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 |
| 3/4/2024 | Ch. 350 of 2023 | Directs the commissioner of education to issue guidance to school districts for developing programs to attract underrepresented candidates into the teaching profession and to identify funding available to school districts for such purposes. |
| 3/7/2024 | Ch. 689 of 2023 | Reopens the age 55 improved benefit retirement program and the 25-year early retirement program to active and retired members and staff of the NYC Council. |
| 3/7/2024 | Ch. 691 of 2023 | Provides for the expungement of records in persons in need of supervision cases in family court. |
| 3/8/2024 | Ch. 652 of 2023 | Designates March 8th each year as a day of commemoration, to be known as International Women’s Day. |
| 3/12/2024 | Ch. 367 of 2023 | Prohibits an employer from requesting or requiring that an employee or applicant for employment disclose any user name, password, or other means for accessing a personal account or service through specified electronic communications devices. |
| 3/13/2024 | Ch. 433 of 2023 | Increases the threshold for applicability of wage payment protections for certain persons employed in an executive, administrative, or professional capacity, from $900 to $1,300 per week. |
| 3/13/2024 | Ch. 438 of 2023 | Allows risk retention groups which meet a minimum surplus requirement and are registered in New York State to offer automobile insurance coverage to nonprofit organizations in this state. |
| 3/18/2024 | Ch. 473 of 2023 | Provides notice of voting rights to persons released from local jails. |
| 3/18/2024 | Ch. 477 of 2023 | Provides for a mandatory training curriculum for poll workers; requires the state board of elections to develop and provide to each county materials for a model poll worker training program to train individuals to serve as poll workers in state and county elections. |
| 3/18/2024 | Ch. 482 of 2023 | Requires notices prior to changes in energy service pricing. |
| 3/20/2024 | Ch. 484 of 2023 | Requires disclosure of information concerning flood insurance on property condition disclosure statements. |
| 3/20/2024 | Ch. 674 of 2023
Ch. 61 of 2024 |
Requires the collection of certain demographic information about the sexual orientation and gender identity or expression of residents by certain state agencies, boards and commissions. |
| 3/20/2024 | Ch.731 of 2023
Ch. 70 of 2024 |
Requires a notice to be posted regarding skimming in any sales transaction to protect consumers and those who use electronic benefit transfer cards. |
| 3/21/2024 | Ch. 735 of 2023
Ch. 28 of 2024 |
Requires written notice of an adverse determination made by a utilization review agent in relation to a step therapy protocol override determination. |
| 3/21/2024 | Ch. 757 of 2023
Chap. 6 of 2024 |
Permits a claimant to submit an order determining compensation from the workers’ compensation board as proof of disability for purposes of real property tax exemptions. Also allows a locality to adjust the exemption level. |
| 3/27/2024 | Ch. 517 of 2023 | Requires an operator of a motor vehicle to exercise due care to avoid colliding with a vehicle which is parked, stopped, or standing on the shoulder of a parkway or controlled-access highway. |
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