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 |
| 7/1/2023 | Ch. 59 of 2022
Part HH § 2 |
Provides a property tax credit for the creation or expansion of childcare centers in certain buildings in New York City. |
| 7/1/2023 | Ch. 533 of 2022 | Requires private food service management companies to disclose ingredients and nutritional information for all the meals they provide school districts and requires school districts to publish ingredients and nutritional information on the district’s website. |
| 7/1/2023 | Ch. 542 of 2022 | Allows community college students to apply for certificates of residence from counties via electronic means and prohibits counties from mandating social security numbers as a condition of application for a certificate of residence. |
| 7/1/2023 | Ch. 617 of 2022 | Applies the Concussion Management and Awareness Act to both public schools and nonpublic schools, requiring nonpublic schools to abide by concussion protocol. |
| 7/1/2023 | Ch. 665 of 2022
Ch. 95 of 2023 |
Provides that no insurance contract or agreement between a health insurance plan and a health care provider, other than a residential health care facility, may contain a most-favored-nation provision; or restrict the ability of a corporation, an entity that contracts with a corporation for a provider network, or a health care provider to disclose certain costs, prices or information. |
| 7/1/2023 | Ch. 736 of 2022
Ch. 117 of 2023 |
Requires insurance companies or pharmacy benefit managers to apply price reduction instruments for out-of-pocket expenses when calculating an
insured individual’s cost-sharing requirement; applies to brand name prescription drugs without an AB-rated generic equivalent, brand name prescription drugs with an AB-rated generic equivalent that were approved by the health plan through prior authorization or other appeals processes, and generic drugs. |
| 7/2/2023 | Ch. 58 of 2023
Part DDD |
Establishes the New York Youth Jobs Connector program to connect unemployed and underemployed individuals between the ages of 16 and 24 with targeted educational, occupational, and training services, and requires reporting from the Office of Strategic Workforce Development. |
| 7/2/2023 | Ch. 58 of 2023
Part GGG |
Establishes a small business and entrepreneurs grant program. |
| 7/10/2023 | Ch. 60 of 2023 | Establishes a three-year term limit for members of the Autism Spectrum Disorders advisory board. |
| 7/15/2023 | Ch. 371 of 2022
§§16-22 |
Requires firearms dealers and sellers to contact the State police to conduct background checks. |
| 7/20/2023 | Ch. 393 of 2022 | Requires the Division of Criminal Justice Services, the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance and the New York State Interagency Task Force On Human Trafficking to approve a human trafficking recognition training program and requires employees of lodging facilities to undergo training. |
| 7/25/2023 | Ch. 141 of 2023 | Requires the Office Of Addiction Services And Supports to assure that persons who suffer from a substance use disorder have the right to seek and receive addiction services, care, treatment and rehabilitation services based on the individual’s gender identity, gender expression and/or sexual orientation. |
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