New York Bills

passed · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 4479: Requires the workers' compensation board and the department of labor to publish lists of debarred entities

Requires the workers' compensation board and the department of labor to publish lists of debarred entities as open data; directs the office of general services to maintain and publish such lists on their website.

passed · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 8370: Relates to the responsibility for certain temporary-resident preschool children with disabilities

Clarifies the responsibility of school districts for certain temporary-resident preschool children with disabilities who are in foster care, are homeless or are in residential care.

Topics ✓ Education

passed · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 4275: Relates to the closure of nursing homes

S 4275 establishes new requirements for nursing home operators intending to close a facility, directly affecting residents, their families, and local communities. Operators must notify the Department of Health at least 90 days in advance and submit a detailed closure plan for approval, outlining how residents will be notified, assessed, and transferred to new settings. The bill prohibits operators from closing until all residents are relocated, increasing fees, or accepting new residents without disclosure during the closure process. Local officials can hold meetings and make recommendations to the Commissioner regarding the closure plan, which must be publicly available. Non-compliance with these provisions can result in penalties.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

passed · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 4071: Includes stormwater in the definition of sewage for purposes of certain water, sewer, and water and sewer authorities

This bill amends multiple sections of New York's public authorities law to explicitly include "stormwater" in the legal definition of "sewage" for water, sewer, and water and sewer authorities. It adds a new definition stating "stormwater" means water runoff that exceeds soil absorption capacity during rain or melt events. The change directly affects these public authorities by expanding their regulatory scope to cover stormwater under existing sewage-related rules. The bill does not create new programs or funding but clarifies how stormwater is legally treated in water management frameworks. (164 words)

Topics ✓ Environment

Rachel May (D) · 22 co-sponsors

passed · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 6848: Provides for the expansion of regional farmers' markets

Directs the department of agriculture and markets to increase the number of regional farmers' markets for the direct marketing of foods and produce produced in the state.

passed · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 1185: Establishes the veterans service organizations fund

Establishes the congressional chartered veterans service organizations fund; provides for gifts made to such fund on an individual's personal income tax return.

Topics ✓ Veterans

passed both · New York · Assembly May 19, 2026

A 3254: Relates to requiring children enrolled in an overnight camp, children's summer day camp, or travelling summer day camp to be vaccinated

Requires children enrolled in an overnight camp, summer day camp, or travelling summer day camp to be vaccinated against a specified list of diseases.

passed · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 6009: Relates to youth programs sponsored by fire departments

Relates to youth programs sponsored by fire departments; provides that participants may respond to an emergency or hazardous activity, but shall remain in an appropriate and safe designated area that has been established by the chief or officer in charge; provides such participants cannot respond to an emergency on a vehicle using lights and/or sirens; provides such participants may not enter a burning structure; protects volunteer fire departments and fire companies from certain criminal and civil liability potentially arising from the operation of a youth program.

passed · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 5382: Relates to the construction of facilities for chemical dependence services that promote the privacy of individuals

Relates to the construction of facilities for chemical dependence services that promote the privacy of individuals while bathing, sleeping, using restrooms and receiving individual counseling services, while also allowing for maximization of the use of such facility.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

passed · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 682: Increases the penalties for stopping, standing, or parking in handicapped spaces without a handicapped permit

Increases the penalties for stopping, standing, or parking in handicapped spaces without a handicapped permit to not less than one hundred fifty dollars nor more than three hundred dollars for the first offense and three hundred to five hundred fifty dollars for the second offense occurring within a period of five years within the state.

Topics ✓ Transportation

passed · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 2481: Requires the New York state energy research and development authority conduct a study on the feasibility, storing and transferring of hydrogen energy to residential and commercial structures

Requires the New York state energy research and development authority conduct a study on the feasibility, storing and transferring of hydrogen energy to residential and commercial structures in cities and towns with a population greater than twenty thousand.

Topics ✓ Energy

passed · New York · Senate May 19, 2026

S 5310: Permits a waiver of the diligent effort requirement in limited circumstances for certain insurance coverage to be placed by licensed excess line brokers with unauthorized insurers

Permits a waiver of the diligent effort requirement in limited circumstances for certain insurance coverage to be placed by licensed excess line brokers with unauthorized insurers where a retail producing insurance broker seeks to procure or place commercial lines insurance through an unaffiliated wholesale excess line insurance broker.

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