We pass many laws in the state Assembly and some take effect immediately while others take effect at a later date. Please find highlights below of legislation previously signed into law by the Governor and are now in effect. The summary may not always fully capture what the bill does, so the bill numbers are linked to the full text of the new law for your convenience.
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New Laws Taking Effect –March 2022 |
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| Effective Date | Chapter | Bill Number | Summary |
| 3/1/2022 | Ch. 427 of 2021 | A.5576-A | Enacts the Less Is More Act, which facilitates the positive reintegration into society of people who are subject to community supervision and reduces the number of people held in jail and prison for technical violations by doing the following: allow earned time credits for good behavior, require parole officers to issue a notice of violation or warrant for someone accused of a parole violation, provide individuals the opportunity to see a judge before a determination of detainment, cap the length of reincarceration for a technical violation, and reduce the time frame for adjudicatory hearings. |
| 3/1/2022 | Ch. 444 of 2021 | A.2435 | Adds proximity to school and day care facilities as criterion for assessment as part of the Brownfield program requirements. |
| 3/1/2022 | Ch. 825 of 2021 | A.7498 | Allows the Industrial Commissioner and the Director of the Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development to help contractors find and identify minorities and women who are participating in apprenticeship agreements to
hire in the workforce for the purpose of closing the disparity gap. |
| 3/3/2022 | Ch. 564 of 2021 | A.661 | Requires that people be provided informational materials upon placing themselves on the gaming self-exclusion list that contain information on available treatment opportunities for problem gambling. Also requires gaming facilities post information about the self-exclusion list by all entrances, exits and ATM machines. |
| 3/3/2022 | Ch. 571 of 2021 | A.362-A | Clarifies the minimum fine structure for building code violations; requires a minimum fine of $25 per day after a violation has gone uncured for 180 days, and $50.00 per day after a violation has gone uncured for 360 days. |
| 3/8/2022 | Ch. 584 of 2021 | A.476 | Requires commissioners appointed to the Public Service Commission on or after July 1, 2022, must have three years of experience in one of the following fields: economics, engineering, law, accounting, business management, utility regulation, public policy, consumer advocacy or environmental management. |
| 3/9/2022 | Ch. 659 of 2021 | A.6665-A | Requires the Office of Children and Family Services to provide information regarding post-adoption services on its website in certain languages for those with limited English proficiency. |
| 3/10/2022 | Ch. 662 of 2021 | A.4913-A | Requires the disclosure of the individual or business that was awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years. |
| 3/11/2022 | Ch. 600 of 2021 | A.1140-A | Creates the women veterans advisory committee to support and assist the Division of Veterans’ Services in locating, educating, and advocating for all women veterans in New York State. |
| 3/11/2022 | Ch. 609 of 2021 | A.6100-A | Requires that all intake forms for admission or residency to any nursing home, assisted living residence or homeless shelter that requires information regarding an applicant’s military status state the question to obtain such information in the following manner: “Have you ever served in the military?” |
| 3/15/2022 | Ch. 621 of 2021 | A.616-A | Allows pregnant individuals who are incarcerated to have one support person in the delivery room; also ensures they are provided with information on the nursery program, pregnancy counseling and abortion services. |
| 3/21/2022 | Ch. 681 of 2021 | A.6890 | Authorizes the formation of Community Choice Aggregation programs in the Long Island Power Authority service territory. |
| 3/21/2022 | Ch. 694 of 2021 | A.1677-A | Requires medical insurance notices to conspicuously state whether a claim or a bill has been partially approved or entirely denied. |
| 3/21/2022 | Ch. 709 of 2021 | A.7757 | Establishes temporary manufacturing permits that would authorize any alcoholic beverage manufacturer to begin operations pending final application approval. |
| 3/21/2022 | Ch. 712 of 2021 | A.7187 | Makes care and services provided by licensed clinical social workers eligible for coverage under the Medicaid program. |
| 3/22/2022 | Ch. 720 of 2021 | A.2030 | Expands Medicaid coverage to include medication assisted treatment for substance abuse disorders and prohibits prior authorization. |
| 3/22/2022 | Ch. 722 of 2021 | A.2230-A | Enacts the Hate Crimes Analysis and Review Act, to provide for the collection and reporting of demographic data regarding the victims and alleged perpetrators of hate crimes. |
| 3/22/2022 | Ch. 723 of 2021 | A.2396A
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Mandates that when a contract for broadband internet attachments to existing utility poles is created, all such poles, ducts, trenches and conduits located within a given municipality, pursuant to a negotiated site license, are
included, equitably and fairly distributing the costs of pole replacements among the pole owner and the prospective attacher. Also allows the pole owner to recover such incurred pole replacement costs in a rider apart from their base rates. |
| 3/22/2022 | Ch. 725 of 2021 | A.3320-A | Establishes minimum standards for allocations of stipulations involving unrepresented litigants in housing court proceedings to ensure that all litigants understand the proceedings in which they
are involved, any defenses they may have, and the consequences of stipulations. Also adds compliance with these minimum standards for allocutions of stipulations involving unrepresented litigants as a requirement for reappointment of Housing Court judges. |
| 3/22/2022 | Ch. 737 of 2021 | A.5847 | Requires every general hospital and nursing home to establish and implement an antimicrobial stewardship program and establish and implement training regarding antimicrobial resistance and infection prevention and control. |
| 3/22/2022 | Ch. 749 of 2021 Sec. 1-3 | A.7272 | Establishes voting, election and referendum procedures for Mitchell Lama coops; sets forth requirements regarding mutual housing companies considering dissolution and/or reconstitution and duties of a board of directors of a limited-profit housing company. |
| 3/22/2022 | Ch. 753 of 2021 | A.7506 | Requires grease traps at food service establishments be designed to withstand expected loads and prevent unauthorized access. |
| 3/22/2022 | Ch. 759 of 2021 | A.5436-B | Establishes policies and procedures for reporting, by staff and volunteers of the long-term care ombudsman program, issues concerning the health, safety and welfare of residents at long-term care facilities. |
| 3/22/2022 | Ch. 761 of 2021 | A.651-A | Permits property and casualty insurers to deliver insurance notices and documents
electronically with policyholder consent. |
| 3/22/2022 | Ch. 768 of 2021 | A.6057-A | Directs the commissioner of health to establish and implement an annual infection inspection audit and checklist for nursing homes. |
| 3/22/2022 | Ch. 769 of 2021 | A.5846 | Requires adult care facilities to create quality improvement committees with a focus on infection control in such facilities’ quality assurance plans. |
| 3/22/2022 | Ch. 786 of 2021, Part A | A.3360-A | Requires each gas and electric utility to submit a storm hardening and system resiliency plan to the Public Service Commission for review and approval. |
| 3/22/2022 | Ch. 795 of 2021 | A.2349-A | Enacts the Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Program Act, which provides guidelines for establishing peer-to-peer car sharing programs and outlines how they shall be insured, which cars shall be used, how drivers work under such programs, and how liability should be determined under such programs in the case of an accident or damaged property. |
| 3/29/2022 | Ch. 804 of 2021 | A.1953 | Provides for the autism detection, education and mapping program. |
| 3/29/2022 | Ch. 812 of 2021 | A.7614 | Appoints an impartial hearing officer to issue an order of relief if a parent or person in parental relation of a student with a disability files a due process complaint notice seeking an impartial due process hearing. |
| 3/29/2022 | Ch. 819 of 2021 | A.6323 | Makes care and services provided by licensed mental health practitioners eligible for coverage under the Medicaid program. |
| 3/31/2022 | Ch. 93 of 2021
Ch. 59 of 2021 Part NNN |
A.2277-A | Enacts the HALT Solitary Confinement Act, which restricts the use of segregated confinement and creates alternative therapeutic and rehabilitative confinement options; limits the length of time a person may be in segregated confinement and excludes certain individuals from being placed in segregated confinement. |
| 3/31/2022 | Ch. 828 of 2021 | A.1396 | Requires licensing of pharmacy benefit managers and specifies their duties and obligations as service providers; requires full disclosure to health plans and providers with whom they contract; and bars the substitution of prescribed drugs. |
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