Please find highlights attached of legislation signed into law by the governor that take effect this month of March.   I am glad to see the law I sponsored in the Assembly, Stephen’s Law, now in effect to help families with loved ones struggling through substance abuse disorder.

Effective Date Chapter Bill Number Summary
3/2/2021 Ch. 311 of 2020 A.8149-A

S.6220-A

 Requires landlords to notify tenants with disabilities of the right to request reasonable modifications and accommodations.
3/11/2021 Ch. 270 of 2020 A.9536

S.4741-B

 Enacts Stephen’s law to require certified treatment programs to notify patients of their right to name an emergency contact.
3/23/2021 Ch. 353 of 2020 A.5240-A

S.6479-A

 Makes all single-occupancy bathrooms gender neutral in schools, colleges, restaurants, bars, mercantile establishments, factories and state buildings.
3/31/2021 Ch. 382 of 2020 A.7463-B

S.5348-B

 Removes the ability of DMV to suspend a driver’s license for failure to appear at court or failure to pay fines for traffic tickets.
3/31/2021 Ch. 384 of 2020 A.10338

S.7846

 Establishes requirements for the transfer, sale, lease and any decommissioning activities of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant and requires employees be paid the prevailing wage.