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 |
| 6/1/2023 | Ch. 754 of 2022
Ch. 15 of 2023 |
Prohibits the sale of any cosmetic product or personal care product containing mercury, other than in trace amounts allowed by the Food and Drug Administration as unavoidable under conditions of good manufacturing practice or necessary for use as a preservative in the absence of an effective and safe nonmercurial preservative substitute. |
| 6/1/2023 | Ch. 676 of 2022
Ch. 65 of 2023 |
Prohibits an insurer from cancelling, refusing to issue, refusing to renew, or increasing the premium of a policy or to exclude, limit, restrict, or reduce coverage under such policy solely on the basis that one or more claims have been made against any policy during the preceding 60 months for a loss that is the result of a hate crime. |
| 6/1/2023 | Ch. 57 of 2023
PART L
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Relates to site of service clinical review for determining whether a non-urgent outpatient medical procedures and surgeries procedure will be covered when rendered by a network participating provider at a hospital-based outpatient clinic. |
| 6/1/2023 | Ch. 59 of 2023
Part R
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Extends the sales tax exemption for certain sales made through vending machines. |
| 6/2/2023 | Ch. 56 of 2023
Subpart A
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Clarifies the process for setting bail or non-monetary conditions. |
| 6/7/2023 | Ch. 667 of 2022, §§ 1 and 2
Ch. 116 of 2023 |
Authorizes residents of assisted living programs to receive hospice services. |
| 6/7/2023 | Ch. 672 of 2022 | Expands the rights of nursing employees by requiring an employer, upon request, to designate an appropriate location for employees to express breast milk and forbidding employers from retaliating against employees for exercising this right. |
| 6/13/2023 | Ch. 677 of 2022
Ch. 24 of 2023, §1 |
Authorizes each local government to initiate receivership proceedings when there is a property maintenance condition that threatens the public’s health, safety, and welfare. |
| 6/14/2023 | Ch. 688 of 2022 | Strengthens penalties for operating a vessel while intoxicated when a child who is 15 years of age or less is a passenger in such vessel. |
| 6/14/2023 | Ch. 690 of 2022 | Requires the disclosure of indoor mold history upon the sale of residential real property. |
| 6/14/2023 | Ch. 701 of 2022 | Requires hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to use airborne contaminants evacuation systems that protect patients and staff from lung damage and other health risks that may result from airborne surgical contaminants. |
| 6/19/2023 | Ch.722 of 2022
Ch. 43 of 2023 |
Enacts the Warehouse Worker Protection Act to protect employees from unreasonably demanding work quotas and inform them of their rights in the workplace. |
| 6/20/2023 | Ch. 226 of 2022, §4 | Enacts provisions of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York. |
| 6/20/2023 | Ch. 725 of 2022
Ch. 47 of 2023 |
Requires the Department of State Division of Consumer Protection to establish a model notice of potential scams when selling gift cards. |
| 6/20/2023 | Ch. 730 of 2022
Ch. 31 of 2023, §1
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Directs the Division of Criminal Justice Services to develop and implement a statewide electronic tracking system for evidence collection kits used to collect and preserve evidence of a sexual assault or other sex offense. |
| 6/20/2023 | Ch. 727 of 2022
Ch. 38 of 2023, §§1-2 |
Defines the machines that would qualify a person as having a medical need for essential electricity for the purpose of electric companies identifying and providing outreach to these customers during a power outage. |
| 6/21/2023 | Ch. 733 of 2022 | Includes applied behavioral analysis provided by a licensed behavior analyst or certified behavior analyst assistant under standard coverage for Medicaid recipients. |
| 6/21/2023 | Ch. 743 of 2022
Ch. 67 of 2023, §§1-5 |
Directs the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services and the Public Service Commission to establish cybersecurity criteria for gas and electric utilities for the protection of critical energy infrastructure. |
| 6/21/2023 | Ch. 763 of 2022 | Requires the Department of Transportation and the Department of Environmental Conservation to develop policies and procedures to encourage use of native plants that are pollinator friendly in state and local highway medians. |
| 6/21/2023 | Ch. 764 of 2022 | Requires notice to patients prior to hospitals and professional practices charging patients for facility fees, including whether the patient’s health coverage will cover the fee. |
| 6/21/2023 | Ch. 768 of 2022
Ch. 22 of 2023 |
Requires residential leases to provide notice of information concerning flood insurance and include information on prior flood damage due to a natural flood event. |
| 6/21/2023 | Ch. 787 of 2022 | Requires energy brokers and energy consultants to register with the Public Service Commission. |
| 6/26/2023 | Ch. 806 of 2022
Ch. 106 of 2023 |
Requires the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities to process applications and make eligibility determinations and service authorizations in a timely manner. |
| 6/26/2023 | Ch. 812 of 2022
Ch. 90 of 2023 |
Establishes a state-level program of all-inclusive care for the elderly for persons 55 years of age or older, qualifying for nursing home levels of care who wish to remain in their community. |
| 6/26/2023 | Ch. 790 of 2022
Ch. 98 of 2023, §1
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Requires notice to members of the state legislature and New York City Council relating to certain construction and other projects affecting members’ districts. |
| 6/28/2023 | Ch. 815 of 2002
Ch. 27 of 2023, §1 |
Requires health care employers to notify the Department of Labor when utilizing an exception to the limitations
on mandatory overtime provisions, including specifications when such exceptions are utilized for 15 days or more in a given month or for any consecutive three-month period. Also directs the Department of Labor to establish an enforcement officer to oversee and prompt investigations into any complaints of violations and requires each health care employer to make a good faith effort to have overtime covered on a voluntary basis. |
| 6/28/2023 | Ch. 817 of 2022
Ch. 34 of 2023, §§1-17 Ch. 55 of 2023, Part OO |
Clarifies provisions related to the operation of natural organic reduction facilities as cemetery corporations and enacts the Unmarked Burial Site Protection Act. |
| 6/28/2023 | Ch. 826 of 2022
Ch. 63 of 2023 |
Enacts the Patient RX Information and Choice Expansion Act, which requires health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers to furnish required cost, benefit and coverage data upon request of the insured, the insured’s health care provider or an authorized third party. |
| 6/30/2023 | Ch. 818 of 2021 | Expands the practice of licensed applied behavior analysis to include additional behavioral health conditions. |
| 6/30/2023 | Ch. 578 of 2022
Ch. 42 of 2023 |
Requires the release of individuals from utility, phone and television contracts in instances of domestic violence. |
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