State
New York State Legislation
2025–2026 Session
Requires property/casualty insurance carriers to provide access to underwriting models or granular claim data to the department of financial services to evaluate underwriting practices and risk assessment methodologies.
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referred to insurance
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Relates to prohibiting insurers from refusing to underwrite, cancel or refuse to renew a policy for homeowners' insurance based on the credit history of an applicant or an insured.
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referred to insurance
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Child Hearing Protection Standards
Would set sound limits and monitoring rules for amplified sound at children's school activities and camps.
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referred to education
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Requires government entities review and post information about funds received pursuant to the statewide opioid settlement agreement including information about how such funds are being used properly.
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referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
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Increases the maximum amount of sales tax credit allowed to vendors from two hundred to five hundred dollars.
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referred to ways and means
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Aligns Tax Rules for Business Expensing
The bill would change state tax provisions to restore alignment with certain federal rules on business expensing.
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referred to ways and means
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Medicaid Fraud Tip Rewards
Creates a board to review Medicaid fraud tips and pay eligible tipsters from a fund supported by recovered money.
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referred to health
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Relates to the handling of tips received through the office of the Medicaid inspector general's Medicaid fraud hotline; provides that the office of the Medicaid inspector general's Medicaid fraud hotline shall be the official Medicaid fraud hotline of the state of New York; directs the Medicaid inspector general to compile and provide to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the assembly and the attorney general an annual report containing information on tips received through the Medicaid fraud hotline.
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referred to health
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Defines extenuating circumstances for limits on outside earned income by members of the legislature.
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referred to governmental operations
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Repeals limits on outside earned income by members of the legislature.
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referred to governmental operations
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Training Grants for Disability Support Workers
The bill would support community college training and tuition assistance for workers serving people with developmental disabilities.
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referred to higher education
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Authorizes the city of Schenectady, county of Schenectady, to discontinue the use as parkland and transfer the lands known as the Woodlawn Preserve to the Albany Pine Bush preserve commission to be made part of the Albany Pine Bush preserve and to be under the control of the Albany Pine Bush preserve commission; adds the mayor of Schenectady to the Albany Pine Bush preserve commission.
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referred to economic development
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Recognizing Kyle Stevener
A Senate resolution recognizes Kyle Stevener for helping an injured girl after a traffic crash.
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REFERRED TO FINANCE
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Regulates the sale of E-motos and electric off-highway motorcycles; requires sellers of E-motos and electric off-highway motorcycles to post a certain notice; prohibits deceptive marketing practices with regard to E-motos and electric off-highway motorcycles.
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REFERRED TO RULES
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Higher Fines for Passing School Buses
Raises fines for drivers convicted of passing a school bus with its red lights on.
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REFERRED TO RULES
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Residential Permit Review Timelines
Applicants could hire a private professional when a building department estimates a permit review will take more than 30 business days.
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REFERRED TO RULES
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Includes the act of, when knowing the character and content thereof, a person produces, directs or promotes any obscene synthetic sexual performance, as committing the crime of promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child; defines "obscene synthetic sexual performance".
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REFERRED TO RULES
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Video Streaming Device Restrictions
Would restrict sales and use of video-streaming devices that display content within a driver's view while a vehicle is moving.
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REFERRED TO RULES
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Removes the household income as a factor for determining eligibility for healthcare for children.
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REFERRED TO RULES
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In God We Trust License Plates
Would create an optional “In God We Trust” plate with an additional $25 annual service charge.
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REFERRED TO RULES
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Enacts the "compulsory artificial narrative disclosure for official rhetoric (CANDOR) act" in relation to requiring any member of the senate or assembly that rises to speak, read a statement, or enter comments into the official legislative record to verbally state a standard disclosure prior to delivering such remarks if such remarks were drafted in whole or in part by artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence.
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REFERRED TO RULES
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Enacts Firefighter Joseph P. Spor Jr.'s Law; requires the commissioner of education to establish September eleventh awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts; requires the education department to make curriculum materials and other resources regarding September eleventh available on its website.
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REFERRED TO RULES
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Honoring Gloria Steinem's Legacy
A resolution to mourn Gloria Steinem and recognize her work as a journalist and social activist.
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REFERRED TO FINANCE
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Enacts "Jacob Freytes' law"; provides that a person is guilty of murder in the second degree when they recklessly cause the death of a person less than eighteen years old; relates to sentences of imprisonment for felonies for causing the death of a person less than eighteen years old.
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REFERRED TO RULES
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