{"id":3917,"date":"2026-05-01T15:07:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T19:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/?p=3917"},"modified":"2026-04-29T15:07:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:07:37","slug":"new-laws-taking-effect-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/new-laws-taking-effect-may-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"New Laws Taking Effect – May 2026"},"content":{"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.<\/p>\n

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NEW LAWS TAKING EFFECT \u2013 MAY 2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Effective Date<\/strong><\/td>\nChapter<\/strong><\/td>\nSummary<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5\/4\/2026<\/td>\nCh. 491 of 2025<\/p>\n

A8476<\/a>\/S8150<\/a><\/td>\n

Enacts the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (GUARD) VA Benefits Act, which protects veterans from fraud by making unaccredited representation of a veteran a class A misdemeanor and creating a dedicated Veterans\u2019 Services Fund.<\/p>\n

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5\/9\/2026<\/td>\nCh. 55 of 2025<\/p>\n

Part HH<\/p>\n

A3005-C\/S3005-C<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Ch. 707 of 2025<\/p>\n

Part H<\/p>\n

A8871\/S8415<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Ch. 36 of 2026<\/p>\n

Part H<\/p>\n

A9516\/S8825<\/a><\/td>\n

Expands the membership and functions of the State Commission of Correction to provide for enhanced oversight of correctional facilities through visits and interviews with staff and incarcerated individuals as well as facilitating the submission of written complaints via mail and the internet.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5\/9\/2026<\/td>\nCh. 56 of 2025<\/p>\n

Part P<\/p>\n

A3006-C\/S3006-C<\/a><\/td>\n

Allows certified child care support centers to place substitute caregivers in licensed and registered child care programs, helping providers maintain staffing and continuity of care.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5\/11\/2026<\/td>\nCh. 495 of 2025<\/p>\n

A6768<\/a>\/S5509<\/a><\/td>\n

Requires businesses that lease excavation equipment to provide notice to lessees of their responsibility to protect underground utilities by calling the 811 telephone number for the UDig NY system.<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

5\/20\/2026<\/td>\nCh. 506 of 2025<\/p>\n

A1395\/S3360<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Ch. 40 of 2026<\/p>\n

A9488<\/a>\/S8756<\/a><\/td>\n

Permits a close friend to make an anatomical gift of a decedent’s body.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5\/22\/2026<\/td>\nCh. 491 of 2024<\/p>\n

A9729<\/a>\/S9186<\/a><\/td>\n

Authorizes and sets parameters for pharmacists and pharmacies engaged in shared pharmacy services.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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.   NEW LAWS TAKING EFFECT \u2013 MAY 2026 Effective Date Chapter Summary 5\/4\/2026 Ch. 491 of 2025 A8476\/S8150 Enacts the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (GUARD) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3917"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3917"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3917\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3919,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3917\/revisions\/3919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}