STATE LEGISLATION

New York bills.

Active bills in New York's current legislative session, mirrored from public legislative records.

ACTIVE BILLS

Current legislation.

Lists include only active bills from the current session. Latest reported stage, body, and action come from mirrored public records and may not reflect real-time changes.

Active bill stages

20,479 active bills in the current session, grouped by latest reported stage.

18,538Introduced: Filed and awaiting committee or floor action.
157In committee: Assigned to a committee for review.
1,784Floor or other chamber: On a chamber floor or moving between chambers.
0Enrolled or executive: Enrolled for signature or awaiting executive action.
0Terminal outcomes: Became law, vetoed, or failed. Active directories list only open bills.
0Unspecified stage: Latest action could not be mapped to a precise stage. These bills are still active, not closed.

S05257
Requires mandatory background checks for persons employed by or volunteering at any business corporation, not-for-profit corporation, limited liability company, or limited partnership that regularly provides instructional, recreational or extracurricular services to minors, including but not limited to dance studios, gymnastic schools, martial arts academies, sports training facilities, music schools and performing arts schools, tutoring and academic enrichment centers; provides for enforcement and penalties; prohibits certain people from owning such businesses.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
returned to senate
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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S05265
Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits prior to release and assistance in applying for such programs; requires officials to seek waivers from the USDA for eligibility for such program.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
ordered to third reading rules cal.222
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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S06253
Requires state and county boards of elections to post sample ballots online at least twelve days prior to the first day of early voting; requires such ballots to be posted in a searchable database.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
SUBSTITUTED BY A6741A
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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S06256
Authorizes county highway superintendents to rent road machinery from any city, town or village; authorizes town highway superintendents to contract for the use of certain services and town machinery, tools and equipment with another municipality, district corporation, school district, community college or any unit of the state university.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
referred to transportation
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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S06258
Allows for NYSTRS retirees to change their retirement plan beneficiary to a spouse at any time either prior to or after retirement.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
referred to governmental employees
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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S06316
Requires any waste hauler providing waste removal services to provide to customers certain estimated costs and invoices; includes penalties for initial and subsequent violations; requires moneys collected from penalties and fines to be deposited into the environmental protection fund.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
PRINT NUMBER 6316C
May 29, 2026
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S06388
Provides for notice of intention to sell and notice of surplus to be made by e-mail or text message.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
SUBSTITUTED BY A3228A
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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S06442
Directs the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services to study gender disparity in sentencing outcomes and make a report to the governor and the legislature of their findings, conclusions and recommendations.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
referred to codes
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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S06573
Requires municipal employees to attempt to identify and notify the owners of a deceased dog or cat recovered on public roads by such municipal employees.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
referred to codes
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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S06626
Establishes a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts; provides information to current and prospective small business owners seeking to purchase or lease a vacant storefront for a small business location.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
referred to economic development
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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S06717
Establishes fetal and infant mortality review boards to study fetal and infant mortality and morbidity and make recommendations on policies, best practices, and strategies to reduce fetal and infant mortality and morbidity.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
referred to health
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S06758
Requires practitioners to discuss certain risks with a patient who is being prescribed a schedule II controlled substance or an opioid analgesic; requires the department of health to develop practitioner guidelines.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
referred to health
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S06870
Relates to conducting a study on the access of state public libraries and library systems to capital funding; provides the department of education, in consultation with the dormitory authority, the office of the state comptroller, and the public library systems of the state, shall assess and report on the capital needs of such public library systems, including public libraries and association libraries.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
referred to ways and means
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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S06959
Relates to notice requirement of adult care facility closures.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
SUBSTITUTED BY A5998B
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S07229
Increases the penalties imposed upon gas and electric utilities for failure to file or correct an annual report with the public service commission; provides such penalties shall not be more than one-tenth of 1% of the utilities' annual net revenue for each day of violation, but not to exceed $25,000 nor be less than $100.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
referred to energy
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S07232
Grants immunity from liability for personal injury and property damage sustained by a crime victim upon the premises of a business or nonprofit while seeking assistance, except in the case of gross negligence.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
referred to judiciary
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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S07499
Relates to the definition and term of real estate listing agreements; provides that no real estate broker shall be a party to a listing agreement if such agreement is for a period longer than two years; provides that a listing agreement shall not be enforceable if the agreement is for a period longer than two years.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
referred to judiciary
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S07689
Authorizes electronic absentee ballot applications for military voters and special federal voters; removes requirements that the federal post card application form be included with certain ballot application and ballots; requires institutions of higher education to provide students studying abroad with information on how to vote from abroad.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
referred to election law
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S07869
Requires respective changes to service and delivery charges for gas or electric service to be included in the information regarding average proposed rate changes required to be published by the public service commission in certain instances.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
SUBSTITUTED BY A8151
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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S07919
Allows dental provider networks, certain health and hospital service corporations, and health care plans to enter into contracts with a third party to gain access to services and discounted rates of a provider under a provider network contract.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
PRINT NUMBER 7919A
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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1,921–1,940 of 20,479

New York bills.

Current legislation.

Active bill stages

Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits prior to release and assistance in applying for such programs; requires officials to seek waivers from the USDA for eligibility for such program.

Requires state and county boards of elections to post sample ballots online at least twelve days prior to the first day of early voting; requires such ballots to be posted in a searchable database.

Allows for NYSTRS retirees to change their retirement plan beneficiary to a spouse at any time either prior to or after retirement.

Requires any waste hauler providing waste removal services to provide to customers certain estimated costs and invoices; includes penalties for initial and subsequent violations; requires moneys collected from penalties and fines to be deposited into the environmental protection fund.

Provides for notice of intention to sell and notice of surplus to be made by e-mail or text message.

Directs the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services to study gender disparity in sentencing outcomes and make a report to the governor and the legislature of their findings, conclusions and recommendations.

Requires municipal employees to attempt to identify and notify the owners of a deceased dog or cat recovered on public roads by such municipal employees.

Establishes a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts; provides information to current and prospective small business owners seeking to purchase or lease a vacant storefront for a small business location.

Establishes fetal and infant mortality review boards to study fetal and infant mortality and morbidity and make recommendations on policies, best practices, and strategies to reduce fetal and infant mortality and morbidity.

Requires practitioners to discuss certain risks with a patient who is being prescribed a schedule II controlled substance or an opioid analgesic; requires the department of health to develop practitioner guidelines.

Relates to notice requirement of adult care facility closures.

Grants immunity from liability for personal injury and property damage sustained by a crime victim upon the premises of a business or nonprofit while seeking assistance, except in the case of gross negligence.

Requires respective changes to service and delivery charges for gas or electric service to be included in the information regarding average proposed rate changes required to be published by the public service commission in certain instances.

Allows dental provider networks, certain health and hospital service corporations, and health care plans to enter into contracts with a third party to gain access to services and discounted rates of a provider under a provider network contract.