfair, deceptive or abusive acts.
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2025-01-08
To Senate Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee
NYS00028Intro

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Eliminates provisions exempting employees with disabilities from the minimum wage law; provides that laws or minimum wage orders that authorize an employer to pay a wage that is less than the minimum wage are valid provided that under such laws or or...
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2025-01-08
To Senate Labor Committee
NYS00069Intro

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Relates to authorizing counties to set interest rates imposed on late payment of property taxes and delinquencies and redemption of property subject to more than one tax lien.
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2025-01-08
To Senate Local Government Committee
NYS00068Intro

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Enacts the student journalist free speech act to protect student speech at educational institutions unless such speech is libelous, an invasion of privacy, or incites students to commit an unlawful act, violate school policies, or to materially and s...
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2025-01-08
To Senate Education Committee
NYS00072Intro

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Relates to establishing the housing access voucher program; provides that the commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal shall implement a program of rental assistance in the form of housing vouchers for eligible individuals and fa...
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2025-01-08
To Senate Housing, Construction, and Community Development Committee
NYS00073Intro

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Relates to rechargeable battery recycling; adds a battery used as the principal electric power source for an electric scooter or bicycle with electric assist to the definition of "rechargeable battery"; provides that a battery manufacturer may not se...
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2025-01-08
To Senate Environmental Conservation Committee
NYS05868Enroll
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Relates to prevailing wage requirements applicable to brownfield remediation work performed under private contract as it relates to certain remediation activities, for sites that are seeking or have received a determination that the site is eligible ...
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2024-12-19
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NYS07543Enroll
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Enacts the legislative oversight of automated decision-making in government act (LOADinG Act) to regulate the use of automated decision-making systems and artificial intelligence techniques by state agencies.
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2024-12-19
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NYS05969PassRelates to medically fragile young adults and pediatric specialized nursing facilities; allows for such young adults to remain in such facilities from age twenty-one until age thirty-six.
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2024-12-13
APPROVAL MEMO.43
NYS03397PassEstablishes a maximum temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities; provides a definition of extreme heat condition days and the standard to measure room temperature.
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2024-12-13
APPROVAL MEMO.42
NYS07781PassDirects the commission of corrections and community supervision to establish an annual heat mitigation plan; directs the extreme heat action plan work group of the department of environmental conservation to analyze the impact of extreme heat on inca...
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2024-12-13
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NYS00967VetoRelates to setting a minimum and maximum delinquent tax interest rate for payments due on residential real property.
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2024-12-13
VETOED MEMO.92
NYS08843VetoRequires public notice and public engagement when a general hospital seeks to close entirely or a unit that provides maternity, mental health or substance use care.
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2024-12-13
VETOED MEMO.108
NYS01003Enroll
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Relates to providing information to patients and the public on policy-based exclusions; requires the commissioner of health to collect from each health care facility a list of its policy-based exclusions and publish such information on the department...
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2024-12-12
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NYS02867Enroll
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Provides that services to medical assistance recipients suffering from traumatic brain injuries or qualifying for nursing home diversion and transition services shall be provided outside of managed care programs.
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2024-12-12
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NYS05331PassExpands the food donation and food scraps recycling program by scaling down the annual average tonnage requirement every two years until 2028; removes exceptions regarding recycler capacity.
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2024-12-12
APPROVAL MEMO.25
NYS06955Enroll
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Provides that certain purchase contracts to purchase food can be awarded to a qualified bidder who fulfills certain values based procurement standards when such bid is not more than 10% higher than the lowest responsible bidder and when the bidder ma...
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2024-12-12
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NYS07114PassRequires health insurance plans to provide coverage for epinephrine auto-injector devices; caps the cost to an insured at $100 per year.
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2024-12-12
APPROVAL MEMO.26
NYS08724Enroll
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Relates to enacting the "safe landings for youth leaving foster care act" or "safe landings act", which provides protections for youth transitioning out of foster care who bring certain legal proceedings.
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2024-12-12
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NYS08626Enroll
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Relates to call centers for gas and electric corporations; sets penalties for violations.
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2024-12-12
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NYS00206Enroll
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Removes the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons; provides that if convicted of a felony, such person has completed all sentencing requirements to such conviction, including any required term of imprisonment, probation, or community supervi...
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2024-12-12
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NYS04598PassProvides funding for school anti-violence education programs through the omnibus school violence prevention grant program.
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2024-11-26
SIGNED CHAP.544
NYS02103VetoDirects the commissioner to publicly publish an annual report on the environmental radiation surveillance program and analyze such report showing trends and cumulative impact, as well as notify other relevant agencies if contamination has exceeded EP...
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2024-11-22
VETOED MEMO.51
NYS04198VetoEnacts the "New York wildlife crossing act"; directs the department of transportation and the New York state thruway authority to identify sites along all highways, thruways and parkways in the state where wildlife crossings are most needed to increa...
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2024-11-22
VETOED MEMO.56
NYS08110VetoReconvenes the New York state sea level rise task force to review the report and recommendations previously issued by the task force, and to determine the progress made in effectuating such recommendations and what recommendations require additional ...
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2024-11-22
VETOED MEMO.66
NYS05757VetoEstablishes the position of an insurance liaison on the disaster preparedness commission to be appointed by the governor and serve as a non-voting member.
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2024-11-22
VETOED MEMO.59
NYS06162VetoEnsures that color vision requirements for appointment of police officers are tailored to only eliminate individuals with extreme color vision deficiencies from eligibility; provides methods under which an individual can meet such requirements after ...
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2024-11-22
VETOED MEMO.60
NYS09379VetoProhibits the application of pesticides to certain local freshwater wetlands for local governments that have implemented a freshwater wetlands protection law; provides that any local law or ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall take effect...
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2024-11-22
VETOED MEMO.71
NYS09773PassAuthorizes a hotel occupancy tax for the town of Ossining, in the county of Westchester.
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2024-11-22
SIGNED CHAP.533
NYS08596PassExpands eligibility under the veterans tuition awards program to all New York resident veterans, regardless of combat service.
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2024-11-11
APPROVAL MEMO.12
NYS08479PassRequires payment card networks to use certain merchant category-codes for firearm and ammunition dealers.
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2024-10-09
APPROVAL MEMO.10
NYS02862PassAuthorizes municipalities to offer a real property tax exemption to certain volunteers who live in that municipality but who serve in neighboring municipalities.
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2024-09-27
SIGNED CHAP.372
NYS09219PassPermits the town of Kent, Putnam county, to lease sports field fences for advertisements with the revenues to be used solely for the care of Guglielmo Field.
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2024-09-27
SIGNED CHAP.406
NYS09212PassAuthorizes the town of Yorktown, county of Westchester, to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands.
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2024-09-27
SIGNED CHAP.405
NYS09546PassRelates to the purposes and duties of the Mount Kisco firefighter's benevolent association and the use of foreign fire insurance premium taxes.
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2024-09-27
SIGNED CHAP.411
NYS08475PassAuthorizes the assessor of the town of New Castle to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from the Ethical Society of Northern Westchester; provides a waiver for any interest and penalties accrued in the event that the authorizatio...
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2024-09-20
SIGNED CHAP.326
NYS08411PassDeems an application filed with the New York state and local police and fire retirement system by the widow of Paul C. Adam as timely filed.
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2024-09-11
SIGNED CHAP.314
NYS07586PassDeems Anthony Varvaro to have died as the natural and proximate result of an accident sustained in the performance of duty so as to permit accidental death benefits to be awarded to his beneficiaries.
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2024-09-11
SIGNED CHAP.313
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