We pass many important laws in the state Assembly. Please find highlights attached of legislation signed into law by the governor.
| Effective Date | Chapter | Summary |
| 12/14/2023 | Ch. 630 of 2023 | Provides certain protections for victims of real property theft, including authorizing a stay of foreclosure proceedings pending an investigation into theft or fraud. |
| 12/17/2023 | Ch. 654 of 2023
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Enacts Matthew’s Law, which authorizes health care professionals and pharmacists to dispense drug adulterant testing supplies, such as fentanyl testing strips, to any person. |
| 12/22/2023 | Ch. 728 of 2022
Ch. 37 of 2023, §§1-4 |
Requires electric corporations and the Long Island Power Authority during a widespread outage that lasts more than 24 hours to notify localities if certain electric power services are not able to be restored; requires the chief executive of each locality to coordinate with affected police departments, fire departments, ambulance services and advanced life support first response services to facilitate obtaining an alternative power source. |
| 12/23/2023 | Ch. 740 of 2022
Ch. 23 of 2023 |
Requires the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence in conjunction with an organization recognized by the federal Department of Health and Human Services to create a training program for court-appointed forensic evaluators; allows forensic evaluations for children living out of state to be conducted remotely utilizing secure video conferencing technology. |
| 12/28/2023 | Ch. 794 of 2022
Ch. 3 of 2023 |
Increases state funding for construction and improvements by the Department of Transportation where the municipality agrees to fund a complete street design feature as a component of the project. |
| 12/28/2023 | Ch. 802 of 2022
Ch. 5 of 2023 |
Allows pharmacists to administer injectable medications approved by the Food & Drug Administration for the treatment of mental health and substance use disorder. |
| 12/28/2023 | Ch. 809 of 2022
Ch. 16 of 2023, §1
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Requires any parking garage or parking lot that receives state capital funding to be capable of supporting electric vehicle charging stations; requires such applicable construction projects to be carried out pursuant to applicable labor law provisions, including public work; and allows for an exemption in certain instances if it can be shown, for example, that a construction project required to be undertaken pursuant to this law would cause unnecessary hardship. |
| 12/28/2023 | Ch. 810 of 2022
Ch. 48 of 2023, §1 |
Enacts the Digital Fair Repair Act, which requires original equipment manufacturers of consumer electronics to make available to device owners and independent repair providers any documentation, parts, and tools required for the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of such products and their parts. |
| 12/28/2023 | Ch. 509 of 2023 | Requires putrescible waste transported by rail to be covered with sealing hard lids, and non-putrescible waste to be covered with hard tarping securely fastened over the load, which may not exceed the height of the side of the rail container. |
| 12/29/2023 | Ch. 56 of 2023
Part X |
Expands education and training opportunities for public assistance recipients by eliminating the requirement for education to be combined with other work assignments and disregards income earned by recipients through workforce training programs and for six months after job entry. |
| 12/30/2023 | Ch. 825 of 2022
Ch. 36 of 2023, §§1-8 |
Enacts the Tenant Dignity And Safe Housing Act relating to special proceedings for judgment directing repairs of conditions and other relief in residential real property to limit jurisdiction; provides that proceedings may be maintained against any respondent with a legal obligation to maintain the property. This law doesn’t apply to NYC. |
| 12/31/2023 | Ch. 820 of 2022
Ch. 111 of 2023 |
Prohibits the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in apparel as an intentionally added chemical. |
| 12/31/2023 | Ch. 99 of 2023, §2 | Requires Buy American provisions in contracts for the purchase or lease of zero emission vehicles and charging or fueling infrastructure by state agencies, which must include components and parts produced in the United States, as well as final assembly in the U.S., with certain exceptions. |
| 12/31/2023 | Ch. 56 of 2023
Part Z |
Increases the standards of monthly need for aged, blind and disabled individuals living in the community. |
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