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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
Relates to credits for charges in which services were not supplied; requires the city of New York to make certain that there are no charges being levied for services which were not supplied to a covered entity; requires accounts to be credited for services not provided.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Codifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law; provides that in cases of alleged housing discrimination, an unlawful discriminatory practice may be established by a practice's discriminatory effect.06/11/2025unclassifiedunchanged445.080
Requires any municipality which conducts lead testing to provide notices to the owner and any tenants of a residence upon a positive test and inform the owner and any tenants of lead abatement programs and other resources; requires municipalities to notify tenants of lead testing.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Enacts the "affordable clean energy (ACE) act"; exempts renewable energy systems from certain requirements related to energy facilities (Part A); directs the New York power authority to propose a minimum of two priority transmission projects to address the areas of highest need on the bulk transmission system (Part B); exempts payment in lieu of taxes revenue from property tax cap calculations (Part C).03/03/2026unclassifiedunchanged180.080
Establishes the COVID heroes grant program to award a lump sum pay differential of $2,500 to essential SUNY hospital employees who worked during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Commission on Border Security and Illegal Immigration.05/15/2025unclassifiedunchanged472.080
Enacts the "standing is tiring (sit) act"; requires employers to provide suitable seats to all employees where the nature of such employees' work reasonably permits seated work; prohibits employers from artificially designing a work space to require standing; requires the department of labor to determine whether the nature of work reasonably permits seated work; creates a private right of action for employees whose employer does not provide seats.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Requires anti-bias training for every medical student, medical resident and physician assistant student in the state; requires the department of health to make an annual report on the implementation and effectiveness of such training.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Commemorating the 2nd Annual Prince Hall Day at the New York State Capitol on May 28, 202502/04/2025unclassifiedunchanged572.080
Authorizes the comptroller of the city of New York to enforce and investigate certain violations of the state minimum wage.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Provides for unpaid leave of absence for victims of domestic violence; permits victims of domestic violence to take an unpaid leave of absence for twenty days from employment to address on-going domestic violence; defines "address on-going domestic violence"; contains provision to protect the individual's job position and benefits.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Enacts the "protection in the workplace act"; provides that injuries to employees as a result of the commission of a sexual offense shall entitle such employee to all rights and benefits available pursuant to the workers' compensation law and, in addition, shall permit such employee to pursue any other remedies available at law or in equity; clarifies that workers' compensation should be exclusive remedy except when the employee suffers personal injury as a result of a sexual offense committed by a co-worker.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Protects people from civil arrest while within one thousand feet of a sensitive location, unless such civil arrest is supported by a judicial warrant or judicial order authorizing such civil arrest.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relating to the confinement or release of defendants before trial or sentencing, including regulating charitable bail organizations, and the conditions of and procedures for setting bail and reviewing bail decisions.06/16/2025unclassifiedunchanged440.080
Creates the cell phone users' bill of rights; provides that customers be given a thirty-day trial period; provides that a customer shall not be liable for calls or messages that were not made from the customer's phone; provides that a company shall be liable to the customer for violating these provisions.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Establishes the presumption in matrimonial proceedings for awarding shared parenting of minor children in the absence of an allegation that shared parenting would be detrimental to the best interests of the child; establishes an order of preference in awarding custody; defines shared parenting and parenting plan.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relates to certain discriminatory practices; relates to the qualification of professionals in education; provides for the tolling of certain statutes of limitations; provides a private cause of action for a person who is qualified for a public contract who has been deprived of equal opportunity to such public contract.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Clarifies that the New York state health insurance program remains subject to certain provisions of the financial services law and coverage for usual and customary costs for out-of-network health care service.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relating to the release of defendants on bail, the duties of a magistrate in certain criminal proceedings, and the notice provided by peace officers to victims of family violence, stalking, harassment, or terroristic threat.02/26/2025unclassifiedunchanged550.080
Enhances criminal investigations and prosecutions in relation to the integrity of statements of those accused of crimes and to promote confidence in the criminal justice system.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Provides for the licensing of professional and clinical music therapists encompassing the assessment, evaluation, and the therapeutic intervention and treatment of mental, emotional, developmental and behavioral disorders through the use of music.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Provides a period of probable usefulness for the acquisition, construction or reconstruction of or addition to a solar array or solar panel system, whether or not including buildings, land or rights in land, original furnishings, equipment, machinery or apparatus, or the replacement of such equipment, machinery or apparatus.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Provides for the award of attorney's fees in actions under the human rights law.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Aligns utility regulation with state climate justice and emission reduction targets; provides for a statewide affordable gas transition plan and utility home energy affordable transition programs; repeals provisions relating to continuation of gas service; repeals provisions relating to the sale of indigenous natural gas for generation of electricity.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Increases age eligibility for certain programs and benefits to age twenty-two for students with a disability.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Enacts the reproductive health care facilities and religious worship access act; provides that the crime of criminal interference with health care services or religious worship shall be established by the mens rea of knowingly injuring, intimidating or interfering with a person obtaining or providing or assisting in obtaining or providing reproductive health services or a place of religious worship; includes in the definition of such crime engaging in a course of conduct or repeatedly committing acts within twenty-five feet of the premises of a reproductive health care facility or a place of religious worship; defines such premises; provides for a civil cause of action for any person harmed by conduct constituting such a crime.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Imposes a surcharge of twenty-five cents on every online delivery sale where such delivery terminates within the city of New York; deposits funds into a special New York city infrastructure capital fund.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Compels the delivery of real property subject to a fraudulent transfer to the person entitled thereto; provides for the recording of judgments and orders relating to a fraudulent conveyance of title to property.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relating to procedural requirements for uranium mining production area authorizations.06/20/2025unclassifiedunchanged436.080
Relates to establishing the online consumer protection act; defines terms; provides that an advertising network shall post clear and conspicuous notice on the home page of its own website about its privacy policy and its data collection and use practices related to its advertising delivery activities; makes related provisions.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relates to protecting the rights of current and converted Mitchell-Lama residents.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Provides for award of attorneys' fees to prevailing parties in human rights law cases.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relating to charter schools, including the admission, enrollment, and employment policies of and the applicability of certain laws to open-enrollment charter schools.05/07/2025unclassifiedunchanged480.080
Relates to taxes on gross receipts from ticket sales, broadcasting rights and digital streaming over the internet of combative sport events.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Defines blighted properties and areas.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Creates the anti-SLAPP act; provides that discovery shall be suspended pending a decision on the motion.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Requires the disclosure of lead-based paint test reports in real estate transactions.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Requires police agencies to report offenses to the division of criminal justice services which appear to such agency to be motivated by the race, national origin, religion or sexual orientation of the victim or of the owner, resident, lessee or occupant where the offense is committed against property.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Enacts the "digital fairness act"; requires any entity that conducts business in New York and maintains the personal information of 500 or more individuals to provide meaningful notice about their use of personal information; establishes unlawful discriminatory practices relating to targeted advertising.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relates to port authority organization, appearance and notice; establishes the port authority transportation advisory committee.12/05/2025unclassifiedunchanged268.080
Enacts the comprehensive motor vehicle insurance rate reform act; amends provisions applicable to automobile insurance rates including establishing a program for consumer information on insurers and establishing an office of public insurance advocate; revives previously expired provisions of law relating to automobile and property/casualty insurance rates.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Establishes the independent office of the child advocate to ensure the protection and promotion of the rights of children in the care of any state agency or local social services district.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Prohibits a cause of action for defamation where the subject of such action includes an allegation made to an employer regarding an unlawful discriminatory practice or act of retaliation.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
In memory of former state senator Joe J. Bernal of San Antonio.02/19/2025unclassifiedunchanged557.080
Relates to the determination of appeals; requires a showing of harmlessness; requires a consideration of all errors or defects regardless of whether they were raised during trial if such error is the result of ineffective assistance of counsel or may have contributed to the verdict.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state.05/23/2025unclassifiedunchanged464.080
Provides for notice of illegal restrictive covenant language in documents to be recorded and the recordation of restrictive covenant modification documents where conveyance instruments include language violative of civil rights laws; requires any title insurance company, title abstract company or escrow company to include such notice in title abstract reports and to inform purchaser/title insurance applicants of the availability from the county recorder of restrictive covenant modification documents.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 4, 2025, as Transit Equity Day in the State of New York02/04/2025unclassifiedunchanged572.080
Withdraws Orange county from the metropolitan commuter transportation district.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080