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John Zaccaro D

Assemblymember
New York Assembly District 77
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026

Biography

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On Record (47)

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Requires motor vehicle rental companies to provide consumers with all associated fees at the time of rental including mandatory fees and extra costs.
Aug 06, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes the office for the aging to establish, operate and maintain programs for transportation services, or to contract with counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts or public or private nonprofit corporations, associations, institutions, or agencies concerned with the aging, for the operation and maintenance of such programs.
May 29, 2026 · source · details / share
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Imposes liability for damages caused by a chatbot impersonating certain licensed professionals.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to providing education and outreach programs related to home visiting programs which provide support for pregnant and parenting families, and have been proven to improve outcomes for mothers, infants, and families; provides that such information shall include information on services available from such programs, eligibility, and relevant contact information.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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Expands tuition assistance program awards for students experiencing homelessness.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires that all special education students attending schools scheduled to be closed or to undergo a significant change be assigned to new schools prior to the implementation of the closing or change.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Directs the commissioner of health to publish guidance for incorporating placenta accreta spectrum screenings into routine prenatal care.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Permits free use of subways, buses and trains for uniformed members of the New York national guard with orders for duty.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prohibits charging a fee for the issuance of a certificate of still birth or pregnancy loss; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Includes communications generated using artificial intelligence in the definition of falsely reporting an incident in the third degree.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Elevates assault of an employee of the New York city department of parks and recreation to a class D felony.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires notification of victims of crime, including sexual offenses, about the address confidentiality program.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Directs the regents to adopt rules to permit lifeguard certification training courses to satisfy required physical education credits.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires the secretary of state to develop and mandate annual training of police department personnel and state police officers on the protocols of the address confidentiality program.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Bans push notifications from a food service establishment or a third-party delivery platform to minors.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires fire-resistant material applicators to undergo training and certification; imposes fines for violations.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Empowers the council on the arts to designate Little Yemen as a cultural district.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires the state liquor authority to provide notice to state legislative representatives upon receipt of an application for a liquor license in their district.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for persons licensed as cosmetologists.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prohibits the sale of cannabinoid hemp products where the ratio of CBD to THC exceeds a 15:1 ratio.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Imposes liability for damages caused by a chatbot impersonating certain licensed professionals.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes private civil actions for certain violations of the cannabis law relating to licensure.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Exempts from jury duty prospective jurors who are age seventy-five or older who make a request to be exempt.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Designates August thirty-first of each year as a day of commemoration to be known as "Overdose Awareness Day".
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to the assault of physicians providing direct patient care; provides that assault of physicians shall be assault in the second degree, a class D felony.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Restricts cannabis storefronts and premises from being located within 500 feet from a school and two hundred feet of a house of worship.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prohibits charging a fee for the issuance of a certificate of still birth or pregnancy loss.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Permits certain activities in premises licensed for adult-use on-premises consumption of cannabis including the sale of food, non-alcoholic beverages and entertainment.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires the installation of smoke detectors in residential buildings with common spaces shared between three or more dwelling units and that such smoke detectors can be heard in such common spaces.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Directs the commissioner of education to change the name of the state high school equivalency diploma, formerly known as the general education development (GED) program, to the Excelsior diploma.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to metered in funding for rental assistance for all New York city charter students.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Directs the levy of an efficiency fee or an efficiency rebate based on the MPG or MPGe rating of medium and heavy duty vehicles.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Enacts the "anti-slumlord act" which prohibits the acquisition of residential property by property owners with outstanding immediate hazardous violations; defines terms; establishes and requires a compliance certification form; sets forth recording requirements; provides for enforcement of provisions by the attorney general.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes the issuance of a low potency cannabis beverage retail permit to licensed off-premises liquor and wine stores to allow the regulated sale of low potency cannabis single use beverages that contain no more than 5mg of THC manufactured by New York state adult-use licensees; provides for the allocation of low potency cannabis beverage tax revenue in the New York …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Authorizes the office for the aging to establish, operate and maintain programs for transportation services, or to contract with counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts or public or private nonprofit corporations, associations, institutions, or agencies concerned with the aging, for the operation and maintenance of such programs.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires entities which operate a system of shared electric bicycles or scooters to impose penalties for failure of an operator or borrower to return a shared electric scooter or bicycle to a proper location.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to enacting the "adjacent neighbors' bill of rights"; requires the department of buildings to develop a bulletin known as the "adjacent neighbors' bill of rights" advising homeowners who are adjacent to a property under development or construction of their rights and available resources and post such bulletin on the department's website.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires maternal health care providers facilitate a screening for maternal depression, unless refused by the birth mother, within the first six weeks of birth and that such screening be covered by insurance.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Provides additional documentation a tenant may provide to demonstrate that such tenant or a member of such tenant's household has been a victim of domestic violence for purposes of permitting the termination of residential lease by victims of domestic violence.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires the department of health to develop and distribute educational materials, such as pamphlets and posters, to the public relating to common myths and misconceptions associated with asthma through healthcare providers, schools, and other channels.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to providing education and outreach programs related to home visiting programs which provide support for pregnant and parenting families, and have been proven to improve outcomes for mothers, infants, and families; provides that such information shall include information on services available from such programs, eligibility, and relevant contact information.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires banks to report to the superintendent annually on the amount of revenue earned from overdraft fees; prohibits banks from imposing overdraft fees during a ten day grace period; regulates the imposition of overdraft and NSF fees.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Establishes a bicycle and electric scooter operator's safety manual; provides for the issuance of a license for residents who successfully read and comprehend the operator's safety manual; requires residents who operate an electric scooter in New York City to have a license to operate such devices; requires instruction in electric scooter safety as part of the drivers pre-licensing course; requires …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Includes within the class A misdemeanor of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, the possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun, outside the home, while impaired or intoxicated by use of alcohol or drugs; increases maximum fine for such offense to $10,000; provides for chemical testing of certain persons for whom there is reasonable cause to believe …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires all employees of a family day care center, group family day care center, school-aged child care program, and child day care center be trained in administering an opioid antagonist; requires a child day care to stock at least one opioid antagonist.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Prohibits any cannabis related advertisements in establishments within a certain distance from schools; increases penalties for prohibited advertisement of tobacco and cannabis products; requires enforcement inspections.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires the cannabis control board to provide notice to state legislative representatives upon receipt of application for an adult-use cannabis retail dispensary or on-site consumption license in their district.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · 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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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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Establishes a master of social work paid field practicum pilot program to provide a stipend to students who are enrolled in a master of social work program for the first 450 hours of field practicum completed towards such masters' degree; …
Jul 17, 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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Establishes Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as school holidays, with dates established by religious law and tradition; allows for school districts and municipalities with a population of less than fifty thousand to opt into the recognition of such holidays.
Jul 04, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the cesarean births review board; provides such board shall be comprised of multidisciplinary experts to review the rate of cesarean births at hospitals in the state; provides reporting requirements.
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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Provides free fentanyl test strips to individuals at specified distribution facilities; requires a public awareness campaign on the dangers of fentanyl and the provision of the test strips.
Jun 24, 2026 · details / share
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Requires an operator of a covered platform with at least one million users to ensure that its covered platform provides a process to allow law enforcement agencies to contact such covered platform, which shall provide continuous availability of such process; …
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that the department of environmental conservation place a community air monitoring system and similar systems as deemed necessary by the department within a one-mile radius of New York city airports; provides for publication of air quality data.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that the "Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag" shall be the official state flag for the raising of awareness of veteran suicide; directs the commissioner of general services to establish a protocol for the flying of such flag.
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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Requires businesses that allow automatic renewals, continuous service offers, and automatic subscription renewals to provide notice regarding cancelling such renewals, services, or subscriptions.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Increases the duration of special accidental death benefits paid to a deceased member's children.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to providing information to patients and the public on hospital rule-based exclusions; requires the commissioner of health to collect from each hospital a list of its hospital rule-based exclusions and publish such information on the department's website.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Enacts the affordable waste reduction act"; defines terms; provides for registration of producer responsibility organizations and service providers; establishes the producer responsibility advisory board; provides for department of environmental conservation responsibilities; provides for producer responsibility advisory board, organization, producer and …
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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Prohibits the use of intoxication of the victim as a defense in sex crimes where the victim is under the influence of any drug, intoxicant, or other substance to a degree which rendered the victim temporarily incapable of appraising or …
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that an accusatory instrument or supporting deposition consisting of factual allegations by a deponent with limited English proficiency is not sufficient unless accompanied by a sworn statement from an interpreter affirming the accuracy of the English interpretation.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to procedures relating to driving while ability impaired by drugs; defines impairment and intoxication; updates procedures for field testing of drivers suspected of being under the influence of drugs to include the use of oral/bodily fluid tests; provides that …
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that persons charged with a parking violation shall be able to make an electronic court appearance unless a locality elects not to permit electronic appearances.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits the sale of medical adhesives and bandages containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; provides penalties for violations.
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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Establishes a retirement service credit for volunteer fire or emergency service.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits speech-based defenses to actions brought against an individual for the unlawful dissemination of publication of an intimate image.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Restricts consecutive hours of work for health care workers except in the case of certain emergencies and surgical procedures.
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a 13 member veteran suicide mortality review board to serve as the statewide entity responsible for the multidisciplinary review of suicide deaths among veterans by identifying trends and systemic factors contributing to veteran suicide; assessing gaps in services, access …
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to the qualification of voters; provides that a citizen who is seventeen years of age at the time of a primary election and who will be eighteen years of age at the time of the general election for which …
May 28, 2026 · details / share
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Improves transparency in the insurance claims process; regulates insurance adjusting professionals; institutes licensing standards for insurance professionals; ensures timely responses to insurance claims; enhances policyholder protections.
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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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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Relates to an increase in punishment for certain actions against on-duty auxiliary police officers such as criminally negligent homicide, assault or menacing of such officer.
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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Establishes a pilot program to provide grants to local education providers to implement high-impact tutoring programs prioritizing low-income or underserved students to address student learning loss or unfinished learning resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Provides for coverage for New Yorkers losing insurance due to the implementation of HR 1.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits the use of timeout boxes, closets or other secluded physical enclosures for children in schools in the state.
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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Prohibits the use of electronic shelving labels, digital shelf display technology in food retail establishments and drug retail establishments; provides injunctive relief and civil penalties.
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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Provides that bi-weekly salary installment payments and allowances shall not be withheld for members of the state legislature if the governor has submitted certain legislation which is not necessary for the effective implementation of the appropriation bill or bills and …
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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Provides that a microbusiness licensee authorized to conduct retail sales may serve as a processor and cultivator for purposes of cannabis showcase event permits.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits the use of surveillance pricing, directly or indirectly; prohibits the collection, use, retention, or sharing of data to facilitate surveillance pricing; provides exceptions; provides for enforcement by the attorney general; makes related provisions.
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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Establishes a nonprofit news media jobs grant program within the newspaper and broadcast media jobs program to provide grants to support certain nonprofit media organizations which increase employees.
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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Enacts the "NY broadband resiliency, public safety and quality act" to provide for oversight of the resiliency, public safety and quality of broadband and voice over internet protocol service.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Requires certain entities to stock opioid antagonists and to store naloxone nasal sprays with or adjacent to automated external defibrillator cabinets.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Provides additional protections for sensitive health information; requires all health information networks, electronic health record systems, and health care providers to provide patients with a right to restrict the disclosures of such patient's health information; defines terms; provides for exceptions.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Enacts the "cannabis supply chain integrity and anti-inversion act"; prohibits any act or omission involving illicit cannabis; provides penalties for such cannabis inversion.
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 …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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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 New York city marshals to complete an electronic filing within one business day of service of a notice of eviction.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Defines "period of war" for the alternative veterans' exemption.
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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Requires a report on individuals who are the primary caregiver for an older adult, including the number of individuals who are primary caregivers for an older adult, the average age of a primary caregiver, the cost to an individual to …
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.
May 21, 2026 · details / share