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.<\/p>\n
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Effective Date<\/strong><\/td>\n| Chapter<\/strong><\/td>\n | Summary<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 147 of 2019<\/p>\n | Enacts the final phase of Brianna’s Law, requiring all operators of mechanically propelled vessels to complete a boating safety course.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 505 of 2021<\/p>\n | Requires petroleum bulk storage facilities to paint tanks white or beige\/cream to reduce emissions of air pollutants.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 56 of 2023, Part S<\/p>\n | Increases the minimum wage to $16 an hour in New York City and Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties and to $15 an hour in the rest of the state.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 56 of 2023, Part BB<\/p>\n | Increases the rent subsidy payable to a foster child living independently from $300 per month to $725 per month.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 56 of 2023, Part VV, Subpart C<\/p>\n | Requires the chief administrator of the courts to issue regular public reports on the demographics and charges of pretrial commitments at local correctional facilities.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 57 of 2023, Part II, Subpart A<\/p>\n | Provides for insurance coverage for behavioral health services.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 57 of 2023, Part MM<\/p>\n | Clarifies the definition of a clinical peer reviewer for substance use disorders and mental health evaluations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 57 of 2023, Part NN<\/p>\n | Provides for electronic visit verification for personal care and home health providers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 58 of 2023, Part M<\/p>\n | Changes the retention percentage of certain motor vehicle related fees collected by county clerks from 12.7 percent to 10.75 percent.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 59 of 2023, Part GG<\/p>\n | Establishes a permanent 30% metropolitan transportation business tax surcharge.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 838 of 2022<\/p>\n | Provides for the synchronization of multiple prescriptions for recipients of medical assistance by allowing partial refills.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 474 of 2023, Sec. 9<\/p>\n | Requires the cure affirmation for an absentee ballot to be received by the board of elections within seven days.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 481 of 2023<\/p>\n | Establishes the New York Early Mail Voter Act, authorizing registered voters to obtain early mail voting ballots through application to the board of elections; requires the state board of elections to establish and maintain an electronic early mail ballot application transmittal system through which voters may apply for an early mail ballot online.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 511 of 2023<\/p>\n | Requires a whistle to be carried on all vessels, rowboats, canoes and kayaks; and requires fire extinguishers and use of engine cut-off switches on certain vessels.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 521 of 2023<\/p>\n | Allows an individual with disabilities or a disabled veteran to hold full-time or part-time positions for purposes of eligibility for recruitment for state employment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 559 of 2023<\/p>\n | Allows an affirmation by any person, wherever made, subscribed and affirmed by that person to be true under the penalties of perjury, to be used in a civil action in New York in lieu of and with the same force and effect as an affidavit.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 566 of 2023<\/p>\n | Prohibits clauses restricting research about the health consequences of e-cigarettes and restricts the advertisement and promotion of electronic cigarettes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 591 of 2023<\/p>\n | Requires reporting of certain digital assets on the annual statement of financial disclosure filed with the Legislative Ethics Commission or the Joint Commission On Public Ethics.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 620 of 2023<\/p>\n | Directs counties to contact a veterans’ organization to provide for the disposition of the unclaimed remains of a deceased veteran when such veteran has no next of kin or other person designated to provide for the disposition of his or her remains; develops an application process for veterans’ organizations to receive reimbursement of costs associated with such funeral and burial services for indigent veterans.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 655 of 2023<\/p>\n | Requires the Department of Financial Services to make public any rate filing or application submitted by long term care insurance carriers; requires certain notices be provided to policyholders and certificate holders regarding premium rate increases.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 683 of 2023<\/p>\n | Authorizes the Department of Environmental Conservation to issue a certified nuisance wildlife specialist a deer cull permit after a review of the site-specific deer management plan and upon a finding that deer have become a nuisance, destructive to public or private property or a threat to public health or welfare.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 758 of 2023 | \nS.2599 \nA.133<\/a><\/td>\n Establishes a dyslexia and dysgraphia task force and implements the findings of such task force.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 763 of 2023 | \nS.4234-A \nA.4055-A<\/a><\/td>\n Prohibits utility corporations from charging customers for gas or electric service which was rendered more than two months prior to the mailing of the first bill to the customer; requires utility corporations to provide a two-year history of charges in their bills.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 773 of 2023 | \nS.7537 \nA.7761<\/a><\/td>\n Establishes the village incorporation commission to evaluate and make decisions regarding village incorporation elections.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/4\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 351 of 2023<\/p>\n | Provides for the development and implementation of programs to prevent workplace violence in public schools.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/7\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 707 of 2023<\/p>\n | Requires certain trains and locomotives to have a minimum crew size of two people.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/11\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 526 of 2023<\/p>\n | Permits the sale or promotional gifting of certain complementary products for wine and spirits by retail licensees.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/12\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 369 of 2023<\/p>\n | Requires notice to unemployment applicants of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program For Women, Infants And Children (WIC).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/21\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 446 of 2022, Sec. 10<\/p>\n | Establishes requirements for licensure as a histotechnologist.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/21\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 537 of 2023<\/p>\n | Requires the Office For The Prevention Of Domestic Violence to distribute informational materials on recognizing economic abuse and the support available to survivors.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/21\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 753 of 2023 | \nS.582 \nA.6798<\/a><\/td>\n Prohibits the sale of sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite to any person under the age of twenty-one.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1\/23\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 584 of 2023<\/p>\n | Allows charities to use a single table of unisex rates and a simplified calculation for maximum allowable rates for charitable annuities.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We pass many laws in the state Legislature during session; 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