We pass many laws in the state Assembly however some take effect immediately but some take effect at a later date. Please find highlights below of legislation signed into law by the Governor and are now in effect!

 

New Laws Taking Effect – November 2021
Effective Date Chapter Bill Number Summary
11/1/2021 Ch. 299 of 2020  

A.7970

S.6533

 

 Requires the video recording of all interrogations of juveniles in juvenile delinquency proceedings in family court.
11/1/2021 Ch. 105 of 2021

Sec. 2

 A.2681-B

S.1034-B

 

 Enacts a provision of the NY Heroes Act, permitting the creation of joint employer-employee workplace health and safety committees where there are 10 or more employees.
11/1/2021 Ch. 451 of 2021 A.6014-A

S.4849-A

 Increases penalties for purposefully obstructed license plates.
11/1/2021 Ch. 518 of 2021 A.6522

S.7152

 Prohibits the possession and manufacture of disguised guns, including any rifle, pistol, shotgun or machine gun designed and intended to appear to be a toy gun.
11/7/2021 Ch. 447 of 2021

 

 A.3412-A

S.343-A

 Prohibits extortion or coercion related to immigration status or suspected immigration status.
11/7/2021 Ch. 461 of 2021 A.2260-A

S.737-A

 Requires debt collectors to inform debtors in each initial communication that written communications are available in large print format.
11/13/2021 Ch. 284 of 2021 A.182

S.3209

 

 Allows for healthcare and wellness education and outreach on the donation of postnatal tissue and fluids.
11/18/2021 Ch. 401 of 2021 A.7465

S.2057

 

 Provides for the promotion of civil service exams and requires the state civil service department to make efforts to utilize state university of New York educational opportunity centers when selecting testing sites.
11/18/2021 Ch. 481 of 2021 A.1228-A S.1150-A   Requires documents to be discussed at open meetings be made available upon request or posted on the public body’s website at least 24 hours prior to such open meeting.
11/25/2021 Ch. 515 of 2021 A.754-A

S.2819-A

 Prohibits the sale of whipped cream chargers to individuals under the age of 21.
11/27/2021 Ch. 31 of 2021

Sec. 1

 A.989

S.865

 Requires the Department of Health (DOH) to provide information about bone marrow donation and bone marrow registries in a printable format on its website.