The following bills were approved in the NYS Senate.  Senator Gallivan's vote is noted for each bill.

6985A Requires every person, corporation, association or partnership who rents helmets or provides helmets to customers as part of their business to ensure that such helmets are undamaged. AYE

6954B 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. AYE

7160A Directs the senior center council to engage in statewide planning of both a programmatic and fiscal nature to ensure the long-term sustainability and viability of senior centers in all areas of the state. AYE

1911C Provides that notices of non-renewal provided by a health care plan to a health care professional shall include an explanation of the reasons for such non renewal and information for the health care professional to respond to such determination.  AYE

9237 Further clarifies, in relation to the licensure requirement to provide limited health-related services to youth in foster care by voluntary foster care agencies. AYE  (To the extent that this proposal is in the best interest of the child in foster care, then it merits favorable consideration.)

5940 Permits unvented attics and unvented enclosed rafter assemblies to be sealed with air-impermeable insulation in order to help attain building decarbonization goals.  AYE

9433B Requires a gas and electric corporation to disclose certain information with an application for a major rate change; requires information relating to dividends paid to shareholders, capital investments, and policy expenditures; requires each application to include a dividend forecast covering the requested rate period. AYE

9452 Extends certain provisions relating to supermarkets providing excess edible food to food relief organizations to 12/31/2031. AYE

5311 Gives the Superintendent of the NYS Department of Financial Services (DFS) the flexibility to allow mortgage guaranty insurance companies to make early withdrawals from their statutorily-mandated contingency reserve accounts if the Superintendent determines that such withdrawal would not be harmful to policyholders. AYE

9403A Provides that the requirement for advertisements referring to an insurer to include the insurer's full name and principal office shall not apply to digital advertisements. AYE

9239A Establishes the caregiver coordinating commission to review and evaluate statewide planning, development, and implementation of caregiver support services, including respite care, for informal family caregivers caring for those across the lifespan. AYE

9587 Extends certain provisions relating to the repair of damaged pesticide containers. AYE

9635 Prohibits the use of hydrofracking wastewater on any highway for any purpose including but not limited to de-icing or dust suppression. NAY

9770 Provides that after an alternate juror has been substituted, the jury shall deliberate anew on all issues submitted to the jury at the outset of deliberations; exempts issues for which a verdict was already rendered. AYE

6952C Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Port Authority Police Officer Arthur M. Ansert Jr. AYE

9341A Provides that a lodging facility that fails to comply with certain requirements for providing information concerning services for human trafficking victims shall be liable for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars for a first offense and one thousand dollars for each subsequent offense. AYE

9179A Prohibits insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse. AYE

9746A Clarifies that residents of the state and any policyholder, contract holder, certificate holder, or beneficiary of a policy, contract, or certificate of life, accident and health insurance may sue an insurer for violations related to misrepresentations, misleading statements and incomplete comparisons. AYE

9832 This bill provides that any vendor under contract with NYS DFS to provide the insurance producer licensing examinations, must use the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) standards for development, administering and scoring of such examinations, unless the Superintendent adopts a regulation with a different standard. AYE

9941 Prohibits insurers from refusing to renew a policy on certain automobiles used for volunteer social service transportation. AYE

6263 Requires out-of-state affordable housing owners to maintain an escrow account for the purpose of financing utility costs, property tax obligations, fire services, and regular maintenance costs for affordable housing rental units located in New York state. AYE

9894 Prohibits the admissibility of evidence of a victim's sexual conduct, sexual predisposition, or manner of dress in civil actions or proceedings; provides limited exceptions. AYE

9462 Authorizes the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)to issue deer management permits to the "Northern Zone" of the state to properly manage deer herds, mitigate tick borne illnesses, and protect young tree growth.  AYE

9463 Establishes the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic bonito and false albacore. AYE

9479A This bill would establish wetlands protections for the marine and coastal district, which shall include the waters of the Atlantic Ocean within three nautical miles from the coast line and all other tidal waters within the state, including the Hudson River up to the Governor Mario M. Cuomo bridge. AYE

9588 Amends the Environmental Conservation Law relating to the taking of sharks, to extend the expiration date provision from December 31, 2026, to December 31, 2028. AYE

10038 DEC DEPARTMENTAL - Extends until December 31, 2029 authority to fix by regulation measures for the management of Atlantic cod. AYE

10040 DEC DEPARTMENTAL - Extends until December 31, 2029, DEC's authority to fix by regulation measures for the management of black sea bass. AYE

10044 DEC DEPARTMENTAL - Extends the Department's authority to issue limited entry commercial fishing licenses and permits. AYE

9759 Amends Article 6 of the Labor Law which governs payment of wages. NAY

10070 OSC DEPARTMENTAL - Provides for reports and related information on unsubstantiated cases under Article 11 of the Social Services Law to be made available to officers and employees of the Office of the New York State Comptroller for purposes of conducting a duly authorized performance audit. AYE

2438A Establishes potable water testing standards at state or local parks. AYE

9979 Authorizes retail licensees to purchase alcohol with a business payment card. AYE

9704 This bill amends New York's existing flammable fabrics law, which currently applies flame-resistance requirements to portable temporary shelters, including tents, pop-up camping/tent trailers, RV awnings, add-on shelters, and screen houses. AYE

10017 Indexes fixed dollar amounts in the statute to inflation, authorizes changes to compensation plans, removes obsolete language, and removes unnecessary filing requirements for certain life insurance and annuity businesses. AYE

1087 Makes commissioners full time employees of boards outside the city of New York. Makes and exception to leave NYC BOE commissioners as part time. NAY Cost to counties who have to move from part time to full time commissioners. 

7367A Grants volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians academic credit at state operated institutions of the state university of New York and the senior colleges of the city university of New York. AYE

9406 Provides that public officers and employees of the state who are members of the United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol or the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots shall be granted leave from work with pay to participate in emergency services during certain air force assigned missions. AYE

7645 Authorizes Duane Lake, in the town of Duanesburg, county of Schenectady, to participate in the septic system replacement fund. AYE

9319 Relates to the use of assumed and corporate names by companies in the business of household goods moving. AYE

10176 SPONSOR Exempts the East Concord Fire Department, Inc. from the requirement that the percentage of non resident fire department members not exceed forty five percent of the membership. AYE

10097A Requires tanning facilities to carry commercial general liability insurance or professional liability insurance, or a combination thereof, covering bodily injury and personal injury due to the operation or use of UV radiation devices. NAY Unfunded mandate on tanning businesses.

10170 Directs the state board of real property tax services conduct a study on the feasibility of amending property tax revisions for senior citizens located in special districts and provide a report for such study. AYE

10203 Authorizes the assessor of Nassau county to accept an application for retroactive real property tax exempt status from Ray of Hope, Inc. AYE

8453 Dedicates a portion of the Wantagh state parkway from route 27 to Jerusalem Road in the hamlet of Wantagh, town of Hempstead, county of Nassau to William Cornell. AYE

9431 Requires instruction on work zone safety awareness as part of the pre-licensing course; establishes curriculum for the work zone safety component. AYE

9749 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. AYE

9752 Prohibits the use of virtual reality headsets while operating a motor vehicle, limited use automobile, limited use motorcycle or bicycle. AYE

9592 Approves notice and proof of disability or proof of need for family leave, or proof of disability for a special cross-bow permit, from an attending nurse practitioner. AYE

9269 This bill enacts the New York Health Information Privacy Act. This bill would govern companies that collect and sell healthcare information and provide additional rights and protections to users related to selling and processing their private health information. AYE

247 COSPONSOR Provides for the licensing of vision impairment specialists. AYE

519 Establishes the underrepresented teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program to attract and retain underrepresented certified teachers in schools which have an underrepresentation of underrepresented certified teachers; provides for grants and procedures for applying for such grants and eligibility requirements for fund distribution. AYE

704A Enacts the "New York gift certificate scam prevention act" to require certain sale, security and record keeping requirements for gift certificates by sellers of gift certificates. AYE

5494A Creates a program to award state financial aid for social work services to be provided in libraries located in economically disadvantaged communities to enhance and expand access to services in places where individuals seek assistance and resources. AYE

6019 COSPONSOR Repeals the provision of law that volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers who receive a real property tax exemption for service may not receive the income tax credit for such service. AYE

7280 Reduces the age from 35 to 30 for a covered person's annual mammogram for persons enrolled in large group policies.  AYE

7951B Establishes the native/pollinator planting fund and the pollinator highway program; creates a distinctive native plant and pollinator license plate with the goal of promoting the cultivation and maintenance of native flowering plants, grasses and shrubs on land bordering state highways and on other public lands. AYE

8252C Expands the "Puppy Mill Pipeline Act" of 2022 to completely remove reference to pet dealers and replace it with pet breeders. AYE

8353A 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 to have or be using a menstrual product or contraceptive device. NAY Safety concerns.

8363A Requires a rate enhancement for reimbursement of individual psychotherapy services provided by a mental health counselor, a clinical social worker, or a psychologist where such services are provided in an outpatient substance use disorder clinic. AYE

8457 Amends the definition of "small group" for purposes of health insurance policies and contracts to fifty employees or fewer; repeals provisions requiring the superintendent to conduct an impact study. AYE

8541 Requires Medicaid to automatically authorize coverage for blood pressure monitors without a prescription or prior authorization for individuals who are pregnant. AYE

8580A Requires merchants to round cash purchases to the nearest five cent denomination in order to encourage the reduction of the circulation of pennies within New York state. AYE

8587A Requires child day care centers to have epinephrine devices and staff trained to use them on site in case of anaphylaxis or other severe allergic reaction. AYE

8592A Requires health insurance plans to provide coverage for continuous blood glucose monitors for all children; requires coverage for glucose monitoring devices for all sugar disorders. AYE

8598A Requires certain over-the-counter anti-aging skin care products to carry a warning label if they contain specified ingredients, including retinoids, alpha hydroxy acids, salicylic acid, DMDM hydantoin, quaternium-15, oxybenzone, octinoxate, or talc. AYE

8637 Amends State Finance Law § 99-jj(3) and (4) the section governing the NYS Drug Treatment and Public Education Fund, established by the 2021 Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (Chapter 92) and funded by cannabis tax revenue. AYE

8701A Enacts the "Baby Food and Infant Formula Safety and Transparency Act." AYE

9024 Amends subdivision 7 of § 7-104 of the election law so that ballots are no longer required to include a designating letter for each party or independent row. NAY

9041 Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community preservation fund. AYE

10118 Authorizes the town attorney of the town of Islip, in the county of Suffolk, to be a nonresident of such town. AYE

10134 Authorizes the Congregation Divrei Chaim to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status for the 2023, 2024, 2025 assessment rolls and all of the 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2025-2026 school taxes for two parcels of land located at 67 and 71 College Road in Monsey. AYE

14A Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Woodbury, county of Orange, to Detective Brian C. Mulkeen. AYE

40C Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to War Dogs. AYE

1058 Requires rent reduction in cases of sub-metered utility service; directs the division of housing and community renewal to develop a standard reduction and an appeals process. AYE

1169B Regulates the development and use of certain artificial intelligence systems to prevent algorithmic discrimination; requires independent audits of high risk AI systems. AYE

1330A Establishes a statewide program to provide eligible participants with affordability payment plans.  AYE

1422A This bill regulates the collection, use, and protection of biometric data (retina scan, fingerprint, voice print, or scan of hand or face) by private entities in New York. NAY Excessive cost to business.

1679 Grants peace officer status to employees of the town court of the town of Montgomery serving as uniformed court officers at such town court. AYE

4466A Amends the Civil Rights law to preclude a property owner or property association from adopting a restrictive covenant or prohibition related to the display or affixing of religious item on any entry door or entry doorframe of a dwelling. AYE

4468C Expands the definition of "family leave" to include persons recovering from a pregnancy loss. AYE

4725A Authorizes Michael Winston Hoard, the widower of Kathy Marie Dwyer-Hoard, to file a new service retirement application and an option election form on behalf of his deceased wife with the New York state and local employees' retirement system. AYE

4927B Requires third-party food delivery services and third party grocery delivery services to provide the ability to include a gratuity at the same point in the online order process when the underlying order is placed. AYE

5510 Requires the New York state energy research and development authority to develop recommendations regarding the establishment of microgrids. AYE

5936A 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. AYE

6048A Authorizes Susan Gillinder, the widow of Robert C. Ritchie, to file a new service retirement application and an option election form on behalf of her deceased husband with the New York state and local employees' retirement system. AYE

6130A Requires the consumer protection division to establish a process by which any state agency or third party, pursuant to an interagency agreement with the division for the purposes of fraud prevention, identity verification, and ensuring the integrity or security of individual identities, to grant access to verify New York resident identities via a secure comparison process against state systems. AYE

6319B This bill would make several changes to the process for motions to vacate judgments, with primary focus on motions to vacate on the grounds that newly discovered evidence is likely to demonstrate that the defendant is actually innocent of the offenses of which they've been convicted. NAY

6845B Requires third-party food delivery services to verify that limited-use motorcycles and motor vehicles operated by workers in the course of making deliveries for such third-party delivery service are legally registered; requires that a third-party food delivery service shall not sell, share, or allow access to such information. AYE

7136 Adopts the psychology interjurisdictional compact to increase public access to psychological services by allowing telepsychological practice and temporary in person services across state lines. AYE

7327A COSPONSOR Grants peace officer status to certain security officers employed by Highland Hospital; provides such peace officers are not authorized to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm. AYE

7491B Relates to the statute of limitations for certain deed theft actions. AYE

7529 This bill would provide a performance of duties retirement benefit to a member of the NY City Employees' Retirement System who is employed by the NYC Transit Authority and participated in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operation.  AYE

7544B 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. AYE

7602B Dedicates a portion of the state highway system constituting route 68 in the city of Ogdensburg, county of St. Lawrence, to Fort de la Presentation. AYE

7638B COSPONSOR 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 makes publicly available data on where such bidder sources their food items. AYE

7817A Authorizes Janice Middlebrooks, the widow of William James Middlebrooks, to file a retirement option election on behalf of her deceased husband. AYE

7835A Dedicates a portion of state highway 284 in the village of Unionville, county of Orange, to the Appalachian Trail. AYE

7908B Relates to preventing minors from participating in sports wagering and creating accounts on mobile sports wagering platforms; requires platforms to employ commercially reasonable and technically feasible age assurance methods. AYE

7970A Establishes a Mohawk River Basin district and Mohawk River Basin management program for management of such district to preserve, protect, restore and enhance the environmental quality of the Mohawk River. AYE

8026A Provides "WiFi service" internet access to all individuals residing in temporary housing; relates to funding for internet service under the Connect All digital equity grant program. NAY

8211B Clarifies the standard of care for animals held in or being transported by animal shelters including the length of time and conditions such animal may be exposed to. AYE

8451B Enacts the "New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act." AYE

8473 This is a study bill requiring the Department of Health to contract with a qualified entity for a feasibility study and actuarial analysis of long-term care services and supports financing and services options. AYE

8583C Requires property/casualty insurance companies to submit certain zip code-level data to the department of financial services on nonrenewal rates, nonpayment cancellation rates, other cancellation rates, claim frequency rates, average claim amounts, paid loss ratios, and average premiums. NAY

8688A Requires notification of residents who are potentially affected by a serious health threat to their water system within 24 hours of receiving investigation results. AYE

8717 This bill would amend the Corporate Franchise Tax treatment of services provided by a professional employer organization (PEO). AYE

8746 Provides that receipts from other services and other business receipts, taxpayers, and combined groups including members, engaged in providing professional employer organization services shall include with such receipts amounts received with respect to wages, benefits, and other employee expenses disbursed to or for the benefit of a client's worksite employees and the related employment taxes if the amounts received are included in the calculation of the business income base or the combined business income base, respectively. AYE

8844A Dedicates the bridge over the Southern State Parkway on Deer Park Avenue between Parkdale Drive and Sylvan Road in the town of Babylon, county of Suffolk, to Trooper Arthur B. Reddy. AYE

8864A Changes the dedication of the bridge dedicated to Detective Thomas M. Inman. AYE

9034B COSPONSOR 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. AYE

9088A Requires the registration of data brokers; imposes regulations upon data brokers; establishes a data deletion mechanism for consumers; imposes penalties upon data brokers for violations of the law. AYE

9093 Establishes a twenty-four hour, toll-free hotline and website for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning plus (LGBTQ+) individuals who are experiencing emotional distress, suicidal ideation, or crisis-related challenges, which shall provide immediate support, referrals, resource lists, and other information. NAY

9100A Authorizes Tina Russo to receive certain service credit with the New York state teachers' retirement system. AYE

9108A Authorizes the town of Niagara to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands and to convey such parklands to David Gaines. AYE

9133 Enacts the low impact landscaping rights act, preventing homeowners' associations from adopting or enforcing any rules or regulations that would effectively prohibit, or impose unreasonable limitations on, the installation or maintenance of low impact landscaping. NAY

9184A Grants peace officer status to security officers employed by St. Joseph's Health Hospital, North Medical Center and Northeast Medical Center when acting pursuant to their special duties on the grounds or premises owned, controlled or administered by any such hospital or any of its subsidiaries. AYE

9250 Authorizes Janay Gasparini, a part-time police officer, with the town of New Paltz police department to take the civil service examination and be eligible for appointment as a full time police officer for the town of New Paltz. AYE

9263A Requires utilities accept public assistance payments including payments from the home energy assistance programs and emergency funding programs. AYE

9328 Grants peace officer status to security officers employed by Albany Memorial Hospital, Samaritan Hospital, and St. Peter's Hospital when acting pursuant to their special duties on the grounds or premises owned, controlled or administered by any such hospital or any of its subsidiaries. AYE

9338A Establishes a three calendar day waiting period from contact of the New York State National Instant Background Check System (NYS NICS) before a firearm, shotgun or rifle may be delivered to a person; provides exceptions where a person possesses a license to purchase, carry or possess a pistol, revolver, or semiautomatic rifle. NAY

9429 Authorizes the council on the arts to designate Little Panama as a cultural district in the city of New York; designates boundaries. AYE

9446A Dedicates a portion of the state highway system constituting state route thirty-five, beginning at its intersection with state route one hundred twenty-one and continuing to its intersection with North Salem road, in the town of Lewisboro, county of Westchester, to Nathaniel Reynolds. AYE

9451 Grants retroactive tier IV membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Katie Adamek, who is an employee of the Schenectady City School District beginning November 23, 2009. AYE

9527 This bill authorizes the City of Ithaca to establish a demonstration red-light camera enforcement program at up to twelve intersections. NAY

9546A Allows online marketplace and individual seller profiles a 14-day pre-suspension warning period. During these 14 days, the online marketplace must provide the individual with detailed documentation explaining which rules they broke and a chance to fix the issues to avoid suspension. AYE

9565A Establishes school-based food pantries in high need schools in the city school district of the city of New York. AYE

9567B Enacts "Nima's law" which prohibits the retail sale of nitrous oxide and establishes civil penalties for violations; includes nitrous oxide misuse in the health care and wellness education and outreach program. AYE

9620A Requires residential health care facilities to maintain hospice agreements to ensure access to hospice services for eligible residents. AYE

9685 Requires the council on arts to make recommendations on the renaming of the agency buildings located at the empire state plaza; requires the governor to choose the new agency building names within 60 days after the council's recommendation. NAY Potential to be too political/partisan. 

9877 Extends certain provisions relating to authorizing New York city marshals to exercise the same functions, powers and duties as sheriffs with respect to the execution of money judgments of the supreme and family courts of the city of New York; extends certain provisions of law relating to requiring New York city marshals to post and electronically file notices of eviction. AYE

9878A Dedicates a portion of the state highway system constituting the bridge on Cleveland Drive crossing interstate route 90 in the town of Cheektowaga, county of Erie, to PFC Travis C. Krege. AYE

9891B This bill would add a new section to the Banking Law (section 2-AAA) to establish a state registration and regulation for cryptocurrency kiosks and cashier style crypto exchange operators called "Bitcoin ATMs". AYE

9930B This bill prohibits unclaimed human remains from being buried, cremated, or otherwise finally disposed of unless such remains have first been entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, and for a period of time thereafter as specified by the commissioner of health. AYE

9949A Dedicates bridge number 1019119 on state route one hundred ten in the town of Babylon, county of Suffolk, to Detective Stephen J. Mullen. AYE

10010 Relates to the transfer and conveyance of certain property located on the Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center campus to the town of Goshen. AYE

10022 This bill would allow trafficking victims who have been issued a "confirmation of trafficking victim status" issued by the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (provided in Social Services Law Þ 483-bb) to use such confirmation as one point of valid evidence of identity for non-driver ID purposes. NAY Non-citizens are eligible to receive such confirmation from OTDA. 

10028 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. AYE

10077 Permits the town of Southeast, Putnam county, to lease fences at the John E. Markel Memorial Park for advertisements. AYE

10161 Authorizes and directs the commissioner of transportation to grant a perpetual conservation easement to certain entities over certain state-owned lands in the hamlets of Setauket and Port Jefferson Station, Suffolk County. AYE

10181 Establishes the Birch Hill - Highview Water District in the town of Southeast, Putnam County. AYE

10185 Legalizes and validates the establishment of a unit based tax levy by the town of Aurelius in apportioning certain water district costs in violation of current town law. AYE

10199 This bill is a comprehensive technical modernization of the Multiple Dwelling Law. The legislation repeals numerous obsolete provisions and updates statutory references to reflect the current New York City Construction Codes rather than superseded code sections.  AYE

10240 Authorizes Larry Mendel to receive his 30 years of service credit granting eligibility for the length of service award program. AYE

10261 Permits the Vestal Central School District to create an insurance reserve fund. AYE

10275 Establishes a new system of pilotage fees for the Long Island Sound and Block Island Sound east of Execution Rocks or Sands Point. AYE

10276A Authorizes the town of Clarkstown to establish community preservation funds and to impose a real estate transfer tax with revenues therefrom to be deposited in the community preservation fund; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof. AYE

10283 Authorizes the county of Cortland to transfer ownership of Linear Park to Lime Hollow Nature Center, Inc. AYE

10302 Authorizes Breanne M. Smith to receive a refund of certain accumulated contributions paid to the New York state and local employees' retirement system. AYE

10337 Exempts the Liverpool Fire Department within the town of Salina, Onondaga county, from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of the membership. AYE

10339 Authorizes the compensation to Catholic Guardian Services for fair and equitable holding expenses associated with lands transferred to Catholic Home Bureau which reverted to the state upon termination of their use for public purposes. AYE

10344 Enacts the "New York travel insurance act" regulating the licensing and registration of limited lines travel insurance producers and travel retailers, and the sale and marketing of travel insurance and related products. AYE

10365 The bill extends eligibility for the tax abatement and enhanced tax abatement from June 30, 2027 to June 30, 2031, and extends the deadline for filing applications from March 15, 2026 to March 15, 2030 for both the standard and enhanced abatements through June 30, 2031 and allows applications to be filed through March 15, 2030. AYE

10377 This bill would exempt Ricardo's Steakhouse in East Harlem from the. 200-ft rule for liquor licenses. AYE

10384 Dedicates a portion of the state highway system constituting state route nine-W within the town of Bethlehem, at the town line bordering the city of Albany until its intersection with Moriah road, to Patrick LaFortune Jr. AYE

10550 Authorizes the Church of Pentecost, USA, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status for parcels located in the county of Suffolk. AYE

10551 To authorize the state Liquor Authority to issue an on premises license to a business within 200 feet of a church within the village of Lake Placid. AYE

10558 Expands what qualifies as an authorized project for the "county of Westchester public works investment act". AYE

10559A Exempts certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance of a place of worship. The Establishment is located at 27 Thames Street, Manhattan. AYE

10596 This bill would require NYS tolling authorities to submit annual reports to the Legislature on the efficacy of their tolling systems. AYE

10598 Dedicates the bridge over the Southern State Parkway on Udall Road in the town of Islip, county of Suffolk, to Trooper Gerard B. Kane. AYE

10601 Provides an exemption from certain requirements for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises located in Orange county. AYE

10637A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT - Makes several changes to the Independent Redistricting Commission by amending the processes for redistricting congressional and state districts in the state and requiring that such amendment be referred to the first regular session convening after the next succeeding general Members of the Assembly and published for 3 months previous of such election. NAY (Would undue a popular independent redistricting commission that was approved by voters in 2014 with 58% of the vote.)

3852C Prohibits the sale of playground surfacing materials that contain PFAS, PAHs or more than ninety parts per million of lead on and after January 1, 2027. AYE

1847A COSPONSOR Requires the public service commission (PSC) to consider the economic impact of utility rates and charges. AYE

194D Provides security guards employed or contracted by a school, an annual in-service training course which must cover topics conducive to serving the youth population in an educational environment, including but not limited to, role and responsibility of school security officers, school-related laws and liability, security awareness in an educational environment, youth mediation/conflict resolution, disasters and emergencies, dynamics of student behavior and cultural awareness, crisis prevention and restorative practices. NAY

8609A This bill would amend several offenses related to patronizing and promoting prostitution to raise the age threshold for victims of such offenses. AYE

8742 Provides for expanded non-medical in-home services, non-institutional respite services, case management services, and ancillary services without a prescription or physician's order; repeals certain cost sharing requirements for such services. AYE

6655 Allows students attending agricultural learning events to be counted as in attendance at school; defines "agricultural learning events" as including FFA events and 4-H programs. AYE

9057A Dedicates a portion of the state and county highway system to the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway.  AYE

8949 Modifies the authority of the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) to use extrapolation when recovering overpayment of Medicaid funding instances where providers are in compliance with current DOH rules and guidelines regarding administrative and documentation related practices. AYE

1615A This legislation provides that dependent persons under the age of eighteen shall not be listed in eviction petitions or warrants, and that the records pertaining to the eviction proceeding of a person under the age of eighteen shall be sealed. NAY

6955A 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, including a high-level summary of the datasets used in the development of such system or service. AYE

4037C Relates to the compulsory age for full time instruction from six to five years of age and certain exceptions for minor children; requires kindergarten in certain school districts. NAY

1463B Establishes extended producer responsibility for mattresses; requires mattress producers to establish a plan for the convenient and cost-effective recycling of used mattresses. Adds the definition for the word "new". NAY (Civil penalty unnecessary. Significant costs to State.)

9843 Enacts "the construction reporting pay act"; provides that each laborer, worker or mechanic in the employ of a contractor who by request or permission of an employer reports for work on any day shall be paid no less than four hours at the prevailing rate of wages. NAY

6439 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. AYE

7072 Expands the Tompkins county industrial development agency from a maximum of seven members to nine members. AYE

9301 Establishes the New York state park police under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation. AYE

9051B Bans features for users who are under the age of 18 from using chatbots for unsafe chatbot features, such as generating outputs that contain endorsements of self-harm or self-isolation, sexually explicit interactions and content, child sexual abuse material, simulate companionship, outputs that use information concerning the user's mental or physical health, and generating outputs framed as personal opinions or emotional appeals.  AYE

5900A Relates to the distribution of educational materials regarding the misuse of and addiction to prescription drugs in counties with the most prevalent prescription substance use disorder. AYE

3822 This bill makes numerous amendments to the public health law and education law regarding nurse practitioners to conform the law to provisions enacted in the 2023 state budget, which eased requirements on nurse practitioners (NPs) to practice. AYE

9126B 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 serious harm to themselves or others. AYE

7794 Establishes the statewide group home families working group. AYE

8616B Prohibits the use of electronic shelving labels, digital shelf display technology, and surveillance pricing in food retail establishments and drug retail establishments; provides injunctive relief, and civil penalties. NAY (Could restrict beneficial pricing tools, common discounts, coupons, promotions, and electronic shelf label technology used by grocery and drug retailers.)

172B Relates to increasing short-term disability benefits. Increases short-term disability benefits (TDI) from $170 per week to $1,288 per week. AYE

8636B Requires that procedures for placements on, and removals from, the list of persons self-excluded from gambling includes procedures that allow a person to submit requests electronically. AYE

8454A Exempts persons holding the offices of public health director and director of community services of St. Lawrence county from the requirement that such person be a resident of the political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen or within which such person's official functions are required to be exercised. AYE

9833 Requires the commissioner of tax and finance to publish an annual brownfields redevelopment tax credit report. AYE

9990A Authorizes on-premises licensees to remain open for extended hours starting on June 11th, 2026 and ending on July 20th, 2026 unless they have specific stipulations on hours of operation on their license. AYE

6230C Authorizes the administration of Over-The-Counter (OTC) medications by employees of a children’s overnight, summer day or traveling summer day camp, so long as specific authorization and consent has been provided by the child’s parent or guardian. AYE

6438C Promotes consumer choice by requiring manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to provide retail sellers with a repair score that will be displayed to consumers at point of sale. NAY

9348A Prohibits motor vehicle manufacturers and dealers from charging a subscription fee for certain functions of a motor vehicle after the vehicle is sold. NAY (Government intrusion in private business.)

6200A Requires utility companies, LIPA, cable TV companies, internet companies or municipalities rendering utility services to maintain a toll free number for consumers to call to report service outages which shall be made available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. NAY

8426A 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. NAY

8274 Designates security officers for the village court of the village of Pleasantville as peace officers. AYE

8324 Grants security officers serving at the village of Ardsley village court peace officer status; provides that such officers shall complete training if they are not otherwise police officers or peace officers. AYE

9040 Includes public officers or employees of the federal government within the definition of public servant for purposes of the penal law. NAY

10106 Grants peace officer status to uniformed court officers of the village of Dobbs Ferry in Westchester County. AYE

9577A Prohibits falsely impersonating an employee organization or an employee representative with the intent to deceive the recipient and thereby cause harm to such recipient or employee organization by the use of fraud, misrepresentation, material omission, or other deception in making and disseminating a verbal, written or electronic communication. AYE

5998C COSPONSOR Requires the court to consider a child's health and safety when making a decision regarding child custody and visitation. AYE

8118C Prohibits utility service terminations in multiple dwellings; authorizes utility companies or municipalities to commence an action against the owner of the premises affected to seek the appointment of a receiver of rents or payments for use and occupancy or common charges. NAY

9773 Creates, in addition to the existing sanction of criminal contempt of court, the remedies of labor law civil penalties and employee's right to bring civil action for unlawful discharge, penalty or discrimination on account of the exercise by an employee of a juror's right to be absent from employment by reason of jury service. NAY

4757 Amends the executive law by adding a new section, which codifies the Operation SNUG program. SNUG program provides grant awards to reduce, prevent, or respond to gun violence. Also outlines a sub schedule, allocating a total of 15 million throughout New York State. AYE

9122 Directs the public service commission to develop, publish, and update a guidebook on the gas and electric ratemaking process to promote public understanding and participation in the gas and electric ratemaking process; facilitates the formal intervention and participation of interested or affected parties; sets forth requirements for what such guidebook shall include. AYE

2377 Prohibits the formation of a subsidiary of a public authority without prior approval of the legislature; allows the formation of a subsidiary of a public authority without prior approval of the legislature if such public authority files a written notice sixty days prior to the organization of such subsidiary with the governor and the legislature. AYE

1965 This bill amends the Family Health Care Decisions Act (codified under chapter 8 of the laws of 2010) in relation to Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) health care decisions for adult patients by surrogates and without surrogates. NAY (Gives too much discretion to medical professionals and not enough discretion to the patients who will be most affected in such matters.)

2317A Prohibits any elected official serving at the county, town, city, or village level, from serving as member of the board of any industrial development agency (IDA) located within the county. NAY (Should be local decision.)

5713 Amends the railroad law. AYE

9806A  Authorizes early renewal of vehicle registration for members of the armed forces who will be engaged in the performance of their official military duties upon its expiration. AYE

7421B Provides that no person shall engage in the operation of a marine hatchery or in the off-bottom or on-bottom culture of any species belonging to the order Octopoda unless for scientific or educational purposes for the purpose of human consumption. AYE

687 Establishes the transitional pathway program for students in higher education at SUNY and CUNY schools with autism spectrum disorder to encourage accessibility and inclusivity in higher education for students with autism spectrum disorder; makes related provisions. AYE

1242A Revises the New York state veteran's memorial and monument registry such that it is easier to navigate; relates to the updating and availability of the registry. AYE

3051B 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. AYE

4430 Creates additional requirements for electric utilities' emergency response plans. AYE

4462B Requires the NYSDOH to establish a Complex Care Assistant Program, where a family member of Medicaid enrollee may be certified as such an assistant and after receiving such certification may, under the direction of registered nurse, provide complex care assistant services to said enrollee through a private duty nursing agency. AYE

4707B COSPONSOR Expands the geographic area of employment of state university police officers; centralizes the state university police by appointing a commissioner of state university police; provides for the hiring of state university police officers. AYE

4917B Requires health insurance contracts cover postpartum pelvic floor therapy for new mothers. AYE

8706B Amends the Labor Law (article 7, General Provision) to require covered businesses to annually report to the Department of Labor regarding the impact of artificial intelligence on hiring and the nature of artificial intelligence use for the previous year. NAY

8837 COPRIME SPONSOR Provides optional disability coverage for county probation officers. AYE

8850A Establishes the NY digital choice act requiring social media companies to provide covered users with a copy of the covered user's social graph at the request of the covered user; defines terms. AYE

8969B Requires health insurers to provide coverage for speech therapy for stuttering. NAY

9021 Would afford victims of sex offenses and offenses involving the transmission of HIV a right to privacy when they bring a civil action based on conduct that would amount to such offenses. AYE

9059 Relates to limiting the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Haverstraw, county of Rockland for 2026-2027. AYE

9060 Extends limitations on the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Clarkstown, county of Rockland for an additional year for 2026-2027. AYE

9063A  Amends MHL § 30.02(a) to add avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) to the statutory definition of eating disorder, alongside anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. Modernizes the crossreference by removing the obsolete ICD-9-CM citation in favor of the most current edition of the ICD or DSM. AYE

9115A Creates a regulatory program for testing agricultural land for PFAs and establishes a moratorium on the application of biosolids on agricultural land. AYE

9199 Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate to represent interests of residential utility customers including a proposed change of rates, charges, terms and conditions of service, the adoption of rules, regulations, guidelines, orders, standards or final policy decisions. AYE

9278A Includes interest earned on the monies obtained by the state through the statewide opioid settlement agreement, in the opioid settlement fund. AYE

9305A Extends provisions of law relating to the New York telecommunications relay service center from June 30, 2027 until June 30, 2030. AYE

9310 Establishes a publicly available database of business entities in the state that enter into procurement contracts with procuring entities in the state. AYE

9349 Provides a reduction in insurance premium charges for insured volunteer firefighters and emergency personnel for a 3 year period after successfully completing the emergency vehicle operator's course as part of their training. AYE

9370 Provides government agencies that aren't headed by a governor-appointed official more flexibility regarding how they procure services as compared to state agencies with governor-appointed officials. AYE

9419 Authorizes the department of motor vehicles to accept a certificate of release or discharge from active duty issued by the United States department of defense (DD form 214), a veteran identification card issued by the United States department of veterans affairs, or a veterans health identification card issued by the United States department of veterans affairs from veterans of the military as acceptable proofs of identity when applying for a driver license or state identification card. AYE

9498 Directs the office of victim services, in consultation with the office for the prevention of domestic violence, to establish a statewide supervised visitation initiative including culturally sensitive services that provide language access for those who need it and that are affordable for those with limited means to pay. AYE

9555A Requires nursing homes to provide patients/patient families with information on the intake form about the facility's ownership structure. NAY

9604 Provides liability protections for health care providers who issue vaccines so long as such vaccination does not arise out of willful misconduct or gross negligence. NAY 

9679 The bill creates a new article in the private housing finance law to establish the Block by Block Homeownership Program. AYE

9728 Requires one caregiver for every two children under eighteen months of age in group family day care homes and family day care homes. AYE

9815 Requires insurance companies to deposit a certain percentage of premiums collected but not paid out in prior years for abortion care to the reproductive health care access fund for use for grants under the reproductive freedom and equity grant program; establishes the reproductive health care access fund. NAY

9858A Would amend the definition of "mental health care provider" in the context of sex offenses in the penal law to include any person who is, or is required to be, licensed or registered, or holds themself out to be licensed or registered, or provides services as if they were licensed or registered as a health care or mental health care provider. AYE

9880 Requires OTDA and DOH to create a data-matching process to identify SNAP recipients who may also be eligible for the Medicare Savings Program.  AYE

9887 Directs the office of children and family services to provide written and electronic notice to child day care providers whenever such office has updated any form necessary for the delivery of services listed on its website; provides that such notice shall be disseminated in concurrence with the publication of updated forms. AYE

9889 This bill establishes the Vacant Rental Improvement Program by amending the private housing finance law and the state finance law. AYE

9897 Requires general hospitals and nursing homes to offer free notarial services to patients; requires an employee of such general hospital or nursing home who is a notary public to be present from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on business days. AYE

9900 EFC DEPARTMENTAL - Extends to September 30, 2029 provisions relating to statutory installment bonds issued to the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation ("EFC"). AYE

9901 EFC DEPARTMENTAL - Extends certain provisions relating to installment loans and obligations evidencing installment loans to 2029. AYE

9902 EFC DEPARTMENTAL - Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to refunding bonds to 2029. AYE

9903 EFC DEPARTMENTAL - Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to the special powers of the New York state environmental facilities corporation to 2029. AYE

9989 Authorizes the Tovas Dovid Community Kollel, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 assessment rolls and all of the 2023-2024, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school taxes. AYE

10066 Extends provisions relating to physical therapist assistant services in a home care services setting until 2030. AYE

10227 Requires the Department of State to develop and post a minimum standards policy governing the use of automatic license plate reader systems by non-law enforcement and non-government entities. AYE

10273 Would allow a city that is classified as a special assessing unit to temporarily adjust its "base proportions" for Fiscal Year 2027. AYE

10411 Extends provisions relating to the establishment of the mercury thermostat collection act to January 1, 2028. AYE

10431 Extends certain provisions relating to the sale of bonds and notes of the city of New York, the issuance of bonds or notes with variable rates of interest, interest rate exchange agreements of the city of New York, the refunding of bonds, and the down payment for projects financed by bonds.  AYE 

10432 Extends from July 1, 2023 to July 1, 2026, the authority granted to local governments to invest in additional types of products. AYE

10438 Allows physically disabled individuals who are not able to stand up to complete the two-hour live-fire range training course requirement for a concealed carry license while sitting. AYE

10445 OSC DEPARTMENTAL - Authorizes the comptroller, in consultation with the NYS higher education services corporation, to develop and administer a scholarship and savings program to provide a pathway for eligible children to save for education expenses. AYE

10467 Authorizes pharmacists to dispense HIV pre exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis. AYE

10525 Extend for two years the authority for an individual without a boating license to operate personal watercraft and specialty prop-crafts in certain situations. AYE

10531 Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New York's marine and coastal waters. AYE

10542 Extends provisions authorizing big game hunting in Albany county until October 1, 2028. AYE

10566 Extends provisions related to the regulation of the amount of Jonah crabs that may be taken for an additional two years. AYE

10200A Provides for energy efficiency improvements to certain windows; relates to certain alterations concerning windows and HVAC equipment in multiple dwellings. AYE

10321 Authorizes the town of Hempstead to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the hamlet of West Hempstead. AYE

4602B Provides remedies for disrupted voting times and locations during elections; directs that the BOE extend voting to account for the disruption. NAY

8451B Enacts the "New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act"; provides transparency requirements for news media content composed, authored, or otherwise created through generative AI. AYE

82B This bill requires each school in the City of New York to have, at a minimum, one assistant principal. Council of School Supervisors and Administrators. AYE

845A This legislation would establish the “Maternal Health, Dignity and Consent Act” by prohibiting health care professionals from performing a drug, cannabis or alcohol test on a person who is pregnant or up to one year postpartum generally, as well as in a hospital or outside a hospital.  NAY

1004B This bill makes changes to the procedure for dealing with an incapacitated person who has been charged with a crime. NAY

1335C This bill would dramatically expand what the municipal sustainable energy loan program is used for. AYE

1455B This bill enacts the "safer weapons, safer homes act". NAY 

1511A Provides that persons charged with a parking violation shall be able to make an electronic court appearance. AYE

3622 Designates the Scajaquada pedestrian bridge as the "9.11 Heroes Bridge". AYE

4230 This bill increases civil penalties for automotive repair shops that fail to make restitution payments to customers who have been either: (1) grossly overcharged for certain repairs or adjustments; or (2) were grossly negligent in their performance of certain repairs or adjustments. AYE

4527B 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. NAY

4593 Directs the New York State Department of Labor to establish a voluntary training and certification program for employers entitled the Neurodiversity Training Pledge. AYE

4894 Removes paragraph (g) of subdivision 4 of section 209 of the civil service law to broaden the scope of terms that can be set during collective bargaining by certain deputy sheriffs. AYE

5711C CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT - Requires certain elections take place in even-numbered years for certain municipal and judicial officials except in the city of New York. NAY

5754B Authorizes an optional twenty-five year retirement plan for fire marshals I and supervisors of such title in Suffolk county. AYE

6008B COSPONSOR Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the city of Buffalo, in Erie County, to the Fallen Skywalkers. AYE

6043 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 provide care to an older adult, and the economic value and savings to the state of such individual's services. AYE

6376A Prohibits insurance carriers and employers from withholding certain benefits from injured workers based on attachment to the labor market. AYE

6736A Adds to the standard coverage under Medicaid a wearable medical device that uses low intensity, alternating electric fields delivered directly to a tumor site to treat glioblastoma and other cancers as recommended by medical and scientific evidence. AYE

6983A 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 facilities. NAY

7585A Authorizes owners of mobile barber shops to obtain barber shop owner's licenses provided that they can furnish proof of title, possession, registration and driver's license authorizing operation of the vehicle to be used to operate the mobile barber shop and proof of proper layout, adequate equipment for the shop, sanitary conditions in the shop and good moral character. AYE

7635B COSPONSOR Establishes an optional twenty-five year retirement plan for certain public safety dispatchers, public safety telecommunicators, 911 operators, communications officers, police communication technicians, emergency services operators and emergency services dispatchers employed by the state, or a county or municipal emergency services department. AYE

7802A Authorizes the town of Yorktown, Westchester county, shall have the ability to install and operate photo speed violation monitoring systems within construction or maintenance work areas that fall within the border or jurisdiction of such municipality; makes related provisions. AYE

7819 Enacts "Karilyn's law"; provides that the court set the date for proceedings relating to family visitation under a guardianship petition for not more than ten days from the signing of the order to show cause; provides that visitation shall be a rebuttable presumption. AYE

7867A Permits funds collected from the Oswego county occupancy tax to be used on making tourism related capital improvements; removes such tax on permanent residents. AYE

8015B This bill amends the Health Club Services Act to allow the current $3,600 annual cap on health club service contracts to be cumulatively and annually adjusted for inflation based on the U.S. Consumer Price Index. AYE

8205A This bill would expand the New York City Department of Investigation's access to confidential child welfare records and removes certain state approval requirements, allowing DOI to obtain records directly for investigations within its legal authority. AYE

8217B This bill would require that social media websites and platforms that is used by minors, as determined by one or more commercially reasonable age verification methods, provide a streamlined process to allow law enforcement agencies to contact the such platforms. Such process shall provide continuous availability of such process to law enforcement agencies. AYE

8237 NYSERDA DEPARTMENTAL - Makes changes to the Green jobs-Green New York program. AYE

8239 DOL DEPARTMENTAL - Amends Labor Law Section 29 to eliminate certain public notice requirements in the Labor Law for safety and health rulemaking that predate the State Administrative Procedure Act (SAPA). AYE

8240 WORKERS COMP BOARD DEPARTMENTAL - Relates to authorization of treatment under workers' compensation for care and treatment of injured employees by podiatrists, chiropractors and psychologists. AYE

8246 OSC DEPARTMENTAL - Prohibits vendors from directly or indirectly contributing to a statewide elected official, a candidate for a statewide elected office, or their authorized political committee, during an active government procurement. AYE

8253 OSC DEPARTMENTAL - Amends section 1405 of the Abandoned Property Law to allow interest to be paid on unclaimed spousal and child support payments. AYE

8302D This bill would enact the "Prevention of Damage to Critical Infrastructure Act of 2026."  AYE

8364 Relates to the administration of reversible progestin only contraceptive injections. AYE

8385 OSC DEPARTMENTAL - This bill amends the State Finance Law section 163 by adding a new subdivision 12 to require every State agency to make available protest procedures to interested parties, provide notice of their protest procedures in solicitation documents, and provide all bidders with written notice of the contract award.  AYE

8407 OMIG DEPARTMENTAL - Requires that substantiated reports of abuse or neglect in Medicaid funded facilities be forwarded from the Justice Center to the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) only once the findings are finalized i.e., no longer subject to amendment, annulment, or appeal. AYE

8410 This bill is seeking to crackdown on parking violations in New York City with a focus on out of state drivers. AYE

8472A Requires biannual certification of cooling towers; increases penalties for violations of such reporting requirements. AYE

8838A COSPONSOR This bill provides parity to durable medical equipment providers by requiring Medicaid managed care organizations to reimburse such providers at no less than one hundred percent of the state's Medicaid durable medical equipment fee schedule for the same services and/or supplies.  AYE

8852C Authorizes the county of Putnam to lease certain lands used as parklands in the town of Carmel for use as a cell tower for thirty years. AYE

8865A Requires a utility corporation or municipality to notify property owners at least five business days prior to beginning any non-emergency construction or other work that will result in a planned interruption of a customer's property. AYE

8926 Authorizes the New York state thruway authority to issue annual short distance commuter permits which shall provide for travel at no charge between interchanges in permit areas. AYE

8965 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.  NAY (The definition of hospital rule-based exclusions states that the criteria, rules or policies whether formally adopted or drafted, endorsed by the general hospital or followed from an external source, which restrict personnel from providing licensed care within the covered practice areas will be construed to identify institutions and providers who hold religious beliefs or moral convictions to certain procedures.)

9068A Establishes an optional twenty-five year retirement plan for employees of the New York Power Authority with the job title of mechanic, technician, electrician, equipment operator, power plant operator, utility security officer, or lineperson. AYE

9138 Authorizes a death benefit option for the beneficiary of deceased justice Jerry Garguilo, a justice of the unified court system. AYE

9221 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 the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, in cooperation with the commissioner of the department of health, to develop and conduct a public awareness and educational campaign on the dangers of medetomidine, benzodiazepine, nitazenes, and/or other harmful contaminants. AYE

9287A Establishes a real property tax exemption for certain property owners who reside full-time on such property in certain counties. NAY (Costs born by other property owners.)

9363 Increases the term of office from two years to four years for the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton, county of Suffolk, and providing for the staggering of such terms of office. AYE

9441 Requires landlords of non-owner occupied, one-six family dwellings in the city of New York to provide fire extinguishers in all rented apartments; authorizes the promulgation of standards related thereto. AYE

9453 Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in the city of Poughkeepsie. AYE

9508 Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, sale, or offering for sale of a baby monitor that broadcasts audio or video through an internet connection unless it includes certain security features to prevent unauthorized access; requires a written warning label; provides penalties. AYE

9509 Dedicates a portion of the state highway system including the bridge on state route five hundred thirty one, crossing over route two hundred fifty-nine, otherwise known as, South Union Street, in the town of Ogden, county of Monroe, to Civil War Veteran John B. Nichols. AYE

9606 Relates to appropriations to the Barker central school district following the cessation of operations of an electric generating facility located within such district; permits awards for a period of ten years for the loss of tax revenue. AYE

9654 Dedicates a bridge on state route 112 over state route 27 to Edward "Red" Corrigan in the town of Patchogue, county of Suffolk. AYE

9682 Authorizes the transfer of funds from the tuition reimbursement account to the proprietary vocational school supervision account in the event that the net balance of the tuition reimbursement account is in excess of two million five hundred thousand dollars. AYE

9723A Requires NYCHA to provide information and trainings to all residents regarding the formation of resident management corporations, the requirements of such resident management corporations and the potential benefits of creating such resident management corporations. AYE

9725B Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Lieutenant Pietro Viviano in the town of New Castle, county of Westchester. AYE

9736 Amends the law by requiring all "duly authorized instructors" in small arms practice to be recertified. NAY

9904 DOL DEPARTMENTAL - Specifies that moneys credited to the state pursuant to section nine hundred one of the federal social security act are to be credited to the general account of the unemployment insurance fund. AYE

9905 OSC DEPARTMENTAL - Relates to the effective date of a reclassification for an accidental disability retirement benefit for applications filed on or after January 1, 2027. AYE

9906 OSC DEPARTMENTAL - This bill would allow the Office of the State Comptroller to access sealed court records for the purposes of examining the financial affairs of town and village justice courts, which is part of the responsibilities of such office. AYE

9940 Creates a women veterans history trail in order to recognize and celebrate the history of women in service. AYE

9982A Authorizes Kurt Nolan to receive certain credit under sections 384-d and 384-e of the retirement and social security law for prior employment with the New York state university police. AYE

10058C Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the village of Croton-on Hudson; repeals authorization of program December 31, 2031. AYE

10079 Requires that any law enforcement agency in the state that encrypts any portion of its radio communications shall ensure that all of its radio communications, with the exception of sensitive information, may be monitored in real time by professional journalists, newscasters, and individuals employed by emergency services organizations. NAY

10095B Authorizes the Hicksville Water District to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status. AYE

10156B Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the village of Pelham; repeals authorization of program December 31, 2031. AYE

10172 Requires wholesale beer licensees to only need to pay a one time additional license fee to sell cider. NAY

10196A Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Amsterdam; repeals authorization of such program on December 31, 2031. AYE

10223A  Authorizes the South End Children's Cafe Inc. to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption with the city of Albany assessor for all applicable taxes from the 2025-2026 assessment rolls. AYE

10443 UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM - authorize courts to extend a period of interim probation for up to two additional years where the defendant is still participating in treatment, diversion, alternatives to incarceration, or other problem-solving court, or has otherwise been subject to interim probation as part of a court-ordered conditional plea agreement. AYE

10446 DHCR DEPARTMENTAL - This bill permanently extends several existing housing finance and mortgage finance authorities administered by the New York State Housing Finance Agency (HFA), the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC), and the State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA) by removing sunset dates that would otherwise cause those authorities to expire on July 23, 2027. NAY

10489 Authorizes the village of Hempstead, in the county of Nassau, to amortize over a period of 20 years, the payments made to village employees upon separation from employment. AYE

10528 Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises in the county of Greene. AYE

10563 Provides notice regarding the timeliness of the receipt by the board of elections of ballots capable of return by mail to advise voters that such ballot should be returned to the board of elections as soon as possible by any approved method, and further recommend the use of alternative methods of return besides domestic mail services if the voter will be returning their ballot within several days of the election. AYE

10603 Authorizes the Cong Kehal Square of Roman to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status for the 2024 assessment roll and all of the 2023-2024 school taxes. AYE

10611 Authorizes the town of Greenburgh to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parkland and to lease such land to HESP Solar LLC for a term not to exceed twenty-five years. AYE

10614 Extends certain provisions relating to a Long Island deer management pilot program for an additional 3 years. AYE

10616 Relates to an exemption for certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a school. AYE

10624 Authorizes the Freeport Bible Center to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption with the county of Nassau assessor for all applicable taxes from the 2026 assessment roll. AYE

10626 Provides that in the fourth judicial department, three new districts, fourteen, fifteen and sixteen are added; makes related provisions. NAY

10628 COSPONSOR DOH DEPARTMENTAL - Transfers the Buffalo Division of Health Research, Inc. to the Roswell Park Cancer Research Corporation. AYE

10629 GOVERNOR'S PROGRAM BILL - Provides for compensation and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees. AYE

10632 COSPONSOR 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 controlling such person's conduct and such condition was known or reasonably should have been known to a person in the actor's situation. AYE

10635 Would prohibit landlords from requiring tenants to use application-based entry systems.  NAY

10636 Increases certain special accidental death benefits paid to a widow or widower or the children of a deceased member of the state and local retirement system. AYE

10639 Authorizes the legislature to determine the form and abstract in which a statewide proposed amendment, proposition or question shall be submitted to the people on the ballot. NAY

10640 Extend the time frame relating to tickets to places of entertainment under Article 25 of the Arts and Cultural Affairs Law. AYE

10641 DASNY DEPARTMENTAL - Increases the authorization of the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York ("DASNY"), as successor to the New York State Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency ("MCFFA") pursuant to the Health Care Financing Consolidation Act of 1995, to issue hospital and nursing home project bonds and notes from $20 billion to $21.8 billion. AYE

10642 Places a one year moratorium on the issuance of data center permits; requires utilities to establish an independent classification of service for large data centers; sets energy efficiency goals for data centers; provides for benefits for host communities; sets labor standards for the construction of data centers. NAY

10644 Extends the demonstration project and workgroup to reduce the use of temporary staffing agencies in residential healthcare facilities for a fifth year, until December 31, 2027. AYE

10648 GOVERNOR'S PROGRAM BILL - This is the PEF Pay bill. AYE

8839A  Authorizes the dormitory authority to provide financing to The New York Climate Exchange Inc. for the construction of facilities on Governor's Island. AYE

6122A Permits licensed insurance agents, brokers, adjusters, consultants, and intermediaries to carryover up to five hours of continuing education credit per biennial licensing period. AYE

1913 Relates to establishing the "340B prescription drug anti-discrimination act." NAY (Concern re. transparency of program and state regulation of federal program.)

8623B 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. NAY (Puts discounts in jeopardy.)

5313A COSPONSOR Addresses non-covered dental services by requiring all policies providing coverage of and all contracts for dental services issued to include a disclosure stating that a participating provider may charge their normal fee for services that are not covered; requires a cost estimate to be provided. AYE

8279 Directs the superintendent of financial services to conduct an analysis of the financial stability of the check cashing industry and review the current system of licensing for such industry and issue reports on both topics. AYE

8847 Requires ambulance units in the City of New York that respond to 9-1-1 EMS calls to include a team of two certified EMT personnel; or a team of two certified advanced EMT personnel. AYE

5317A Requires the office of addiction services and supports to collect certain demographic data for incarcerated individuals in medication assisted treatment programs. AYE

8201A Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to the authority of the village of Plandome Manor to enter into contracts to sell delinquent tax liens or to pledge such liens as collateral for a loan. AYE

1232A  Authorizes Christopher Walser and Matthew Patire to each take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and to each be placed on the eligible list for employment as a full time police officer for the village of Skaneateles police department. AYE

1763A Provides that for a substance use disorder outpatient treatment episode of care by a provider licensed, certified or otherwise authorized by the office of addiction services and supports, an insured shall only be responsible for a cost sharing fee not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars. NAY (Financial impact.)

1819A Provides that the results of urine tests conducted pursuant to a judicial diversion program shall be private and confidential. NAY

2001A  Provides that a caregiver shall be eligible for assistance for child care under the child care block grant regardless of the hours the parent actually works. NAY

4490A  Authorizes Christine Hasseler to apply for a recalculation of her retirement benefits. AYE 

6987A Requires every city or county social services district to provide a wearable or mobile phone-based panic button to each employee whose job responsibilities necessitate direct interaction with clients in a client's home. AYE

7712 Designates dog control officers of the village of Holley, named by the village board as constables, as peace officers. AYE

7978A Enhances the statutory authority of the Council on Children and Families (CCF) interagency dispute resolution unit to better serve children with complex behavioral health needs that are receiving (or in need of) services from multiple state agencies. AYE

9113A Establishes participation in assigned risk plans for voluntary foster care agencies. AYE (Vital legislation for agencies that care for youth in foster care placed often due to child abuse/neglect.)

9255 Grants Nassau county fire marshals, supervising fire marshals, fire marshals, assistant fire marshals, assistant chief fire marshals or chief fire marshals pension benefits for service rendered beyond twenty five years. AYE

9407 Provides a sales tax exemption to any admission charge for a comedy performance including both scripted and unscripted. AYE

9432A Provides that arbitration awards in consumer and employment disputes, where the arbitration is conducted pursuant to a contract, shall include all issues in dispute and the arbitrator's findings of fact and conclusions of law. AYE

9454 Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Poughkeepsie; repeals authorization of program December 31, 2030. AYE

9458 Allows Steven Kobie Jackson to be eligible to take the civil service exam for the position of police officer for the town of Woodstock police department. AYE

9528A Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Ithaca; repeals authorization of such program on December 31, 2030. AYE

9566 Provides a performance of duty presumption for diseases of the heart for members who serve as an ambulance medical technician, ambulance medical coordinator, ambulance medical technician/supervisor or a member who performs ambulance medical technician related services, or a police medic, police medic coordinator, police medic supervisor, bureau director police emergency ambulance services - county, assistant bureau director police emergency ambulance services - county, or a member who performs police medic or police emergency ambulance related services and is employed in the Nassau county police department. AYE

9586A Prohibits the operation of NYC transit authority subways or trains without at least one conductor on board except where it is currently permissible. AYE

10084 SPONSOR Provides that once the board of trustees of the village of Blasdell abolishes its fire department, the town of Hamburg may extend the Big Tree fire protection district to include such village. AYE

10189 Relates to the definition of overtime ceiling for members who first become members of a public retirement system of the state on or after April first, two thousand twelve. AYE

10256 Requires the department of education, in consultation with the department of health, to develop informational materials on type 1 diabetes; requires such materials to be made available to schools providing elementary education through the department's website; requires schools to distribute such materials to parents and guardians of elementary school students and new students. AYE

10398A Relates to exempting disabled veterans from application fees relating to physical modification of a residence to accommodate a disability, including permit fees, plan review fees, inspection fees and reinspection fees. AYE

10593 Authorizes the denial of access to certain public records which relate to civil investigations.  NAY

10608 Authorizes the county of Nassau assessor to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from the Lakeview Fire District with respect to the 2025 2026 assessment roll for a portion of the 2025-2026 school taxes and a portion of the 2026 general taxes. AYE

10615 Extends the deadline for reduction in class size under contracts for excellence in a city school district in a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants. AYE

10619 Provides dormitory authority financing for construction of buildings to be used as a school for Yeshiva Ohr Yoseph. AYE

10623 Establishes a highway safety corridor on the Southern State Parkway between exit seventeen and exit thirty-one; provides for enhanced traffic enforcement and a reporting requirement. AYE

10633 Increases the distribution of revenue from extending the authorization for the hotel and motel taxes in Suffolk county. AYE

10643 Repeals labor peace agreement requirements in the cannabis law; requires the Department of Labor to convene a wage board to make recommendations on minimum wages for the cannabis industry. NAY

10650 Extends the expansion of eligibility for World Trade Center death and disability benefits for members of New York's organized militia for an additional four years. AYE

10655 GOVERNOR'S PROGRAM BILL - This bill would implement the terms of a collective bargaining agreement entered into pursuant to Article 14 of the Civil Service Law between the Executive Branch of the State of New York and the employee organization representing members of the collective negotiating unit designated as the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Unit ("PS&T Unit"). AYE