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Robert Smullen R

Assemblymember
New York Assembly District 118
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026
5 Total

Biography

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On Record (60)

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Limits the application of the "safe act" to the counties of Kings, Queens, Richmond, New York and Bronx.
Jul 11, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes the deposit of additional sales and compensating use taxes by the county of Herkimer into the general fund of the county.
Jun 18, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes school districts to submit an opt-out waiver to the commissioner of education authorizing such districts to opt-out of certain zero-emission school bus requirements.
May 29, 2026 · source · details / share
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Jun 03, 2026 · source · details / share
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May 29, 2026 · source · details / share
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Exempts the East Herkimer Volunteer Fire Department No. 1, Inc. from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of the membership.
May 28, 2026 · source · details / share
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Directs the commissioner of education, in consultation with the office of fire prevention and control, to develop model curriculum related to fire science for use by public high schools and boards of cooperative educational services throughout the state.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes school districts to establish reserve funds for special services or programs upon approval by the board of education of such district in an amount not to exceed 10% of other reserve funds of the district.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires the education department, in consultation with the department of health, to develop and adopt a comprehensive fentanyl education, awareness, and recognition program for all public, charter, and private schools in the state.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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Expands the area outside Montgomery county in which a deputy sheriff in Montgomery county may reside.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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Allows persons holding the office of correction officer in the county of Montgomery to be a resident of certain other counties.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires the county seat in Fulton county to have at least one polling place designated for early voting.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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May 13, 2026 · source · details / share
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Apr 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Republican Assemblyman Robert Smullen officially files for NY-21 June primary  WRGB
Apr 09, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes the deposit of additional sales and compensating use taxes by the county of Herkimer into the general fund of the county.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes the county of Herkimer to impose hotel and motel taxes; provides for the repeal of such provision upon the expiration thereof.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to business income base and certain small business taxpayers.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires a fiscal note when a bill enacts or amends a law impacting the cost of utility services.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Extends certain provisions authorizing the county of Hamilton to impose a county recording tax on obligations secured by mortgages on real property to December 1, 2027.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Extends the authorization of the county of Hamilton to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes to November 30, 2027.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Extends the authorization granted to the county of Montgomery to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use taxes to November 30, 2027.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Extends authorization for the county of Fulton to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2027.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Extends provisions allowing the county of Fulton to impose a county recording tax on obligation secured by a mortgage on real property to November 30, 2027.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes the department of transportation to establish and implement a state memorial sign program to memorialize persons who died due to injuries sustained in a fatal motor vehicle crash on state highways.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to War Dogs.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to the full-time status of the district attorney of Hamilton county.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Allows for the creation of a joint police department for the towns of Webb and Inlet; outlines requirements for local laws establishing rules and regulations for such department.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Increases by one degree the severity of rape in the second degree, sexual abuse in the second degree and course of sexual conduct against a child in the second degree.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Enacts the regional broadband expansion and access program act; relates to the cost of expanding broadband access.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires owners of public boat launches to maintain at least one ring buoy or life preserver and a life-belt device on the premises.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Limits the application of the "safe act" to the counties of Kings, Queens, Richmond, New York and Bronx.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires the county seat in Fulton county to have at least one polling place designated for early voting.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Provides for recall; empowers the electors with the ability to remove elective officers.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to conducting studies on personal income tax brackets and the corporate franchise tax.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Establishes the New York state rural mobile communications fund to provide grants for the purpose of increasing cellular service in low- to no-coverage areas.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes school districts to submit an opt-out waiver to the commissioner of education authorizing such districts to opt-out of certain zero-emission school bus requirements.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Exempts the burning of wood for recreation, building heating and cooking from certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction requirements.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Establishes the rural equity assistance program to promote and facilitate community and economic development in the small towns and rural areas of the state.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relates to the definition of assault weapons; removes certain characteristics from the definition of assault weapons.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Directs the commissioner of education, in consultation with the office of fire prevention and control, to develop model curriculum related to fire science for use by public high schools and boards of cooperative educational services throughout the state.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Establishes a research grant program to fund clinical trials of ibogaine for the treatment of veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder; creates a fund to provide monies for the research grant program.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Makes permanent certain provisions relating to reimbursement for commercial and Medicaid services provided via telehealth; establishes the rural healthcare professional loan repayment award program and the rural healthcare professional tax credit program; establishes a tax credit for rural healthcare providers.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Directs the state board of regents to develop or adopt financial literacy learning standards for students in grades four through eight; provides that all public, charter, and nonpublic high schools shall offer and students at such schools shall successfully complete a course in financial literacy; directs the trustees of the state university of New York, in consultation with faculty, student …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes Matthew Terpening to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be placed on the eligible list for employment as a full-time police officer for the town of Webb, county of Herkimer.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires the education department, in consultation with the department of health, to develop and adopt a comprehensive fentanyl education, awareness, and recognition program for all public, charter, and private schools in the state.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes school districts to establish reserve funds for special services or programs upon approval by the board of education of such district in an amount not to exceed 10% of other reserve funds of the district.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes the city of Little Falls, in the county of Herkimer, to issue serial bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed three million four hundred thousand dollars for the purpose of liquidating deficits in its general, golf, and water funds; requires that the city of Little Falls prepare quarterly budget reports, quarterly trial balances and a three-year financial …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Directs the secretary of State to issue to the village of Nelliston in the Town of Palatine, Montgomery county, a certificate of incorporation verifying the status of the village of Nelliston as incorporated as a village since 1878.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Relates to the tax credit for organ and tissue donors; allows persons fourteen and fifteen years old to register to make an anatomical gift with parental notification; requires certain tax documents to include organ donation check box (Part A); directs the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to the adoption in instruction in high …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Enacts the New York state product promotion act; requires the commissioner of economic development to develop and implement the New York state product promotion program; further requires such commissioner to establish and maintain an internet registry to highlight businesses that manufacture or produce products in this state; allows the department of economic development to charge a reasonable fee to cover …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Allows a person who is at least ten years of age to hunt small game, fowl, deer or bear during applicable seasons without obtaining a hunting license or hunter's education course certification and to possess or control a firearm if the person is within arm's reach of a qualified hunting mentor.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Provides that a resident of the state for a period of three months prior to the date of application and who is otherwise qualified for certain hunting, fishing and big game licenses and who has a disability as defined in the executive law shall be entitled to receive such license at 50% of the cost set by statute.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Directs the secretary of state to develop and implement an adopt-a-rural-cemetery program for the purposes of improving, repairing, and maintaining cemeteries in rural communities which are registered with and overseen by the division of cemeteries; allows municipalities to opt in to the program.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Establishes a tax deduction for a taxpayer who is a beneficiary of a deferred compensation plan and who elects to make a distribution of such deferred compensation in order to pay for qualified health insurance premiums, in an amount equal to six thousand dollars.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Permits local boards of education to enter into contracts with a drive-sharing network of persons for reimbursement of transportation expenses for the conveyance of pupils residing in such school districts; authorizes the commissioner of education to promulgate any necessary rules and regulations; outlines certain requirements to which the local board of education shall adhere; makes related provisions.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Establishes interregional enrollment of students taking classes in multiple school districts (Part A); allows students who are enrolled in and taking classes in multiple school districts to receive cooperative and individualized educational services (Part B).
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Expands requirements for regulatory impact statements to include discussion of potential benefits and cost savings; creates New York state regulatory review council to review every promulgation, repeal or amendment of every rule or regulation; provides that no new rule, unless critical to health, safety, or welfare, may become effective without the approval of the council; provides for the procedures of …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Authorizes the commissioner of health to make adjustments to payments for the provision and reimbursement of transportation costs for the purposes of providing increased access to Medicaid Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support Level 1, Advanced Life Support Level 2, and Specialty Care Transport in rural communities.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Establishes a rural remote recruitment program to provide monetary incentives for remote workers to relocate into rural areas of New York that opt into the program; provides an application process; provides for funding; requires on an annual basis a program report specifying the number of applicants to the program, the number of applicants approved, the names of participants, information as …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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Creates incentives for counties to investigate and prosecute medicaid fraud.
Aug 17, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes an income tax deduction for cash and credit card tips received which are considered wages or compensation.
Jul 28, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to raising the income cap for senior citizens applying for the enhanced STAR property tax exemption to $120,000.
Jul 28, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the savings bank, savings and loan association or credit union municipal deposit program; defines terms; provides that a credit union accepting deposits of public money is subject to certain limitations and shall pledge assets or furnish other security satisfactory …
Jul 28, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes procedures for temporary custody orders that include a fifty-fifty rebuttable presumption that the parents shall have temporary joint legal and shared physical custody and shall share equal parenting time.
Jul 28, 2026 · details / share
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Requires the New York state bridge authority, the Thousand Islands bridge authority, the Nassau county bridge authority, the Ogdensburg bridge authority, and the New York state thruway authority to develop a feasibility study to promote bicycle and pedestrian access on …
Jul 28, 2026 · details / share
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Requires a New York state driver's license or non-driver ID, a United States passport, an identification card issued by a United States educational institution, a United States military identification card, a government issued medical card, or any identification card issued …
Jul 04, 2026 · details / share
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Provides for the revocation of a person's driver's license who has been convicted of operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Jul 04, 2026 · details / share
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Gives state income tax credit to volunteer firefighters and members of a volunteer ambulance corps in good standing up to $2500; must be in good standing for a minimum of five years and maintain continued eligibility.
Jun 30, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a one-year utility bill tax and surcharge holiday and a two-year green energy tax holiday.
Jun 30, 2026 · details / share
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Includes retirement plans in the exemption for pensions and annuities for certain persons; increases such exemption to one hundred thousand dollars as adjusted by the consumer price index annually.
Jun 30, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to county-wide shared services panels; includes library districts within county-wide shared services panels; establishes the municipal efficiency fund to provide counties with awards of matching funds upon certification by the department of state.
Jun 26, 2026 · details / share
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Excludes certain amphibians and reptiles from the definition of small game and makes conforming changes.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Increases the earned income tax credit for taxable years beginning in 2025.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the reclaimed asphalt pavement pilot program for the purpose of utilization of reclaimed asphalt pavement in the construction or improvement of state and municipal highways or bridges.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Authorizes local governments to opt out of mandates and benchmarks arising under the climate leadership and community protection act and associated universal electrification requirements by filing a resolution with the department of environmental conservation.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Provides for the establishment of school speed limits of not less than fifteen miles per hour by the legislative body of any county or, if so delegated, by the legislative body of any locality within said county on a portion …
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Directs the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to establish a program for individuals to receive free drug test strips to detect the presence of medetomidine, benzodiazepine, nitazenes, and/or other harmful contaminants; directs the commissioner of …
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a spending cap; increases the maximum capacity of the rainy day fund.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Directs the public service commission in consultation with NYSERDA to conduct a full cost benefit analysis of the technical and economic feasibility of renewable energy systems in the state of New York and to compare such directly with other methods …
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Requires the notification of a public utility company's or municipality's customers when the supply rate increases by at least forty percent and to notify such customers of bill assistance programs by posting on the utility company's website.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Eliminates the photo image fee for veterans who have their license or identification cards amended with a veteran notation.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a program for specific individuals to become complex care assistants and provide private duty nursing services to certain Medicaid enrollees.
May 29, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that for taxable years beginning on and after January first, two thousand twenty-six, a resident taxpayer who serves as an active volunteer firefighter or as a volunteer ambulance worker shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed equal …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Requires that no homeless shelter shall be located within five hundred feet of a transit facility.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Requires pharmacies to provide prescription drug readers or other means of access to individuals who disclose they have difficulty seeing or reading standard print labels on prescription drug containers; defines "prescription drug reader" to mean a device which is capable …
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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Increases personal needs allowance amounts for individuals who are deemed eligible; requires that payments be subject to an annual adjustment reflecting the latest consumer price index, all items-U.S. city average.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Permits schools located within the state to purchase reduced fat or whole New York milk to provide or sell at such school.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to the availability and purchase of zero-emission school buses.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Provides for instruction in food and agriculture in schools using a curriculum established by the commissioner of education in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture and markets.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Allows home-schooled children to participate in interscholastic athletic activities and driver's education in the district where they reside.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Exempts volunteers in recreational activities, including but not limited to, little league coaches, managers, assistants and members of the board of directors from civil liability while providing services or rendering assistance to a player or participant as a result of …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to certain conduct that may place a person in segregated confinement; expands the criteria that can be used for calculating good behavior allowances.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Enacts "Barreto's law" which establishes the crime of vehicular manslaughter in the third degree.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits electric, gas, telephone, cellular telephone, television, internet, energy, water services or any other utility providers from imposing additional fees related to administrative surcharges, fees for non-use or any other charges to customers living at their primary residence who are …
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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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 …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Relates to the use of body scanners in correctional facilities by both visitors and incarcerated individuals.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Directs the department of taxation and finance to include an opportunity on certain personal income tax forms for individuals to provide written consent to be added to the donate life registry; makes related provisions.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the nutrient inactivant application permit to allow for the use of products used for controlling phosphorus levels in lakes or ponds to prevent and inhibit harmful algal blooms.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Creates the New York health benefit and cost commission to review and report on utilization rates, public and patient health effects, and impact on premiums and access to health care and health coverage of all existing and proposed mandated health …
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a municipal senior center capital support program in the office for the aging to assist municipalities in accessing capital funds necessary for the purchase of senior buses; directs the director of the office for the aging to develop an …
May 21, 2026 · details / share