We pass many important laws in the state Assembly. Please find highlights attached of legislation signed into law by the governor.
| New Laws Taking Effect – December 2022 | |||
| Effective Date | Chapter | Bill Number | Summary |
| 12/1/2022 | Ch. 645 of 2021
Ch. 105 of 2022 |
A.4154-B | Clarifies that a previous owner shall not be liable for a violation related to a slaughter of a race horse if the owner can demonstrate that there is proper documentation of a transfer of ownership. |
| 12/1/2022 | Ch. 386 of 2022 | A.8528-A | Establishes the Diaper Initiative Affordability for Parents and Elderly Remedy (DIAPER) Act to exempt diapers from sales taxes. |
| 12/3/2022 | Ch. 204 of 2022 | A.7865-A | Requires social media networks to provide and maintain mechanisms for reporting hateful conduct on their platform. |
| 12/3/2022 | Ch. 207 of 2022 | A.1023-A | Requires enhanced reporting by law enforcement to state and federal databases whenever an illegal gun is recovered and requires gun dealers to enact uniform security and reporting standards. |
| 12/10/2022 | Ch. 667 of 2021 | A.5698-B | Requires that notice be provided to credit card holders within 45 days of the cancellation or modification of a credit card account and establishes a 90-day grace period for the use of accumulated credit card points. |
| 12/10/2022 | Ch. 668 of 2021 Ch. 6 of 2022 | A.4629-C
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Limits the fees a merchant may charge for gift cards; prohibits the expiration of such gift cards with the exception of promotional gift certificates which may not expire earlier than 9 years after the date it was issued.
Clarifies that the definition of a gift certificate does not include any fare payment card or electronic payment device used to pay for travel on a public transportation authority system. |
| 12/10/2022 | Ch. 669 of 2021 | A.4059 | Allows retired higher education professionals who elected to become members of the State University of New York (SUNY) or City University of New York (CUNY) optional retirement plan (ORP) to make voluntary automatic contributions to their employee organizations. |
| 12/21/2022 |
Ch. 90 of 2022 Sec. 1 |
A.8848 | Clarifies that faculty must sign a document affirming compliance with anti-discrimination
curriculum requirements for real estate brokers and salespeople, under penalty of perjury, and submit that document electronically to the Department of State. |
| 12/21/2022 | Ch. 529 of 2022 Sec. 8 | A.8077-A | Changes the language of the real property law to be gender neutral; replaces all instances of the word salesman with the word salesperson. |
| 12/22/2022 | Ch. 719 of 2021 Sec. 1 | A.597 | Requires the New York State Liquor Authority to make publicly available, on its website, a daily updated list of all open license and permit applications, as well as the anticipated length of time for such applications to be processed; and requires the applicant be notified if that estimate changes. |
| 12/22/2022 | Ch. 752 of 2021
Sec. 1 Ch. 39 of 2022 |
A.7500 | Extends the opportunity for small businesses to cure de minimus violations and changes the annual submission dates for a report by the Division for Small Business regarding the use of opportunities for cure or ameliorative action afforded to small businesses for first-time violations. |
| 12/22/2022 | Ch. 771 of 2021 Ch. 130 of 2022 | A.160-B | Expands water quality testing in schools by increasing testing frequency to once every three years, lowering lead action levels, allowing building aid for remediation measures, and requiring lab reports to be posted online.
Allows waivers from potable water testing requirements if the school district has complied with testing requirements and has been found to be below acceptable lead levels. Also clarifies that school districts can utilize building aid for the testing and filtering of potable water systems if these expenses are not reimbursable from another state or federal source. |
| 12/22/2022 |
Ch. 31 of 2022 Sec. 1-3
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Creates the state geological planning and management board advisory council tasked with establishing a state geological trail. |
| 12/22/2022 | Ch. 37 of 2022
Sec. 1-2 |
A.8732 | Allows for donate life registrations of anatomical gifts to be made on a manual renewal application through the state’s health benefit exchange. |
| 12/22/2022 | Ch. 624 of 2022 | A.1202 | Requires individuals convicted of hate crimes to undergo mandatory training or counseling in hate crime prevention and education. |
| 12/23/2022 | Ch. 647 of 2022 | A.7079-C | Expands the definition of the offense of sexual conduct against a child in the third degree to include at least one act of specified types of sexual contact. |
| 12/27/2022 | Ch. 238 of 2022 | A.7487 | Allows Federal Trade Commission documents to be used to show identity theft in certain circumstances relating to debt collection. |
| 12/27/2022 | Ch. 239 of 2022 | A.7489 | Expands compensation eligibility to crime victims who did not suffer a physical injury but were victims of the crime of unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image. |
| 12/27/2022 | Ch. 244 of 2022 | A.7712-B | Provides for a myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome education and outreach program. |
| 12/27/2022 | Ch. 248 of 2022 | A.8136-B | Requires children’s day camps and camps regulated by the Department of Health to check whether an employee or volunteer is listed on the state sex offender registry. |
| 12/27/2022 | Ch. 309 of 2022 | A.10219 | Makes a commercial learner’s permit issued by the state valid for up to one year. |
| 12/27/2022 | Ch. 343 of 2022 | A.7502 | Expands eligibility to crime victims who did not suffer a physical injury but were victims of the crimes of reckless endangerment in the second and first degree. |
| 12/29/2022 | Ch. 810 of 2021
Ch. 38 of 2022 |
A.4982-A
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Raises the lower age of juvenile delinquency jurisdiction from seven to twelve years of age; establishes differential response programs for children under the age of twelve. |
| 12/31/2022 | Ch. 54 of 2016
Part K |
A.9006-C | Increases the minimum wage for Upstate to $14.20 per hour. |
| 12/31/2022 | Ch. 307 of 2020 | A.4739-C | Prohibits the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances in food packaging. |
| 12/31/2022 | Ch. 56 of 2022 PART S | A.9006-C | Increases the monthly benefit for aged, blind and disabled persons living in the community. |
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