We pass many important laws in the state Assembly. Please find highlights below of legislation signed into law by the governor:
| Effective Date | Chapter | Summary |
| 5/3/2024 | Ch. 56 of 2023 Part DD | Establishes a statewide presumptive eligibility standard for the receipt of child care assistance. |
| 5/3/2024 | Ch. 56 of 2023 Part MM | Expands the MTA’s automated bus lane enforcement camera system and establishes a bus rapid transit demonstration program in New York City. |
| 5/3/2024 | Ch. 57 of 2023 Part AA | Requires hepatitis C screening and third trimester syphilis testing. |
| 5/3/2024 | Ch. 58 of 2023 Part MM | Provides for an increase in fees collected from residents and non-residents registering snowmobiles. |
| 5/8/2024 | Ch. 621 of 2023 | Requires the publication of the number of veterans or surviving spouses of veterans on Mitchell-Lama housing waiting lists. |
| 5/15/2024 | Ch. 633 of 2023
Ch. 2 of 2024 |
Requires the Division of Housing and Community Renewal to provide an annual report on the New York Access To Home programs. |
| 5/15/2024 | Ch. 638 of 2023 | Provides that an automobile insurer may waive the inspection of a private passenger automobile prior to providing physical damage coverage. |
| 5/15/2024 | Ch. 664 of 2023 | Requires the secretary of state to promulgate rules and regulations requiring that education and testing for cosmetologists or natural hair stylists include education and testing regarding the provision of services to individuals with all hair types and textures, including, but not limited to, various curl or wave patterns, hair strand thicknesses, and volumes of hair. |
| 5/15/2024 | Ch. 669 of 2023 | Establishes the Office of Community Hiring and Workforce Development to facilitate employment opportunities for economically disadvantaged candidates and apprenticeship utilization on public transactions in New York City. |
| 5/20/2024 | Ch. 58 of 2024
Part SS, Subpart B |
Provides for the applicability of open meetings and freedom of information laws to state and local authorities. |
| 5/28/2024 | Ch. 682 of 2023 | Establishes the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual And Transgender, And People Living With HIV Long-Term Care Facility Residents’ Bill Of Rights; prohibits a long-term care facility and its staff from discriminating against any resident on the basis of such resident’s actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or HIV status. |
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