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NEWSBAYHUMAN RIGHTS · SOCIAL JUSTICE

Rights Legislation Tracker

Rights Legislation Tracker organizes records from LegiScan Pull and Bulk APIs into a static table for transparent comparison. It preserves official source links and dates, marks missing enrichment, and adds deterministic grouping, change, recency, trend, or significance fields only where the documented inputs support them, without recommendations or unsupported claims.

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12/02/2024–08/28/2026
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RecordRecord DateVuga GroupChange StatusRecency DaysPublic Significance Score
Relates to establishing the banking bill of rights; includes due process requirements regarding applications for or closure of credit and deposit accounts and penalties for noncompliance.04/21/2026unclassifiedunchanged131.080
Lowers the voting age to 16 years; requires that students receive education in civics and be given the opportunity to register to vote in the classroom.04/21/2026unclassifiedunchanged131.080
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim September 13-19, 2026, as Direct Support Professional Recognition Week in the State of New York04/22/2026unclassifiedunchanged130.080
Commemorating the observance of Nelson Mandela International Day in the State of New York on July 18, 202604/22/2026unclassifiedunchanged130.080
Mourning the death of The Honorable Eliot Engel, Assemblyman, Congressman, distinguished citizen, and devoted member of his community04/27/2026unclassifiedunchanged125.080
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim August 15, 2026, as India Independence Day in the State of New York04/28/2026unclassifiedunchanged124.080
Requires covered entities to publicly disclose contributions in the amount of, or having a fair market value of, $2,000 or more in a single transaction or $5,000 in aggregate from the same contributor in any calendar year; requires an annual financial report to be filed with the county clerk; makes related provisions.04/22/2026unclassifiedunchanged130.080
Requires state-level public employers that intend to begin any procurement process or plan to acquire or deploy any new application or technology that utilizes an artificial intelligence model or artificial intelligence system to notify any duly recognized and certified employee representative of such intention no less than twelve months before commencing such process.05/18/2026unclassifiedunchanged104.080
Honoring Sarah Loiacono upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the New York State Citizenship Award04/28/2026unclassifiedunchanged124.080
Establishes the committee for diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity, the office of diversity management, and the state workforce diversity and inclusions council to ensure diversity and inclusion at certain state entities and combat harassment and discrimination in the workplace.04/24/2026unclassifiedunchanged128.080
Modernizes, improves fairness, efficiency, transparency, and reduces costs in civil justice procedures; clarifies disclosure and discovery procedures to further protect litigants' rights.04/24/2026unclassifiedunchanged128.080
Prohibits the disclosure of the home address, personal telephone numbers, personal email addresses or personal social media handles of any active or former New York state, New York city or local municipal emergency first responder, a judge of any court of law of this state, or a New York state, county or municipal prosecutor or the spouse or child thereof; relates to criminal penalties; permits civil action.04/24/2026unclassifiedunchanged128.080
Relates to permits and financial security for reclamation for mining on state-owned lands occurring below or beneath navigable waters; requires such permits to be subject to environmental quality review procedures; requires financial security to cover any damages directly or indirectly resulting from mining activities on state-owned lands occurring below or beneath navigable waterways, including, but not limited to, those resulting from collapse or water contamination.04/24/2026unclassifiedunchanged128.080
Provides for civil procedure under which a claimant may seek actual damages from a construction professional due to construction defects in a condominium.04/24/2026unclassifiedunchanged128.080
Commending the Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority upon the occasion of hosting its Inaugural "A Sparkle In Time: The Legacy of a Century" Cotillion on April 26, 202605/12/2026unclassifiedunchanged110.080
Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights04/29/2026unclassifiedunchanged123.080
Includes the attacks on September 11, 2001 in courses of instruction in patriotism and citizenship.04/27/2026unclassifiedunchanged125.080
Enacts the "honesty in cut meat act" under which grocery stores must display signage that distinguishes between store-cut meat and pre-cut, pre-packaged meat.04/27/2026unclassifiedunchanged125.080
Grants retroactive tier V membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Marca McClenon.04/27/2026unclassifiedunchanged125.080
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 2026, as Pro Bono and Access to Justice Month in the State of New York04/28/2026unclassifiedunchanged124.080
Enacts the "commuter rail employee rights protection act".04/27/2026unclassifiedunchanged125.080
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 4-10, 2026, as Banned Books Week in the State of New York04/28/2026unclassifiedunchanged124.080
Provides that an adult individual who has transferred into the OPWDD system of care from a transitional care placement at an out-of-state or in-state residential school or adult program associated with a residential school, and whose health, safety, or welfare are being adversely affected in the OPWDD system of care, is allowed to return to their prior transitional care placement, funded by OPWDD, under certain conditions.04/28/2026unclassifiedunchanged124.080
Relative to Black April Memorial Month.05/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged115.080
Commemorating May 1, 2026, as Law Day in the State of New York04/29/2026unclassifiedunchanged123.080
Honoring Emily Kesler upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the New York State Citizenship Award on May 28, 202605/05/2026unclassifiedunchanged117.080
Relates to succession rights for rent stabilized housing; reduces the succession residency requirement from two years to one.04/29/2026unclassifiedunchanged123.080
Establishes a former foster youth priority program that reserves at least five percent of units in housing lotteries that are administered by the New York city department of housing preservation and development or the New York city housing development corporation for eligible former foster youth; authorizes the promulgation of rules, regulations and marketing handbooks and procedural guidelines; establishes reporting requirements.04/30/2026unclassifiedunchanged122.080
Authorizes the correctional association to inspect residential juvenile detention facilities.04/30/2026unclassifiedunchanged122.080
Provides that publicly funded libraries may not ban books because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval; directs school districts to adopt the ALA library bill of rights.04/30/2026unclassifiedunchanged122.080
Extends the authorization of the city of Dunkirk to issue bonds under the city of Dunkirk fiscal recovery act until 2026; requires the city of Dunkirk to adhere to all collective bargaining agreements entered into; directs the city to adopt a local law approving the city of Dunkirk fiscal recovery act; provides that if the city treasurer position is no longer active, the mayor of the city of Dunkirk shall handle the requirements of the former city treasurer.05/12/2026unclassifiedunchanged110.080
Restricts the use by an employer or an employment agency of electronic monitoring or an automated employment decision tool to screen a candidate or employee for an employment decision unless such tool has been the subject of an impact assessment within the last year; requires notice to employment candidates of the use of such tools; provides remedies for violations.04/30/2026unclassifiedunchanged122.080
Requires automatic continuous enrollment in medical assistance and child health plus for previously eligible children through age five.04/30/2026unclassifiedunchanged122.080
Grants free access and parking at airports for veterans.05/01/2026unclassifiedunchanged121.080
Enacts the "fair authorized investment returns act"; sets a default authorized return on equity equal to the ten year US Treasury rate plus two hundred basis points; provides such default authorized return shall reset annually; establishes a competitive equity auction through which the cost of equity for a covered utility may be determined on a market basis, whether initiated by the utility or ordered by the commission.05/01/2026unclassifiedunchanged121.080
Removes the exclusion of part-time employees from certain definitions relating to employment; expands the definition of employer; removes certain exclusions for employer notice requirements for the closing of a facility; removes the discretionary reduction of penalties for employers for certain acts or omissions concerning notice requirements for mass layoffs, relocations or employment loss; removes the maximum time period for determining back pay and other liabilities for certain employees who experience employment loss; allows the attorney general to take certain action to assist certain employees in receiving back pay and other liabilities.05/01/2026unclassifiedunchanged121.080
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 3, 2026, as Press Freedom Day in the State of New York05/04/2026unclassifiedunchanged118.080
Requires state-level public employers that intend to begin any procurement process or plan to acquire or deploy any new application or technology that utilizes an artificial intelligence model or artificial intelligence system to notify any duly recognized and certified employee representative of such intention no less than twelve months before commencing such process.05/01/2026unclassifiedunchanged121.080
Authorizes the commissioner of the department of corrections and community supervision to declare a staffing emergency when certain conditions are met; provides that eligible employees may request up to three days of non-cumulative workforce stabilization leave per calendar month during a qualifying emergency period; provides that an eligible employee shall receive alternative compensation if they are unable to utilize their workforce stabilization leave due to operational necessity or if such leave is denied.05/01/2026unclassifiedunchanged121.080
Prohibits landlords or their agents from inquiring or requiring disclosure about citizenship or immigration status, requiring specific immigration documentation to be presented, disclosing immigration or citizenship status to third parties, or threatening to report a tenant's citizenship or immigration status in retaliation for asserting their rights.05/01/2026unclassifiedunchanged121.080
Modernizes, improves fairness, efficiency, transparency, and reduces costs in civil justice procedures; clarifies disclosure and discovery procedures to further protect litigants' rights.05/01/2026unclassifiedunchanged121.080
Extends the authorization of the city of Dunkirk to issue bonds under the city of Dunkirk fiscal recovery act until 2026; requires the city of Dunkirk to adhere to all collective bargaining agreements entered into; directs the city to adopt a local law approving the city of Dunkirk fiscal recovery act; provides that if the city treasurer position is no longer active, the mayor of the city of Dunkirk shall handle the requirements of the former city treasurer.05/12/2026unclassifiedunchanged110.080
Establishes the "tenant opportunity to purchase act"; prevents the displacement of middle and lower-income tenants in New York; preserves affordable housing by providing an opportunity for tenants to own or remain renters in the properties in which they reside.05/04/2026unclassifiedunchanged118.080
Clarifies and codifies the limits of quasi-judicial immunity applicable to referees appointed in mortgage foreclosure actions; ensures accountability for misconduct and ultra vires acts.05/04/2026unclassifiedunchanged118.080
Enacts the "advancing rights for talent, independence, services and tenure (ARTIST) act" in relation to personal services contracts between artists and companies.05/04/2026unclassifiedunchanged118.080
Authorizes Ryan J. St. Gelais and Aaron M. St. Gelais, police officers in the village of Menands, county of Albany, to receive certain credit under section 384-d of the retirement and social security law and to apply for reinstatement with the NY state and local police and fire retirement system.05/04/2026unclassifiedunchanged118.080
Establishes the commercial tenant opportunity to purchase act; provides commercial tenants the right of first refusal for the purchase of certain commercial rental properties.05/04/2026unclassifiedunchanged118.080
Authorizes the South Nassau Water Authority and the North Shore Water Authority to remain eligible for funding in state fiscal year two thousand twenty-six--two thousand twenty-seven.05/05/2026unclassifiedunchanged117.080
Authorizes Ryan J. St. Gelais and Aaron M. St. Gelais, police officers in the village of Menands, county of Albany, to receive certain credit under section 384-d of the retirement and social security law and to apply for reinstatement with the NY state and local police and fire retirement system.05/05/2026unclassifiedunchanged117.080
Directs the division of housing and community renewal, in consultation with the office for the aging and the division of human rights to develop educational materials regarding property owner's legal responsibilities to provide accessible housing accommodations.05/05/2026unclassifiedunchanged117.080