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
Effective Date<\/strong><\/td>\n| Chapter<\/strong><\/td>\n | Summary<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n\n | 6\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 743 of 2023<\/p>\n | A.5985-A<\/a><\/p>\n Requires the Department of Health to develop, maintain, and distribute to practicing and licensed physicians in the state a resource library related to continuing medical education and training opportunities regarding nutrition.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 6\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 58 of 2024<\/p>\n | Part PP<\/p>\n Establishes a sales tax exemption for residential energy storage systems equipment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 6\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 59 of 2024<\/p>\n | Part L, \u00a7 1, 2<\/p>\n Provides for the taxation of adult-use cannabis products where books and records are not provided or are determined to be insufficient.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 6\/1\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 59 of 2024<\/p>\n | Part T<\/p>\n Lowers the excise tax rate on medical cannabis and provides for the allocation of moneys of the medical cannabis trust fund.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 6\/5\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 686 of 2023<\/p>\n | Allows mobile crisis response staff members to use a green light on their motor vehicle when engaging in an emergency operation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 6\/7\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 364 of 2023<\/p>\n | Enacts the 9\/11 Notice Act, which provides for notice to past and present employees of eligibility for the September Eleventh Victim Compensation Fund and the World Trade Center Health Program.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 6\/19\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 734 of 2023<\/p>\n | A.266-A<\/a><\/p>\n Requires state agencies to conform their websites to the most current version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium for accessibility.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 6\/19\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch.737 of 2023<\/p>\n | A.1368-A<\/a><\/p>\n Authorizes utility corporations, cellular phone companies, telegraph and telephone corporations, and cable television corporations to provide notice of bills to third parties at the request of the customer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 6\/19\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch.738 of 2023<\/p>\n | Requires certain manufacturers of prescription drugs to notify the superintendent of any proposed increase of the wholesale acquisition cost of such prescription drugs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 6\/19\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 763 of 2023<\/p>\n | S.4234-A<\/a><\/p>\n A.4055-A<\/a><\/p>\n Ch. 62 of 2024<\/p>\n \u00a7\u00a7 1-3<\/p>\n Prohibits utility companies from charging customers for services over three months late and requires the disclosure of prior billing data.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 6\/19\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch.767 of 2023<\/p>\n | S.5764-B<\/a><\/p>\n Limits third party verification of an applicant’s driving history when used as a rating or underwriting factor for private passenger motor vehicle insurance to such applicant’s New York State driving history.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 6\/19\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 770 of 2023<\/p>\n | Provides for the reporting and resolution of issues at residential health care facilities; requires long-term care ombudsmen to receive training in cultural competency and diversity and establishes an outreach and awareness program to promote and recruit long-term care ombudsmen.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 6\/19\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 55 of 2024<\/p>\n | Part C, \u00a7 4<\/p>\n Adds to the list of specified offenses that constitutes a hate crime.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 6\/19\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 55 of 2024<\/p>\n | Part JJ, \u00a72<\/p>\n Modifies the calculation of past service credit for police officers employed by the Division of Law Enforcement in the Department of Environmental Protection transferring between the New York City Employees’ Retirement System to the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 6\/19\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 56 of 2024<\/p>\n | Part J<\/p>\n Grants 30 minutes paid break time for an employee to express breast milk.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 6\/19\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 56 of 2024<\/p>\n | Part OO<\/p>\n Enacts Sammy\u2019s Law, which authorizes New York City to establish speed limits below 20 miles per hour.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 6\/23\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 758 of 2022<\/p>\n | A.10186<\/a><\/p>\n S.8805<\/a><\/p>\n Ch. 29 of 2023<\/p>\n \u00a7\u00a7 1-5<\/p>\n Requires space for donate life registration on forms used for enrollment, renewal, disclosures and related health insurance policy transactions and when setting up an online member service portal with an insurer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 6\/24\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 230 of 2022<\/p>\n | \u00a7\u00a7 2-3<\/p>\n Provides for a process for eligible mental health counselors,<\/p>\n | marriage and family therapists, and psychoanalysts to apply to SED for the issuance of a privilege to diagnose and develop assessment-based treatment plans.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 6\/30\/2024<\/td>\n | Ch. 58 of 2024<\/p>\n | Part L<\/p>\n Enacts the Waterfront Commission Act to regulate the occupations of longshore workers, stevedores, pier superintendents, hiring agents and security officers to preserve the rights of such workers and the economic stability of the port of New York district.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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. 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