We pass many laws in the state Legislature during session; however, some enacted laws have delayed effective dates. Please see below for the new laws that take effect this month.
| Effective Date | Chapter | Summary |
| 6/1/2025 | Ch. 294 of 2024 | Provides that the Department of Health may conduct education and outreach programs promoting public awareness of the dangers of fatal and non-fatal drowning. |
| 6/1/2025 | Ch. 652 of 2024
Ch. 68 of 2025 |
Establishes the Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction program, which requires employers to establish an injury reduction program designed to identify and minimize the risks of musculoskeletal injuries and disorders among workers involved in performing manual materials handling tasks. |
| 6/1/2025 | Ch. 57 of 2025
Part LL
|
Provides for the modernization and revitalization of the Nassau Health Care Corporation. |
| 6/1/2025 | Ch. 58 of 2025
Part DDD, Sec. 1 |
Removes the salary of the chairperson of the Cannabis Board. |
| 6/1/2025 | Ch. 134 of 2025 | Authorizes any person who is licensed or certified as a physician, physician’s assistant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist, optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner, emergency medical technician, podiatrist or athletic trainer by a foreign government or another state or territory to provide medical services during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and the FIFA World Cup 26. |
| 6/2/2025 | Ch. 308 of 2024
Ch. 72 of 2025 |
Establishes the Retail Worker Safety Act, which requires retail employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence; directs the Department of Labor to produce a model workplace violence prevention training program and requires employers to provide those trainings; and requires the installation of silent response buttons at certain workplaces or wearable or mobile phone-based silent response buttons to be provided. |
| 6/4/2025 | Ch. 546 of 2024
Ch. 79 of 2025 |
Provides for Workers’ Compensation coverage for mental injury premised upon extraordinary work-related stress incurred at work, including claims for post-traumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder or major depressive disorder resulting from work-related stress that is attributable to an event that occurred while the employee was at work. |
| 6/8/2025 | Ch. 55 of 2025
Part LL
|
Increases the pay that trial and grand jurors are entitled to in each court of the Unified Court System. |
| 6/8/2025 | Ch. 56 of 2025
Part DD |
Establishes the crime of evading arrest by concealment of identity (i.e. wearing a mask while committing a crime) |
| 6/9/2025 | Ch. 549 of 2024
Ch. 5 of 2025 |
Authorizes local social services districts to utilize childcare block grant funds for the presumptive eligibility period to the extent permitted by federal law. |
| 6/11/2025 | Ch. 566 of 2024
Ch. 10 of 2025 |
Requires the Department of Financial Services to develop and post online a “What Mortgage Applicants Need to Know” pamphlet, which includes consumer information on residential mortgages. |
| 6/11/2025 | Ch. 570 of 2024
Ch. 67 of 2025 |
Provides incarcerated individuals with access to breast cancer screening and diagnostic testing in accordance with certain nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines. |
| 6/11/2025 | Ch. 555 of 2024
Ch. 61 of 2025 |
Requires information about Down Syndrome to be included in the health care and wellness education and outreach program. |
| 6/19/2025 | Ch. 609 of 2024 | Requires municipalities to maintain municipal websites with .gov domains. |
| 6/19/2025 | Ch. 610 of 2024
Ch. 19 of 2025 |
Requires automobile brokers to maintain a place of business, as well as certain recordkeeping and consumer disclosures. |
| 6/19/2025 | Ch. 633 of 2024
Ch. 45 of 2025 |
Provides Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) recipients with information on eligibility and how to apply for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP). |
| 6/19/2025 | Ch. 640 of 2024 | Requires social media companies to post terms of service for each social media platform owned or operated by the company in a manner reasonably designed to inform all users of the social media platform of the existence and contents of the terms of service. |
| 6/19/2025 | Ch. 648 of 2024
Ch. 131 of 2025 |
Directs the superintendent of state police to develop and institute child-sensitive arrest policies and procedures for instances where police are arresting an individual who is a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child. |
| 6/19/2025 | Ch. 655 of 2024
Ch. 106 of 2025 |
Requires the board of elections of the city of New York to provide notice to each candidate designated in a petition for election to a party position of a county committee informing them of their designation. |
| 6/19/2025 | Ch. 676 of 2024
Ch. 66 of 2025 |
Enacts the New York State Fashion Workers Act, which provides for the registration and duties of fashion model management companies, including workplace harassment, contracts, worker safety, and complaint procedures. |
| 6/19/2025 | Ch. 678 of 2024 | Authorizes the Department of Economic Development to give a preference to any tourist promotion agency that is promoting the sport of stickball. |
| 6/19/2025 | Ch. 646 of 2024
Ch. 44 of 2025 |
Clarifies that IDAs must consider if a project will provide onsite childcare services or facilitate new childcare services when developing their uniform tax exemption policy. |
| 6/19/2025 | Ch. 624 of 2024
Ch. 48 of 2025 |
Requires hospitals record information during intake and registration if a patient requires a disability accommodation; allows patients to decline the request for information. |
| 6/19/2025 | Ch. 675 of 2024
Ch. 107 of 2025 |
Clarifies the requirements for call centers for gas and electric corporations and allows customer assistance to be sent outside of New York State during an emergency. |
| 6/20/2025 | Ch. 226 of 2022
§4, §17-208 |
Enacts provisions of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York related to providing language-related assistance to certain individuals who are limited English proficient. |
| 6/20/2025 | Ch. 121 of 2024 | Establishes the New York Child Data Protection Act to protect minors from having their personal data accessed online. |
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