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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
Adopts the interstate teacher mobility compact to facilitate the mobility of teachers across member states, with the goal of supporting teachers through new pathways to licensure; establishes a regulatory framework to expedite and enhance the ability of teachers to move across state lines.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relating to the dedication of certain water rights to the Texas Water Trust.03/10/2025unclassifiedunchanged538.080
Prohibits the use of biometric surveillance technology by law enforcement; establishes the biometric surveillance regulation task force; provides for the expiration and repeal of certain provisions.02/25/2026unclassifiedunchanged186.080
Adopts the PA licensure compact to enhance the portability of a physician assistant license between participating states while safeguarding the safety of patients.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming by executing a gaming compact with this state; providing for occupational licensing under the compact; limiting certain taxes and fees.03/06/2025unclassifiedunchanged542.080
Exempts certain timesharing plans involving ten or fewer purchasers from certain filing requirements relating to real estate investments; excludes New York City.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relating to the use of a consumer's credit score in the underwriting or rating of certain personal lines property and casualty insurance policies.06/20/2025unclassifiedunchanged436.080
Establishes the biometric identifier privacy act; requires private entities in possession of biometric identifiers or biometric information to develop a written policy establishing a retention schedule and guidelines for permanently destroying biometric identifiers and biometric information when the initial purpose for collecting or obtaining such identifiers or information has been satisfied or within three years of the individual's last interaction with the private entity, whichever occurs first.05/11/2026unclassifiedunchanged111.080
Relating to person not eligible for employment in public schools and to measures to ensure publics schools do not employ those persons.03/21/2025unclassifiedunchanged527.080
Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.03/12/2025unclassifiedunchanged536.080
Relating to discovery in a criminal case.04/22/2025unclassifiedunchanged495.080
Relative to Nowroz.03/20/2025unclassifiedunchanged528.080
Relative to Women’s History Month.03/10/2025unclassifiedunchanged538.080
Expands the right to seek the appointment of administrators of buildings to tenants and local governments throughout the state and to make procedures conform with realities of housing stock throughout the state; repeals certain provisions of the real property actions and proceedings law relating thereto.05/27/2025unclassifiedunchanged460.080
Implements a students' bill of rights for city university of New York institutions to guarantee certain rights to students at such institutions.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relating to grand jury proceedings; providing a punishment for contempt of court.05/08/2025unclassifiedunchanged479.080
Relating to the creation of certain regional conservation and reclamation districts.03/21/2025unclassifiedunchanged527.080
Recognizing April 2025 as Financial Literacy Month.03/14/2025unclassifiedunchanged534.080
Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion's deployment02/26/2025unclassifiedunchanged550.080
Establishes the diversity in investment act requiring certain venture capital companies to report diversity information about its funding determinations; requires reports to be published on the venture capital companies' websites; establishes penalties for failure to complete and publish such reports.02/26/2025unclassifiedunchanged550.080
Authorizes the participation by free association libraries in the New York state and local employees' retirement system.02/06/2026unclassifiedunchanged205.080
Relates to the right to unemployment benefits based on employment with certain educational institutions, including the state university of New York, the city university of New York and public community colleges; clarifies the meaning of certain terms relating to such rights to unemployment benefits.05/13/2026unclassifiedunchanged109.080
Relating to training on Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and related disorders for certain guardians.06/20/2025unclassifiedunchanged436.080
Establishes a warranty for new consumer goods with a purchase price of five hundred dollars or more per unit.05/05/2026unclassifiedunchanged117.080
Requires diaper changing accommodations be made available to all persons regardless of gender in certain buildings.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Directs the department of economic development to move the central New York welcome center to the equal rights heritage center in the city of Auburn; directs the department of economic development to enter into a contract with the city of Auburn for the operation of such welcome center.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relating to the authority of certain medical consenters to assume financial responsibility for certain out-of-network medical care provided to children in foster care.05/07/2025unclassifiedunchanged480.080
Establishes a farmers' bill of rights; specifies prohibited unfair trade practices which have the purpose of intentionally impairing a producer's freedom to bargain collectively with other producers in the marketing of the producer's product; provides that the commissioner of the department of agriculture and markets shall take action to restrain such violations upon the application of an association of producers; increases the limit on damages for encouraging or permitting delivery of products in violation of marketing agreements.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relates to creating a new acquisition fund for community land trusts located in New York state; provides that moneys of the fund shall be expended solely to carry out the affordable home ownership development program exclusively for community land trusts; defines community land trusts.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Establishes authority for early childcare savings accounts to provide tax benefits for savings for qualified childcare services; provides for the functions and powers of the comptroller; provides for the program requirements and limitations.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Establishes the "tenant opportunity to purchase act"; prevents the displacement of lower-income tenants in New York and preserves affordable housing by providing an opportunity for tenants to own or remain renters in the properties in which they reside.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Authorizes the town of Orangetown to establish community preservation funds; establishes a real estate transfer tax with revenues therefrom to be deposited in said community preservation fund; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.11/21/2025unclassifiedunchanged282.080
Relates to the Catskill off-track betting corporation providing licensing and financing to the Monticello racetrack and the ability to provide capital improvements.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Provides that antitrust laws shall not apply to any joint agreement entered into, in consultation with and jointly approved by the state gaming commission and the attorney general, by or among non-profit associations, thoroughbred racing associations or corporations, harness racing associations or corporations, quarter horse racing associations or corporations and regional off-track betting corporations to coordinate the dates and times under which they will conduct programs of racing and offer pari-mutuel wagering; provides that such laws shall not apply to agreements entered into to sell, transfer, assign or purchase the rights to broadcast, simulcast, electronically transmit or offer pari-mutuel wagering on horse races.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Establishes the fourteenth judicial district which shall consist of the counties of Putnam, Dutchess, Orange and Rockland.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Authorizes the town of Wawayanda to establish community preservation funds; establishes a real estate transfer tax with revenues therefrom to be deposited in said community preservation fund.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relating to the access by a certificated telecommunications provider to the rights-of-way and poles of an electric cooperative.05/15/2025unclassifiedunchanged472.080
Enacts the affordable waste reduction act"; defines terms; provides for registration of producer responsibility organizations and service providers; establishes the producer responsibility advisory board; provides for department of environmental conservation responsibilities; provides for producer responsibility advisory board, organization, producer and service provider responsibilities; creates a recyclable or compostable covered materials lists and exempt materials list; establishes producer fees; provides for service provider reimbursement; makes related provisions.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Eliminates bail for all offenses; provides for imposition of restrictions and conditions and remand for certain offenses; directs consideration of a defendant's character, reputation, habits, mental condition, activities and history, and whether they pose a danger to themselves, another person or the community, when determining a securing order; creates the commission on public safety reform to issue a determination on which offenses should be eligible for pretrial detention.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relating to the access by a certificated telecommunications provider to the rights-of-way and pole charges of an electric cooperative.03/31/2025unclassifiedunchanged517.080
Enacts the interstate medical licensure compact; provides a streamlined pathway for medical professionals who are licensed in multiple states to obtain medical licensure in New York.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relating to the formation, governance, and internal management of domestic entities.05/14/2025unclassifiedunchanged473.080
Prohibits the use of biometric surveillance system or biometric surveillance information in places of public accommodation; prohibits entering into any agreement that authorizes any third party to use any biometric surveillance system or biometric surveillance information; provides penalties for violations.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Establishes the New York State social housing development authority as a public benefit corporation to increase the supply of permanently affordable housing in the state through the acquisition of land and renovation or rehabilitation of existing real property, and through the construction of new, permanently affordable housing.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relating to a change of name and sex for certain persons and the issuance of associated birth records and documentation; authorizing a fee.03/24/2025unclassifiedunchanged524.080
Relating to the rights of public school educators and financial and other assistance provided to educators and to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators.05/21/2025unclassifiedunchanged466.080
Requires landlords of certain properties to furnish New York homes and community renewal with data pertaining to succession rights.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Enacts into law components of legislation that relate to live event ticket sales; institutes civil penalties for utilizing ticket purchasing software; institutes new penalties for second offenses for licensees and for any person, firm, corporation or entity who is made aware of the utilization of ticket purchasing software and does not notify the attorney general of such utilization (Part A); establishes an annual professional reseller renewal fee; requires professional ticket resellers to provide their New York state ticket reseller license number as a condition of utilizing an online resale marketplace to resell tickets (Part B); provides criteria for when a purchaser may obtain a full refund of the amount paid for a ticket; permits a refund when a purchaser cannot attend an event due to a medical necessity (Part C); relates to resale requirements for tickets; requires that if a licensee or other ticket reseller doesn't have possession of the ticket, then they shall have a written contract to obtain the offered ticket at a certain price from a person or entity in possession of the ticket or from a person or entity who has a contractual right to obtain such ticket, and tickets to the event have been placed on sale by the venue or entity hosting the event or its authorized agent before the licensee or reseller can advertise the sale of the tickets (Part D); relates to unlawful charges in connection with tickets; permits reasonable charges for costs actually rendered or otherwise in connection to customer support, technological and software infrastructure, and actual operational costs for sales away from the box office; defines terms (Part E); relates to the availability of tickets for sale to the general public; defines a term (Part F); reduces the minimum seating capacity requirement for a professional sports organization membership pass to over thirteen thousand five hundred seats in a venue or stadium (Part G); prohibits exclusivity clauses in contracts between operators of places of entertainment and primary ticket vendors (Part H); relates to the resale of tickets included in a subscription or season ticket package (Part I).01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relating to informed consent requirements before the provision of health care services.03/24/2025unclassifiedunchanged524.080
Relating to certain statutory changes to reflect and address same-sex marriages and parenting relationships and to the removal of provisions regarding the criminality or unacceptability of homosexual conduct.03/13/2025unclassifiedunchanged535.080