State
New York State Legislation
2025–2026 Session
Establishes the offenses of aggravated endangering the welfare of a child and aggravated endangering the welfare of a child resulting in death.
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referred to codes
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Statewide Mental Health Telehealth Access
Allows approved mental health providers to serve recipients statewide by telehealth, with limited in-home service provisions.
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referred to mental health
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Removes the sunset date of October 1, 2027; makes provisions permanent related to inspections of private passenger automobiles prior to the provision of coverage for physical damage thereto.
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referred to insurance
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FOCUS Act Limits Classroom Screen Use
Sets age-based limits on school devices, protects non-digital learning options, and requires educational technology providers to register.
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referred to education
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Requires commercial towing companies and storage lot operators to accept at least two major credit or debit cards; increases fines for violations.
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referred to consumer affairs and protection
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Prohibits any person, firm, corporation, association or agent or employee thereof from importing, manufacturing, selling, holding for sale or distributing shock gloves; makes possession of shock gloves a misdemeanor.
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referred to consumer affairs and protection
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Provides that a utilization review agent shall not issue an adverse determination denying, reducing, or terminating coverage for medically necessary skilled rehabilitation services solely because the insured or enrollee has failed to demonstrate measurable improvement in the insured's or enrollee's condition.
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referred to insurance
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Directs the adoption of the Mass Timber International Building Code (IBC) Standard Type IV-A, IV-B, and IV-C by the state fire prevention and building code council; directs the NYC commissioner of buildings to submit the code for adoption by the city council.
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referred to governmental operations
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Establishes the New York state aid and incentives for municipalities redesign task force for municipalities formula and allocations; an analysis of available alternatives to the current aid and incentives for municipalities formula and allocations, including models from other states; provides that such analysis of available alternatives shall not include the allocation of funds to any municipality which is not currently receiving aid and incentives for municipalities funding; and recommendations concerning such alternatives to the formula used to determine future aid and incentives to municipalities funding allocations.
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referred to local governments
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Prohibits digital currency contributions to candidates or political committees.
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referred to election law
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Amends the definition of a "qualified mental health professional" to include licensed mental health counselors and licensed marriage and family therapists for the purposes of members of an approved mobile crisis outreach team.
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referred to mental health
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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 codes
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Standards for Factory-Manufactured Homes
Sets off-site construction standards and allows third-party review of factory-manufactured homes.
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referred to governmental operations
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Enacts the "Essential Health Care Access Protection act" under which the enforcement of certain restrictive covenants against health care professionals is prohibited when such enforcement may impair essential health care services.
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referred to health
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Enacts the "motorized recreational vehicle identification and accountability act" in relation to requiring the registration and visible identification of certain motorized recreational and personal mobility vehicles.
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referred to transportation
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Continuous Disclosure for Synthetic Media
Requires disclosures to stay visible while synthetic performers or deceptive media appear in ads and political videos.
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referred to consumer affairs and protection
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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 governmental operations
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Residential Permit Review Timelines
Applicants could hire a licensed professional to review plans if a department estimates its permit review will take more than 30 business days.
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referred to governmental operations
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Relates to gun buy back programs; requires entities operating such programs to check the serial number of all firearms obtained against the NYSPIN records and to obtain the express permission of the lawful owner of any firearm found to be stolen before the destruction thereof.
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referred to codes
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Renewable Project Siting and Conservation
Sets conservation rules for renewable energy permits and bars ORES from overriding local restrictions.
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referred to energy
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Provides that no insurer, health maintenance organization, or any other entity shall, by contract, written policy, or procedure, reduce the payment of a negotiated rate for evaluation and management or procedural services furnished by a participating provider that are otherwise covered services, solely because the provider also billed other health care services.
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referred to insurance
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Provides that all waste containing source, byproduct, or special nuclear material shall be hazardous waste.
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referred to environmental conservation
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Salpingectomy Coverage for Cancer Prevention
Requires specified health plans to cover salpingectomy for ovarian cancer prevention, generally without cost-sharing.
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referred to insurance
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Requires life preservers or similar throwable flotation devices to be kept at designated areas within state-operated marinas, docks, and launches.
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referred to transportation
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