{"id":2584,"date":"2021-03-17T22:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T02:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/?p=2584"},"modified":"2021-03-16T08:09:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T12:09:07","slug":"new-laws-taking-effect-march-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/new-laws-taking-effect-march-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"New Laws Taking Effect March 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2589\" src=\"http:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/download.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/download.png 225w, https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/download-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Please find highlights attached of legislation signed into law by the governor that take effect this month of March.\u00a0 \u00a0I am glad to see the law I sponsored in the Assembly, Stephen&#8217;s Law, now in effect to help families with loved ones struggling through substance abuse disorder.<\/p>\n<table width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"124\"><strong>Effective Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><strong>Chapter<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"93\"><strong>Bill Number<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"303\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"124\">3\/2\/2021<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Ch. 311 of 2020<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nyassembly.gov\/leg\/?default_fld=&amp;leg_video=&amp;bn=A08149&amp;term=2019&amp;Summary=Y&amp;Actions=Y&amp;Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&amp;Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&amp;Memo=Y&amp;Text=Y&amp;LFIN=Y&amp;Chamber%26nbspVideo%2FTranscript=Y\">A.8149-A<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nyassembly.gov\/leg\/?default_fld=&amp;leg_video=&amp;bn=S06220&amp;term=2019&amp;Summary=Y&amp;Actions=Y&amp;Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&amp;Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&amp;Memo=Y&amp;Text=Y&amp;LFIN=Y&amp;Chamber%26nbspVideo%2FTranscript=Y\">S.6220-A<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"303\">Requires landlords to notify tenants with disabilities of the right to request reasonable modifications and accommodations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"124\">3\/11\/2021<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Ch. 270 of 2020<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nyassembly.gov\/leg\/?default_fld=&amp;leg_video=&amp;bn=A09536&amp;term=2019&amp;Summary=Y&amp;Actions=Y&amp;Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&amp;Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&amp;Memo=Y&amp;Text=Y&amp;LFIN=Y&amp;Chamber%26nbspVideo%2FTranscript=Y\">A.9536<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nyassembly.gov\/leg\/?default_fld=&amp;leg_video=&amp;bn=S04741&amp;term=2019&amp;Summary=Y&amp;Actions=Y&amp;Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&amp;Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&amp;Memo=Y&amp;Text=Y&amp;LFIN=Y&amp;Chamber%26nbspVideo%2FTranscript=Y\">S.4741-B<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"303\">Enacts Stephen&#8217;s law to require certified treatment programs to notify patients of their right to name an emergency contact.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"124\">3\/23\/2021<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Ch. 353 of 2020<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assembly.state.ny.us\/leg\/?default_fld=&amp;leg_video=&amp;bn=A05240&amp;term=2019&amp;Summary=Y&amp;Actions=Y&amp;Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&amp;Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&amp;Memo=Y&amp;Text=Y&amp;LFIN=Y&amp;Chamber%26nbspVideo%2FTranscript=Y\">A.5240-A<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assembly.state.ny.us\/leg\/?default_fld=&amp;leg_video=&amp;bn=S06479&amp;term=2019&amp;Summary=Y&amp;Actions=Y&amp;Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&amp;Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&amp;Memo=Y&amp;Text=Y&amp;LFIN=Y&amp;Chamber%26nbspVideo%2FTranscript=Y\">S.6479-A<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"303\">Makes all single-occupancy bathrooms gender neutral in schools, colleges, restaurants, bars, mercantile establishments, factories and state buildings.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"124\">3\/31\/2021<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Ch. 382 of 2020<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nyassembly.gov\/leg\/?default_fld=&amp;leg_video=&amp;bn=A07463&amp;term=2019&amp;Summary=Y&amp;Actions=Y&amp;Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&amp;Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&amp;Memo=Y&amp;Text=Y&amp;LFIN=Y&amp;Chamber%26nbspVideo%2FTranscript=Y\">A.7463-B<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nyassembly.gov\/leg\/?default_fld=&amp;leg_video=&amp;bn=S05348&amp;term=2019&amp;Summary=Y&amp;Actions=Y&amp;Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&amp;Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&amp;Memo=Y&amp;Text=Y&amp;LFIN=Y&amp;Chamber%26nbspVideo%2FTranscript=Y\">S.5348<\/a><u>-B<\/u><\/td>\n<td width=\"303\">Removes the ability of DMV to suspend a driver&#8217;s license for failure to appear at court or failure to pay fines for traffic tickets.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"124\">3\/31\/2021<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Ch. 384 of 2020<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assembly.state.ny.us\/leg\/?default_fld=&amp;leg_video=&amp;bn=A10338&amp;term=2019&amp;Summary=Y&amp;Actions=Y&amp;Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&amp;Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&amp;Memo=Y&amp;Text=Y&amp;LFIN=Y&amp;Chamber%26nbspVideo%2FTranscript=Y\">A.10338<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assembly.state.ny.us\/leg\/?default_fld=&amp;leg_video=&amp;bn=S07846&amp;term=2019&amp;Summary=Y&amp;Actions=Y&amp;Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&amp;Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&amp;Memo=Y&amp;Text=Y&amp;LFIN=Y&amp;Chamber%26nbspVideo%2FTranscript=Y\">S.7846<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"303\">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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please find highlights attached of legislation signed into law by the governor that take effect this month of March.\u00a0 \u00a0I am glad to see the law I sponsored in the Assembly, Stephen&#8217;s Law, now in effect to help families with loved ones struggling through substance abuse disorder. 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