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Demond Meeks D

Assemblymember
New York Assembly District 134
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026

Biography

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On Record (42)

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Relates to establishing distinctive "Women Veterans" plates and the women veterans support fund; establishes that moneys of the fund will be used for women veteran homelessness, counseling and other programs that support women veterans.
May 29, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to the development of a scannable code that links to translations of work zone and truss type construction signs.
May 29, 2026 · source · details / share
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Ends involuntary servitude in state and local correctional facilities in New York state.
May 28, 2026 · source · details / share
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Enacts the "living wage for all act" in relation to raising the minimum wage to $30 by January 1, 2030 for large employers and by January 1, 2035 for small employers, and by a percentage based on inflation thereafter, providing for minimum wage requirements for miscellaneous industry workers, and minimum wage for incarcerated individuals working in correctional facilities; repeals provisions …
May 28, 2026 · source · details / share
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Enacts the "deed protection act" in relation to prohibiting a mortgage banker or mortgage loan servicer from commencing, maintaining, or proceeding with a foreclosure action on a mortgage loan where such mortgage banker or mortgage loan servicer knows or has reason to know that the mortgage securing such loan is dependent on a deed, conveyance, or other instrument affecting title …
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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Adds parcels of land to the list of premises which are exempt from the provisions of law which generally restrict manufacturers/wholesalers and retailers from sharing an interest in a liquor license.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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Adds parcels of land to the list of premises which are exempt from the provisions of law which generally restrict manufacturers/wholesalers and retailers from sharing an interest in a liquor license.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Expands the eligibility of the brownfield redevelopment tax credit; reduces the population numbers to make more qualified sites eligible for such tax credit.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Directs the department of agriculture and markets to increase the number of regional farmers' markets for the direct marketing of foods and produce produced in the state.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Ends involuntary servitude in state and local correctional facilities in New York state.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Directs the higher education services corporation to create a net price calculator center for colleges on its website.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to the transfer of incarcerated individuals from a county jail to a state correctional institution when such county jail becomes unsafe for the confinement of incarcerated individuals due to extraordinary circumstances.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires coverage under the healthy New York program for mental illness.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Extends wage parity for home care workers in upstate New York.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Directs the office of temporary and disability assistance to promulgate rules and regulations requiring quarterly inspections of homeless shelters.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Provides for parental notification when charter schools receive a corrective action plan or are given a short-term renewal.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prohibits the use of chemical agents by police officers against minors under the age of eighteen.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to the development of a scannable code that links to translations of work zone and truss type construction signs.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Directs the division of criminal justice services to study, evaluate, and make recommendations concerning instances of police brutality in the city of Rochester.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prohibits telephone corporations from charging a caller any increased rates, charges, or fees for long-distance or other calls without first notifying such caller.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Enacts the "NYPD highway officer Anastasios Tsakos act"; requires intoxicated drivers to pay child support if such intoxicated driving results in the death of the parent or guardian of a minor child due to the influence of alcohol.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes the transfer of pregnant and postpartum incarcerated individuals to residential treatment facilities; requires annual reporting on the number of such incarcerated individuals transferred.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Enacts the "Marvin Mayfield act", eliminating mandatory minimum sentences.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Imposes a progressive income tax structure for high income taxpayers.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Enacts the "living wage for all act" in relation to raising the minimum wage to $30 by January 1, 2030 for large employers and by January 1, 2035 for small employers, and by a percentage based on inflation thereafter, providing for minimum wage requirements for miscellaneous industry workers, and minimum wage for incarcerated individuals working in correctional facilities; repeals provisions …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Enacts the "deed protection act" in relation to prohibiting a financial institution from taking possession of a property based on the failure to repay a loan provided by such financial institution for such property if such loan was provided to a person who obtained title to such property by deed theft and such financial institution failed to conduct due diligence …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Extends provisions of law relating to the authority of the department of environmental conservation to fix by regulation open seasons, size and catch limits and manner of taking fish from December 31, 2025 until December 31, 2028.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Excludes a production using artificial intelligence or autonomous vehicles in a manner which results in the displacement of employees whose salaries are qualified expenses from the definition of qualified film for the purposes of the empire state film production credit.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to attachments to utility poles for broadband service; provides that for a broadband internet provider that does not provide regulated telephone service, a pole owner shall not require such broadband internet provider to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity as a condition to making attachments to utility poles solely owned or jointly-owned by the pole owner.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Relates to the creation of a department of corrections and community supervision identification form; relates to the use of such form as proof of identity for individuals applying for a non-driver identification card or certain driver's licenses.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to creating a new acquisition fund for community land trusts located in New York state; provides that moneys of the fund shall be expended solely to carry out the affordable home ownership development program exclusively for community land trusts; defines community land trusts.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires charges for telephone calls based on duration, whether over lines or by cellular, to be charged and prorated by the second; applies to all service providers; authorizes the public service commission to promulgate rules and regulations.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires DOCCS' office of special investigations to send a representative of such office in-person to confirm any reported incident of bodily injury or harm to an incarcerated individual no later than 5 days after receiving such report.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Eliminates criminal and civil penalties for possession of controlled substances; establishes the drug decriminalization task force to develop recommendations for reforming state laws, regulations and practices so that they align with the stated goal of treating substance use disorder as a disease, rather than a criminal behavior.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires age-appropriate instruction on conflict resolution for elementary, middle, and high school students; requires the commissioner to develop curricula for schools in the state for such instruction; directs the commissioner to develop resource materials to facilitate such instruction.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Establishes the first responder epinephrine preparedness initiative (EPI) act, creating a first responder epinephrine access program; authorizes the commissioner of health to approve and implement a municipal epinephrine bulk purchase program; authorizes taxpayers to contribute a gift for municipal epinephrine bulk purchases; establishes a municipal epinephrine bulk purchase fund.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Expands the right to seek the appointment of administrators of buildings to tenants and local governments throughout the state and to make procedures conform with realities of housing stock throughout the state.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires a liability insurer that has an opportunity to settle a claim at or within the policy limits, and refuses to do so, to be liable for any verdict in excess of the insurance policy limits; prohibits the insurer from recovering such excess judgment from the insured.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Relates to examinations under oath under the comprehensive motor vehicle insurance reparations act; grants claimants the right to counsel in an examination under oath; requires such examination to be transcribed; gives claimants the right to receive the transcript of such examination; prohibits insurance companies from denying first party benefits pursuant to an examination under oath until it is awarded permission …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Provides that no police officer shall arrest, restrain, or otherwise subdue a child who is thirteen years of age or less while effecting the arrest of the parent or guardian of such child; provides that all police officers present at the scene of arrest shall have an affirmative duty to keep such child safe, and shall permit the person being …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Relates to establishing and funding the universal basic income pilot program; requires the comptroller to establish a universal basic income pilot program to provide 10,000 participants with income of $7,200 for individuals or $14,400 for couples per year for two years; establishes participant criteria; requires a study on the program one year after its conclusion; makes an appropriation therefor.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Directs the department of civil service to conduct a study on competitive examinations for public employment held by the state department of civil service and by municipal commissions to determine whether the contents of such examinations have a discriminatory effect on minority examinees; requires a report on such findings to be delivered to the governor and legislature.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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Provides public access to epinephrine auto-injector devices at schools; establishes public access epinephrine auto-injector device providers.
Aug 17, 2026 · details / share
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Removes the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons.
Aug 17, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to required notification of an incarcerated individual's emergency contacts when such incarcerated individual experiences a serious medical event; provides that incarcerated individuals and their representatives shall have the right to access such incarcerated individual's medical records; provides requirements for …
Aug 08, 2026 · details / share
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Enacts the "just energy transition act"; requires a study of competitive options to facilitate the phase-out, replacement and redevelopment of New York state's oldest and most-polluting fossil fueled generation facilities and their sites by the year 2030.
Aug 02, 2026 · details / share
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Provides grants to address food insecurity among students at public institutions for higher education.
Aug 02, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the "Supporting Families Together act"; repeals certain provisions of law relating to civil and criminal penalties for mandated reporters.
Jul 28, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes application processing and review requirements for reprieves, commutations and pardons by the governor; requires the governor to provide: a written notification that the application has been received; a receipt number that the applicant can then use to check on …
Jul 17, 2026 · details / share
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Requires public schools to follow seizure action plans developed by health care providers of students diagnosed with a seizure disorder; requires schools to provide seizure awareness training to certain employees on the recognition of signs and symptoms of a seizure …
Jul 11, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to decreasing the length of the suspension period applicable to certain individuals who lose their jobs due to a labor dispute, such as a strike, and who seek to obtain unemployment insurance benefits; decreases the suspension period from two …
Jul 04, 2026 · details / share
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Repeals the requirement that applicants must pass an examination in order to qualify as a licensed master social worker.
Jul 04, 2026 · details / share
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Protects the rights of people in prisons, jails and forensic facilities; limits the use of cell or segregated confinement; grants access to tablets, visitation, and certain items.
Jul 04, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the 2-1-1 essential community services hotline system; designates the office of children and family services to oversee the hotline system; establishes the availability and scope of information to be provided by the hotline system and requirements of call centers; …
Jul 04, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the healthy and safe students act; requires comprehensive sexuality instruction for students in grades K-12 which includes a model curricula for comprehensive sexuality education and at a minimum conforms to the content and scope of national sexuality education standards.
Jun 30, 2026 · details / share
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Authorizes people who transport a severely disabled person as an eligible person to receive disabled person plates; defines who qualifies as eligible persons.
Jun 30, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the "clean fuel standard of 2026"; provides such standard is intended to reduce greenhouse gas intensity from the on-road transportation sector, with further reductions to be implemented based upon advances in technology.
Jun 30, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits elementary schools and secondary schools from withholding student transcripts for failure to pay tuition.
Jun 30, 2026 · details / share
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Enacts the "safer weapons, safer homes act"; requires the division of criminal justice services to study the technological viability of personalized firearms; defines personalized firearms; requires the division to report to the governor and the legislature on the results of …
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that in the fourth judicial department, three new districts, fourteen, fifteen and sixteen are added; makes related provisions.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that child care provider licenses be valid for a period of up to six years.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Repeals the rebates for stock transfer tax paid; dedicates funds of the stock transfer tax fund and stock transfer incentive fund to various funds; establishes the safe water and infrastructure action program.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Requires health care plans and payors to have a minimum of twelve and one-half percent of their total expenditures on physical and mental health annually be for primary care services.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to parole eligibility for certain incarcerated persons age fifty-five or older if they have served at least fifteen years of their sentence or sentences.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to the taxation of vapor products; provides for the licensing of vapor products distributors; imposes certain tax return filing requirements on vapor products distributors; provides for enforcement powers.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Adds the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad scenic byway into the state scenic byways system.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Requires the department of education to report information regarding counselors, social workers and psychologists in schools and to implement a plan to increase the school counselor, school social worker and school psychologist to student ratio to nationally accepted standards and …
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to the mandatory coverage of hearing aids by insurers and other organizations.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Requires the implementation of an electronic benefit transfer system using industry-standard commercial electronic funds transfer technology.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to the New York city housing authority and mold remediation; establishes after reporting such authority shall have 15 days to remediate such reported mold.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Directs the division of criminal justice services to promulgate safety standards and training requirements for the protection of law enforcement staff against biological hazards posed by spitting of persons in custody.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to risk retention groups and commuter vans, pre-arranged for-hire vehicles, or accessible vehicles; defines terms; makes related provisions.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Directs how certain valuations and computations of the amount due are calculated in certain foreclosure actions.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to the criminal possession of a ghost gun; makes such possession a class C felony unless you are a licensed gunsmith or dealer in firearms with intent to manufacture and/or distribute such firearms; requires educational materials shall be provided …
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the New York dignity in pregnancy and childbirth act; requires hospitals and other facilities that provide perinatal care to implement an evidence-based implicit bias program for all health care providers involved in the perinatal care of patients within those …
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits organized militias from another state, territory, or district from entering into New York for the purpose of doing military duty without the express permission of the governor unless such militia has been called into federal service and is acting …
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits drug, cannabis or alcohol testing of pregnant or postpartum individuals and newborns unless the individual consents and it is within the scope of medical care, or the testing is necessary for a medical emergency.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the climate corporate data accountability act requiring certain business entities within the state to annually disclose scope 1, scope 2 and scope 3 emissions; establishes the climate accountability and emissions disclosure fund.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits the use of the term "excited delirium" as a diagnosis, label, or cause of death on death certificates, autopsy reports, police reports or any report, policy or procedure by a public agency or contractor; defines excited delirium.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to returnable bottles; adds noncarbonated soft drinks, certain noncarbonated fruit or vegetable juices, coffee and tea beverages, carbonated fruit beverages and cider to the definition of "beverage"; provides that beginning April 1, 2027, the handling fee will be six …
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Eliminates certain court surcharges and fees and probation and parole surcharges and fees; eliminates the requirement that a parolee or releasee receiving a merit termination of sentence be financially able to comply with an order of restitution; eliminates the requirement …
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to modular construction work; provides that modular construction shall comply with any existing municipal licensing requirements for all electrical, plumbing, and fire suppression work.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to the confidentiality and expungement of records in juvenile delinquency cases in the family court; requires certain records to be expunged automatically.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Requires the office of victim services to publicize programs offered by the office and to include certain information in annual reports to the governor and the legislature and to make such reports public on the office's website.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Provides for restructuring unsustainable sovereign and subnational debt; provides a voluntary petition for relief may be filed with the state.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Requires law enforcement officers to conduct a lethality assessment as part of the standardized domestic incident report form when responding to incidents of domestic violence.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Adopts the psychology interjurisdictional compact to increase public access to psychological services by allowing telepsychological practice and temporary in-person services across state lines.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Enacts the accelerate solar for affordable power (ASAP) act to set a new target for distributed solar energy capacity and direct the public service commission to advance reforms to the utility interconnection process to ensure timely and cost-effective integration of …
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Requires the department of education to develop school health and mental health professionals to student ratios in public schools for students who do not receive services pursuant to the individuals with disabilities education act.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Provides lead service line identification by a public water system that serves certain areas.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to the right to unemployment benefits based on employment with certain educational institutions, including the state university of New York, the city university of New York and public community colleges; clarifies the meaning of certain terms relating to such …
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Provides for automatic voter registration and pre-registration for persons applying for certain department of motor vehicles documentation, and for persons applying for or re-enrolling in Medicaid; allows individuals to decline such automatic registration and pre-registration.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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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 …
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that court records in a proceeding under articles 77, 78 and 81 of the mental hygiene law shall not be perused, examined, disclosed, taken or copied by any other person than a party, the attorney or counsel of a …
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to use of public funds for prevailing wage requirements applicable to construction projects performed under private contract.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Requires all authorities having jurisdiction over a population exceeding five thousand residents to adopt a residential automated solar permitting platform by June thirtieth, two thousand twenty-six.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Enacts the "school security guard training enhancement act"; provides that annual training where a security guard is employed or contracted by a school in this state shall require the completion of school specific-training.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes an indirect source review for heavy distribution warehouse operations; requires the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study regarding zero-emissions zones.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Requires every franchisor, including its affiliates and subsidiaries to properly fulfill any warranty agreement and/or franchisor's service contract and to compensate each of its franchised motor vehicle dealers for warranty parts and labor, including but not limited to all warranty …
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes through the department of health a drug checking services program to allow individuals to bring drugs or controlled substances and have them tested for contaminants, toxic substances, or hazardous compounds; requires the department to establish public health surveillance of …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Restricts a law enforcement officer from initiating a traffic stop for certain violations of the vehicle and traffic law; provides for the suppression or exclusion of evidence obtained in violation of such provisions; relates to the duties of the division …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes visiting policies for incarcerated people, to provide incarcerated people opportunities for personal contact with relatives, friends, clergy, volunteers and other persons to promote better institutional adjustment and better community adjustment upon release.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the professional practice of community midwifery; defines as the management in the home, birth center, or community setting, of normal pregnancies, child birth, and postpartum care, including newborn evaluation, resuscitation and referral for infants; sets requirements for license and …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Authorizes registered pharmacy technicians to administer the same immunizations as licensed pharmacists under direct supervision of such licensed pharmacist.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Allows a licensed pharmacist to order and administer certain tests.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Increases penalties for certain speed violations.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to fair pricing for low-complexity, routine medical care to more closely align payment rates across ambulatory settings for selected services that are safe and appropriate to provide in all settings.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Enacts the "home utility weatherization jobs act"; requires each gas corporation, electric corporation, or combination gas or electric corporation to submit to the public service commission for review and approval at least one and up to ten neighborhood scale weatherization …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits local, state and federal law enforcement officers from wearing any mask or personal disguise while interacting with the public in the performance of their duties; excludes certain protective masks.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Directs the department of social services to establish an outdoor, nature-based child care pilot project to explore establishing licensing guidelines for the operation of outdoor, nature-based child care programs in an outdoor space and that employ a nature-based early learning …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Provides for the employment of school nurses for the inspection of pupils attending certain public schools; relates to school districts and boards of cooperative educational services.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes an educator development workforce for the purpose of contracting with EDHUBNY, a nonprofit organization, for support of New York's child serving and educator workforce; authorizes the workforce to contract with EDHUBNY including performance measures, reporting requirements, and fiscal controls; …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes an economy-wide cap and invest program to support greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the state by setting a maximum allowable amount of greenhouse gas emissions by covered entities and regulating the sale or auction of greenhouse gas emissions allowances …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Enacts the building up immigrant legal defense or BUILD act to provide competitive workforce development and capacity building grants to eligible entities that are seeking to expand access to representation for individuals facing deportation by increasing the workforce and strengthening …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Enacts the "ceasing repeated and extremely egregious predatory (CREEP) behavior act"; provides for the issuance of anti-stalking orders.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits the sale of foods containing synthetic color additives in schools except under certain circumstances off and away from the premises or on premises at least a half hour after the end of the school day.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Provides for the disposition of certain fines and penalties; directs such fines to a conservation enforcement account in the state conservation fund.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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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 coverage for losses …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the "New York individuals with dyslexia education act"; implements a plan to identify and support students with characteristics of dyslexia; requires annual screening in grades K-5; directs intervention and notification; directs education department to develop a handbook providing guidance …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Requires school districts to conduct mandatory early screening for dyslexia for all children commencing in pre-kindergarten or kindergarten and continuing thereafter on an annual basis until each child successfully completes second grade; requires school districts to designate an individual to …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Increases short-term disability benefits.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Requires school districts to provide instructional programming and services in reading and literacy which are evidence based and aligned with state standards; requires teachers in grades pre-K through five to attend professional development courses in reading education.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Standardizes the language across the relevant court acts to allow tenants statewide to sue in the county where the real property at issue is located in matters relating to a tenancy or lease; requires the Office of Court Administration to …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Authorizes the use of approved programs at foreign dental schools to satisfy the experience requirement for licensure as a dentist.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Requires healthcare facilities to maintain a fifty percent operating threshold of certain reusable healthcare protective textiles in their inventory unless a reprieve is provided for supply chain issues; provides a fine may be assessed for failure to comply, as determined …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year, certain graduate students shall be required to pay 25% of all current and future mandatory university fees; provides that in the 2027-2028 academic year and thereafter, no mandatory university fees shall be …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Enacts the "beauty justice act"; provides for the regulation of ingredients in personal care products and cosmetics; prohibits the sale of personal care products and cosmetic products containing certain restricted products.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to motions to vacate judgment; authorizes filing motions to vacate judgment for a conviction that was subsequently decriminalized; authorizes motions to vacate judgment to be filed at any time after entry of a judgment obtained at trial or by …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that the commissioner of education may promulgate rules and regulations for a health education curriculum to include menstrual disorders, including but not limited to, endometriosis.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to the health, safety and human rights of incarcerated pregnant individuals, incarcerated birthing parents and their children; requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to establish rules and regulations relating to conditions in institutions and correctional facilities and …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Directs the department of public health to annually report on food security trends.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to commissaries and canteens at correctional institutions; provides that items for sale at a commissary or canteen shall be sold for no more than a certain percentage over the purchase price; provides that the department of corrections and community …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Provides for the creation of an ebony alert system to be activated on behalf of Black youth who are reported missing under unexplained or suspicious circumstances, at risk, developmentally disabled, or cognitively impaired, or who have been abducted.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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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.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to protecting the communication rights of individuals with disabilities; provides that each person with a disability has the right to communicate in their preferred manner.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to the purchase of claims by corporations or collection agencies; relates to the inference of an assignee's intent and purpose in taking an assignment of a claim against an obligor that is not an eligible obligor.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the homeless protection act which designates certain offenses against homeless persons as hate crimes; includes the definition of homelessness.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the reentry assistance program; provides for eligible incarcerated individuals to receive a monthly stipend upon release from a state correctional facility; makes an appropriation of $25,000,000.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Enacts "India's law" under which an incarcerated individual's next of kin shall be notified and allowed visitation by a local correctional facility when such individual is experiencing a serious medical event or demonstrating behavior that is likely to result in …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Enacts the lead pipe replacement act to require the replacement of all lead service lines by November 1, 2037.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the "recovery ready workplace act" which provides for the certification of an employer to become a recovery ready workplace.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Directs the commissioner of health to conduct a study to identify, analyze, report, and medically combat new or previously unseen opiate/opioid compounds found in overdose patients in New York state for the purpose of establishing more efficient overdose medical treatment …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the "New York state lead-safe renovation, repair and painting act"; establishes standards for lead-safe renovation, repair and painting of residential properties; requires documentation of compliance with such standards.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to the provision of breast pumps and related collection and storage materials to certain incarcerated nursing birth parents who are confined in or committed to an institution or local correctional facility with or without their child subject to specific …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits the use of restraints on and the use of force against incarcerated individuals during labor and incarcerated individuals who have experienced different pregnancy outcomes, absent extraordinary circumstances, and on pregnant and post-pregnancy persons during a custodial interrogation; provides for …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits county correction officers from dispensing medications to incarcerated individuals on the premises of a local correctional facility; provides that corrections officers or staff may dispense or administer medications during a medical emergency.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a 10 day waiting period for the purchase of any firearm; establishes violations of such provisions shall constitute a class A misdemeanor.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Requires the collection of certain demographic information by state agencies, boards, departments and commissions.
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Requires food service establishments to provide clear notice to customers of major food allergens that are contained in any menu item of such food service establishment.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to establishing expanded construction mentorship opportunities for small business enterprises where there is privity of contract between a small business enterprise and a subcontractor or contractor working on an authority public works contract.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Requires chain restaurants to display an added sugars warning next to or directly under the name of each food item with high added sugars content wherever such food item is listed on a menu, menu board, or food tag, and …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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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; requires …
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Allows veterans of the armed forces of the United States to fish for free in state parks under the jurisdiction of a state agency.
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Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to pay a participating pharmacy at minimum at the national average drug acquisition cost (NADAC) rate, or at the pharmacy acquisition cost rate if greater or there is not a NADAC rate, plus a professional …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Requires the consideration of complete street design for certain transportation projects which receive federal or state funding; authorizes the department to compile and make publicly available guidance and reference material related to consideration of complete street design.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Requires insurance coverage of a hospitalized birthing parent's interhospital transport to accompany such birthing parent's newborn infant experiencing a condition necessitating transport.
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Requires chain restaurants to place an icon on menus next to food items that have a high content of sodium.
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Prevents discrimination by insurers based on an individual's mental health or substance use disorder; incorporates into law federal enforcement rules set forth in the federal mental health parity and addiction equity act of 2008.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that no state or local correctional facility shall deny entry to a person visiting such facility due to the fact that such person is menstruating or has a contraceptive device or appears on body scan imaging or alternative methods …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to enacting the rent emergency stabilization for tenants act on local determinations of a housing emergency; authorizes a city with a population of one million or more to declare an emergency as to any class of housing accommodations if …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits gas and electric corporations from recovering labor-related legal costs or workers' compensation loss adjustment expenses from ratepayers through rates, charges, surcharges, adjustment mechanisms, riders, or reconciliation mechanisms; defines labor-related legal activity.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to false or misleading advertisements of food and food products; provides factors to determine whether an advertisement is false or misleading; provides for enforcement and a private right of action.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Returns outpatient mental health, substance use disorder, residential and rehabilitation services to Medicaid fee-for-service.
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Provides that the Governor's annual budget proposal to the Legislature shall include statements of any new legislation, amendment to legislation, or limitation on the effect of any legislation contained in the budget; makes related provisions granting the legislature an equal …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Provides additional support to children with complex needs under the jurisdiction of the state; requires data collection regarding children under the jurisdiction of the state.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Enacts the New York emergency responder act limiting the liability of certain emergency responders.
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Prohibits the sale of vape products that are made to be attractive to or target persons under the age of twenty-one or are sold in packaging that is made to be attractive to or target persons under the age of …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Requires Medicaid to cover gender-affirming care regardless of federal funding; prohibits discriminatory practices by health care entities including hospitals, certain professionals, and insurers; requires insurance coverage for services or treatments for gender dysphoria or gender incongruence.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Includes certain persons engaged in a professional or teaching capacity in or for a religious, charitable or educational institution as employees for purposes of eligibility for paid family leave.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a 14 member doula Medicaid reimbursement work group within the department of health to set reimbursement rates for doulas in the state Medicaid program and address other criteria related to their practice; requires the work group to conduct a …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Provides WiFi service and internet access to all individuals residing in temporary housing; relates to funding for internet service under the ConnectAll digital equity grant program.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits the sale of certain products that contain regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; requires manufacturers of products containing PFAS to provide notice of such fact to persons that offer the products for sale or distribution; provides penalties for violations.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to utilization review program standards; requires use of evidence-based and peer reviewed clinical review criteria; relates to prescription drug formulary changes and pre-authorization for certain health care services.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Provides for supervision by certain marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors who meet certain experience requirements.
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