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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
Establishes the minimum period of time that forensic samples should be retained by investigating authorities; creates the state commission for the integrity of the criminal justice system, as an independent agency, and provides for such commission's powers and duties; relates to special fictitious name indictments; relates to requests for certain DNA test comparisons; relates to forensic DNA testing; relates to claims for unjust conviction and imprisonment; relates to DNA testing, data collection and record keeping; relates to DNA testing in felony cases.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Directs the state university trustees to promulgate and enforce a sweat-free code of conduct for the licensing and purchase of apparel at colleges and universities of the state university; requires provision in contracts with apparel manufacturers providing for the termination thereof if the manufacturer uses a sweatshop; requires that at least one member of the special task force on the apparel industry be a representative of the state university of New York.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Requires the commissioner of education, in conjunction with the commissioner of health and the commissioner of mental health, to develop model mental health screenings for students and associated guidelines to assist school mental health screeners to perform mental health screening services to identify concerns in students' mental health.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.05/03/2025unclassifiedunchanged484.080
Diminishes certain limitations and restrictions on emergency assistance to pay rent arrears; removes the requirement that such assistance be repaid by the recipient.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relates to preserving access to affordable drugs; provides that an agreement resolving or settling, on a final or interim basis, a patent infringement claim, in connection with the sale of a pharmaceutical product, shall be presumed to have anticompetitive effects if a nonreference drug filer receives anything of value from another company asserting patent infringement and if the nonreference drug filer agrees to limit or forego research, development, manufacturing, marketing, or sales of the nonreference drug filer's product for any period of time.02/24/2026unclassifiedunchanged187.080
Relating to the governance and territory of the Harris County Flood Control District.04/09/2025unclassifiedunchanged508.080
Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an independent redistricting commission to establish districts for the election of the members of the United States House of Representatives elected from this state, the Texas Senate, and the Texas House of Representatives.03/17/2025unclassifiedunchanged531.080
Relates to comprehensive delivery of infrastructure delivered between a public entity and a development entity consolidating at least two or more of design, construction, finance, operations and/or maintenance work, including construction manager or construction manager at risk; authorizes a public entity to pursue certain authorized projects; provides for project funding and authorizes the public entity to accept from any source any grant, donation, gift or other form of conveyance of land, money; provides for labor and public interest protections; makes related provisions.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relates to filling the void left by the expansive and overbroad applicability of the qualified immunity doctrine that operates as a near absolute shield to civil liability for public officials and ensures that state officials are justly held accountable for violating an individual's rights, privileges and immunities under state law.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Provides that the weekly benefit which the disabled employee is entitled to receive for disability commencing: on or after January first, two thousand twenty-eight shall be fifty percent of the employee's average weekly wage but shall not exceed fifty percent of the state average weekly wage; on or after January first, two thousand twenty-nine shall be fifty-five percent of the employee's average weekly wage but shall not exceed fifty-five percent of the state average weekly wage; on or after January first, two thousand thirty shall be sixty percent of the employee's weekly average wage but shall not exceed sixty percent of the state average weekly wage; and on or after January first of each succeeding year, shall be sixty-seven percent of the employee's average weekly wage but shall not exceed sixty-seven percent of the state average weekly wage.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Enacts the consumer litigation funding act to promote consumer protections related to consumer litigation funding transactions; provides for contract requirements, including that the contract contain a no penalty provision for the prepayment of the funded amount prior to the settlement of their case; makes related provisions.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Provides for the electronic transmission of vehicle certificate of titles.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relating to repeal of provisions requiring a school district to reduce its local revenue level in excess of entitlement.03/14/2025unclassifiedunchanged534.080
Includes correctional facilities and local correctional facilities as publicly-assisted housing accommodations for purposes of the division of human rights; defines correctional facilities and local correctional facilities.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Requires that a claimant alleging that the contents of a website or mobile application that describes goods and services provided at a place of public accommodation constitutes an unlawful discriminatory practice against visually and hearing impaired individuals serve written notice on the owner and provide 60 days to cure the alleged violation prior to commencing an action.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Establishes requirements for the creation and operation of limited purpose trust companies; establishes how to apply to operate as a limited purpose trust company.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 27, 2025, as Holocaust Remembrance Day in the State of New York01/27/2025unclassifiedunchanged580.080
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to pay at least 50 percent of the cost of maintaining and operating the public school system and prohibiting the comptroller from certifying legislation containing an appropriation for public education unless the requirement is met.03/17/2025unclassifiedunchanged531.080
Repeals the clean slate act in its entirety to prior existing law.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relating to the establishment of a grant program to support the elimination of illegally disposed of scrap tires.02/13/2025unclassifiedunchanged563.080
Relates to the medical use of cannabis; repeals controlled substances therapeutic research act.11/21/2025unclassifiedunchanged282.080
Relating to continuing education requirements for certain physicians regarding adoption.02/13/2025unclassifiedunchanged563.080
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 30, 2025, as Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution in the State of New York01/28/2025unclassifiedunchanged579.080
Relating to ensuring access to the right to vote by all eligible voters.03/14/2025unclassifiedunchanged534.080
Authorizes the correctional association to inspect residential juvenile detention facilities.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relating to the provision of financial assistance by the Texas Water Development Board for certain projects.05/20/2025unclassifiedunchanged467.080
Authorizes school districts to submit an opt-out waiver to the commissioner of education authorizing such districts to opt-out of certain zero-emission school bus requirements.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Establishes the "New York's Own combat veterans healthcare choice program act" to establish tax free savings accounts to pay the healthcare costs of combat veterans on active duty during Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom, until covered by the federal government; directs the division of military and naval affairs to establish a registry of Afghanistan and Iraq veterans.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Establishes the green affordable pre-electrification program to assist owners and tenants in residential properties in curing structural and building code defects which render the properties ineligible for improvements or projects relating to energy savings, green-house gas emissions reductions, climate change adaptation and resiliency project grants.05/13/2026unclassifiedunchanged109.080
Misdemeanors.10/11/2025unclassifiedunchanged323.080
Requires hospitals to permit an interpreter to remain with a deaf, hard of hearing or nonverbal patient during admission to a hospital until appropriate hospital staff is assigned to interpret.10/17/2025unclassifiedunchanged317.080
Establishes a health care disparities data collection system.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Establishes an office of the state medical indemnity fund ombudsperson and a medical indemnity fund advisory panel to advocate for, assist and represent the interests of qualified plaintiffs.05/05/2026unclassifiedunchanged117.080
Enacts the New York automobile insurance fraud and premium reduction act; provides that this act is aimed at reducing insurance fraud and thus lowering the cost of insurance premiums; provides a provision for compensation to a person that reports insurance fraud to the authorities; further provides that this act also increases the penalty for insurance fraud; appropriates $3,100,000 therefor.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relates to educating nursing home residents about the role of legal counsel in applying for Medicaid and Medicare benefits.01/27/2026unclassifiedunchanged215.080
Relates to the election by certain counties to withdraw from the metropolitan commuter transportation district; permits the counties of Orange and Rockland to make such election.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Imposes a duty on a vehicular assailant to support a surviving child of a parent or guardian killed by such person; defines income; provides for a determination of support.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relating to the regulation of earned wage access services; providing an administrative penalty.02/13/2025unclassifiedunchanged563.080
Prohibits discrimination against any individual with an actual or perceived status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense, or stalking; requires training on discrimination against individuals with an actual or perceived status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense, or stalking.05/14/2026unclassifiedunchanged108.080
Permits awarding of reasonable attorneys' fees and costs in court actions for unlawful discriminatory practices pursuant to the human rights law.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee.03/14/2025unclassifiedunchanged534.080
Authorizes certain licensed health service professionals to form limited liability companies.03/13/2026unclassifiedunchanged170.080
Prohibits upon the vacancy of an unsold condominium or cooperative dwelling unit, the rental of such unit unless the original offering plan provided for such rental and a majority of the members of the condominium or cooperative agree thereto; generally requires the sale of such units.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Enacts the New York artificial intelligence bill of rights to provide residents of the state with rights and protections to ensure that any system making decisions without human intervention impacting their lives do so lawfully, properly, and with meaningful oversight.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relates to providing access to the workers' compensation system, timely and meaningful wage replacement benefits, and medical treatment; relates to improving efficiency of the system and cost savings.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relates to the purposes and powers of industrial development agencies and to improving the accountability and transparency of such agencies; makes conforming changes to the general municipal law; extends the bond issuance charge to the debt issued by not-for-profit corporations acting on behalf of the state or its political subdivisions; relates to the purposes and powers of local development corporations and certain other not-for-profit corporations thereof.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Prohibits interactive computer service providers from knowingly promoting content to a targeted user and with the intention of developing the content, cause the user extreme emotional harm, physical injury or financial injury.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Enacts the "advanced artificial intelligence licensing act"; providing for regulation of advanced artificial intelligence systems (Part A); requires registration and licensing of high-risk advanced artificial intelligence systems and related provisions regarding the operation of such systems (Part B); establishes the advanced artificial intelligence ethical code of conduct (Part C); prohibits the development and operation of certain artificial intelligence systems (Part D).01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
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.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080