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Monique Chandler-Waterman D

Assemblymember
New York Assembly District 41
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026

Biography

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On Record (62)

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Provides that child care provider licenses be valid for a period of up to six years.
Jun 18, 2026 · source · 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 · source · details / share
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Designates the first Sunday in November as "New York City Marathon Day".
May 29, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prohibits the operation of NYC transit authority subways or trains without at least one conductor on board except where it is currently permissible.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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Designates the first Sunday in November as "New York City Marathon Day".
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prohibits the operation of NYC transit authority subways or trains without at least one conductor on board except where it is currently permissible.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Extends authorization for certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with an event sanctioned by the New York Road Runners.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Enacts the "Nurse Safety Work Act," which requires the implementation of safety procedures when hospital staff is alone with a patient.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes localities to remove citizenship requirements for police and firefighters in their jurisdictions.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prohibits a person who has abandoned such person's spouse or domestic partner from collecting any portion of the spouse's or domestic partner's pension.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prohibits the parking or storing of a fully concealed vehicle on a public street.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Increases the total dollar amount of outstanding parking tickets required to trigger vehicle removal and impoundment in New York city to $550 and deems the owner a scofflaw.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires the foreclosing party in a residential foreclosure action to offer a refinancing opportunity to the mortgagor.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to the timing of proceedings against a body or an officer.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes and requires the board of regents to set acceptable standards for the issuance of diplomas to students who are homeschooled.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Imposes limitations on the use of drones within the state.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Provides an exception to hospital visitation rules for members of the clergy.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to the unauthorized release of sealed records.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to directing the department of motor vehicles to issue New York drivers' licenses to individuals holding a valid or recently expired driver's license from certain Caribbean countries.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Directs the attorney general to review incidents where a civilian is killed by a police officer.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices based upon delays in reporting workplace sexual harassment.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires the submission of proof of personal liability insurance prior to the issuance or renewal of a license to carry a firearm.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prohibits cancellation, non-renewal or conditioning renewal of automobile insurance of a policyholder solely as a result of a dispute or a complaint pending against the insurer.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires a uniform process for considering applications to purchase condominiums or cooperatives.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires stores to publicly display their return and refund policies, including tracking of returns; establishes that failure to display provides buyer with automatic refund or credit.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to the discoverability of recordings found on police body worn cameras and vehicle cameras.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Removes references to the terms "masseur" and "masseuse".
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Enacts the "forfeiture of campaign finance accounts and return of contributions act".
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires physicians and hospitals to obtain the name of the school attended by school-aged patients and to include this information in their admission registration forms.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires documents utilized by state agencies, public authorities and municipalities to replace the term "emotionally disturbed person" with the term "person experiencing an emotional crisis".
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Establishes the office of gun violence prevention and the gun violence advisory council.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Provides that child care provider licenses be valid for a period of up to six years.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires the installation and periodic inspection of water detector alarms in residential dwellings and certain commercial buildings; defines a "water detector alarm" as an electronic device that detects the presence of water and sets off an audible and visual alarm when its sensors are triggered; defines a "commercial building" as a building in which individuals are employed.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Provides that the period of immunity from prosecution for a criminal or civil action that a defendant is entitled to by virtue of holding the office of president of the United States shall not apply to the calculation of the time limitation applicable to commencement of such actions.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Prohibits the liquor authority from revoking, suspending, or canceling a retail licensee's license without a hearing when the holder of the license was issued a summons for a violation that is unrelated to the sale or consumption of alcohol on premises.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Prohibits injecting a person with any substance, including, but not limited to, ketamine, by emergency medical personnel, law enforcement or any entity without the specific consent of the person or their guardian who is authorized to make medical decisions on their behalf except as a life saving measure.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Establishes the office of nonprofit development within the empire state development corporation to assist nonprofit organizations with business development, capacity building, technical support and education.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to the re-assignment of police officers pending certain investigations of incompetency or misconduct involving egregious behavior including, but not limited to, police brutality, intimidation, racial profiling, planting or fabricating evidence, unwarranted search and seizure, violating department procedures, and abuse of authority, and provides for an expeditious investigation of such incidents.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Relates to requiring businesses to provide to the division of consumer protection a telephone number at which such business may be contacted for the submission of consumer complaints; authorizes such division to create a registry of such telephone numbers.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires Medicare and Medicaid managed care providers to provide coverage for certain out-of-network health care when the patient has a long term relationship with a medical professional who is not a recurring provider under the managed care provider's network.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Establishes the offenses of political coercion in the second degree, political coercion in the first degree and accomplice to political coercion relating to the transportation of a person into the state for political or publicity reasons or personal gain.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Provides that the contractor who performed the construction work which results in an illegal conversion of a housing unit shall be held liable for monetary penalties related to such illegal conversion, rather than the residents; provides that the owner of the building shall be held liable if such person knew or should reasonably have known that the construction was being …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires the division of criminal justice services to establish a policy prohibiting police agencies from using chemical weapons and kinetic energy munitions on civilian populations and from acquiring and stockpiling such weapons or munitions.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Provides voting materials in French and Creole; requires translators in French and Creole in the city of New York at polling places in subdivisions where more than five percent of the citizens of voting age speak the language of French and/or Creole and are limited-English proficient.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Prohibits the state liquor authority from conditioning a liquor license based on a cabaret law that has been repealed by a local jurisdiction or social practice or behavior otherwise allowed and not prohibited or banned by state or local law.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Relates to providing increased and uniform training requirements including implicit bias, use of force, first aid and firearm training, and outreach for law enforcement; establishes law enforcement peer support through the office of mental health.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires tax exempt organizations to report on moneys spent on judgments and settlements regarding harassment, assault or abuse allegations against its officers, directors, employees, agents and trustees.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires storage warehouse operators to maintain lock boxes for storage of official documents in each rental unit; prohibits storage warehouse operators from retaining or disposing of the contents of such lock boxes in the event of non-payment of unit rental fees.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requires that each police officer and peace officer involved in the execution of a search warrant wear a functioning and unobstructed body camera that shall be active prior to and throughout the execution of the search and during any related action following the execution of the search warrant.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires landlords to post notices in certain rental premises regarding access to the sex offender registry; provides the language for such notice; provides such posting requirement shall only apply to multiple dwellings.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Limits the circumstances which justify the use of deadly force by a police officer or peace officer to instances when the person committed a felony that threatened or resulted in death or serious bodily injury and the officer reasonably believes that the person will cause death or serious bodily injury to another person unless immediately apprehended.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Relates to traffic stops conducted by law enforcement officers; defines "racial profiling"; authorizes division of criminal justice services to conduct a study relating to racial profiling; prohibits use of race or ethnicity of an individual as the sole factor in determining the existence of probable cause to place such person under arrest or take into custody.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Provides for monitoring of persons who are pedophiles and both level 3 sex offenders and sexual predators or predicate sex offenders with global positioning system; establishes that the period will be determined by court; provides for the right to appeal, right to modify or terminate order and right to counsel.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Prohibits a finding of educational neglect based solely on excessive absence from school in certain situations during the COVID-19 state of emergency, and requires the closure of investigations into claims of educational neglect when the child has not been provided with the resources or opportunity to participate in distance learning during the COVID-19 state of emergency or when the child's …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Relates to incarcerated individuals wages; provides that incarcerated individuals shall be compensated at a base rate of $1.20 to $10 per day and shall be given biannual raises for adequate performance; provides that incarcerated individuals not participating in a work or program assignment due to age or frailty shall be paid $1.00 per day, adjusted every 5 years for cost …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Relates to the issuance of arrest warrants and appearance tickets upon a youth; provides for the police officer to immediately notify the parent or other person legally responsible for the care of such youth with whom the youth is domiciled that the youth has been arrested; provides further that the police officer need not notify the parent or other person …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Provides for the indefinite suspension of New York city police officers without pay pending the disposition of charges of incompetence or misconduct resulting in death or serious physical injury as defined in section 10.00 of the penal law.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires the membership of the state board of parole, and parole hearing officers to be composed of a proportionate share of residents of each county to reflect the state's incarcerated individual population.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · 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.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prohibits the operation of NYC transit authority subways or trains without at least one conductor on board; requires a conductor on any subway or train operated by such authority whenever the subway or train has more than two cars attached to the engine.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Defines the term "mass shooting" for purposes of emergency response measures and access to emergency funding as a shooting incident in which at least four people are murdered or injured with a firearm, rifle, or shotgun.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Enacts "Cariol's Law"; provides for a duty to intervene when a police officer or peace officer observes another police officer or peace officer using physical force that such officer reasonably believes to be clearly excessive or beyond that which is objectively reasonable under the circumstances.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Crossposts (39)

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Removes the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons.
Aug 17, 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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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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Establishes the homeowner protection program; provides that the department of law shall establish the homeowner protection program to ensure the availability of free housing counseling and legal services to homeowners for the purposes of mitigating threats to homeownership; provides that …
Jun 30, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the artificial intelligence training data transparency act requiring developers of generative artificial intelligence models or services to post on the developer's website information regarding the data used by the developer to train the generative artificial intelligence model or service, …
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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Establishes a captive insurance program for commuter vans, black cars, ambulettes and paratransit vehicles, small school buses, and charter buses that are engaged in the business of carrying or transporting nine to twenty-four passengers for hire; pre-arranged for-hire vehicles and …
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 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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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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Enacts the "Renewable Capitol act"; requires the office of general services, in consultation with the power authority of the state of New York, to ensure that all operations that power, heat or cool the empire state plaza complex shall entirely …
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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Requires synthetic content creations system providers to include provenance data on synthetic content produced or modified by a synthetic content creations system that such provider makes available.
May 29, 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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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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Relates to conditions precedent to the bringing of certain actions or proceedings.
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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Enacts the "voting integrity and verification act of New York (VIVA NY)"; provides that each voter is entitled to the use of an individual, voter verifiable paper ballot of the voter's vote and the opportunity to mark it.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a pilot program in partnership with a nonprofit organization to improve equity and efficiency in housing for people with developmental disabilities by encouraging shared housing.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Allows a bank, in the discretion of the comptroller and the commissioner of taxation and finance, to arrange for the redeposit of moneys, in whole or in part, through a deposit placement program.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Increases short-term disability benefits.
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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Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to provide body-worn cameras to certain individuals visiting correctional facilities and provide those individuals with the footage from such cameras.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Authorizes the commissioner of the office of mental health, and the office of addiction services and support to jointly establish a single set of licensing standards and requirements for the construction, operation, reporting and surveillance of integrated behavioral health services.
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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Enacts "Jesse's law" to provide that a person subject to involuntary emergency admission for immediate observation, care, and treatment of mental illness shall have the right to select the hospital they are admitted to.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a state seal of artistic achievement to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in music, dance, theater, visual arts or media arts.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Allows commuter vans to accept hails from prospective passengers in the street; directs the New York city taxi and limousine commission to submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council and publish on its website a report on …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Requires the collection of certain demographic information by state agencies, boards, departments and commissions.
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 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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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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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 …
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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Provides for supervision by certain marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors who meet certain experience requirements.
May 21, 2026 · details / share