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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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Coverage
12/02/2024–08/28/2026
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RecordRecord DateVuga GroupChange StatusRecency DaysPublic Significance Score
Flag Day.07/10/2025unclassifiedunchanged416.080
Requires the department of health to enter into a contract with an entity experienced in maintaining genealogical research databases for the digitalization and indexing of certain vital records.10/09/2025unclassifiedunchanged325.080
Enacts the "faithless servant reform act", creating a rebuttable presumption of retaliation or discrimination for certain actions of an employer; provides that the employer maintains the burden of proof in certain actions against an employee; limits an employer's remedy of forfeiture against an employee's compensation.01/28/2026unclassifiedunchanged214.080
Relates to protecting the communication rights of individuals with disabilities; provides that each person with a disability has the right to autonomously communicate in their preferred manner and utilize any validated communication supports that meet their needs.03/23/2026unclassifiedunchanged160.080
Mourning the death of Carla M. Hawryluk, distinguished citizen and devoted member of her community05/13/2025unclassifiedunchanged474.080
Mourning the death of Dr. Laura D. Harckham, distinguished educator, community advocate and longtime resident of Rockland County05/13/2025unclassifiedunchanged474.080
Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Indian Constitution on November 26, 202505/13/2025unclassifiedunchanged474.080
Congratulating Lisa McWashington of Galena Park on graduating as a member of the Texas Partners in Policymaking Class of 2025.05/24/2025unclassifiedunchanged463.080
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim September 21, 2025, as Day of Peace in the State of New York05/08/2025unclassifiedunchanged479.080
Commemorating the 100th Birthday of Malcolm X, an advocate for human rights, and one of the most influential African American leaders in history05/13/2025unclassifiedunchanged474.080
Provides access to representation for adults in child protective proceedings of the family court who are financially eligible as determined by the chief administrator of the courts; provides access by attorneys for adults and children to records of the statewide registry of child abuse and maltreatment.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Enacts the "New York State Freedmen's Bureau Act"; establishes a New York state freedmen's bureau; makes an appropriation therefor.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Prohibits participation in torture of incarcerated individuals by health professionals; prohibits a health care professional from engaging, assisting or planning the torture of an incarcerated individual; requires health care professionals to report torture.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Establishes and determines the composition of the committee on gubernatorial inability.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Authorizes the county of Tompkins to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to Kyle Davenport, a deputy sheriff employed by such county upon such officer's election to participate in such plan.11/21/2025unclassifiedunchanged282.080
Establishes a twenty-five year retirement program for members of the NYC employees' retirement system employed as water supply police; provides for employer pick-up of certain additional member contributions required to be made by certain participants in the 25-year retirement programs.12/19/2025unclassifiedunchanged254.080
Authorizes the county of Tompkins to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to Bryan Jolly, a deputy sheriff employed by such county upon such officer's election to participate in such plan.11/21/2025unclassifiedunchanged282.080
Authorizes the village of Trumansburg to offer an optional twenty-year retirement plan to Kevin R. Noterfonzo under section 384-d of the retirement and social security law.11/21/2025unclassifiedunchanged282.080
Establishes the offense of aggravated murder of a child, aggravated abuse of a child, aggravated manslaughter of a child, and aggravated endangering the welfare of a child; requires the recording of calls to the statewide register of child abuse made by mandated reporters; defines "neglected child".05/21/2025unclassifiedunchanged466.080
Enacts "Ella's law"; requires care managers employed by or under contract with a care coordination organization to provide care management services to an individual unless such care manager has completed all training requirements.05/12/2026unclassifiedunchanged110.080
Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Management District No. 3; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.06/03/2025unclassifiedunchanged453.080
Commemorating May 26, 2025, as Georgian Independence Day in the State of New York05/12/2025unclassifiedunchanged475.080
Commemorating International Romani Day on April 8, 2025, and recognizing the cultural heritage, resilience, and contributions of the Romani people05/12/2025unclassifiedunchanged475.080
Establishes a twenty-two year retirement program for deputy sheriff members who are employed by the city of New York as a deputy city sheriff level one, deputy city sheriff level two, supervising deputy sheriff or administrative sheriff.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Prohibits participation in torture of incarcerated individuals by health professionals; prohibits a health care professional from engaging, assisting or planning the torture of an incarcerated individual; requires health care professionals to report torture.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relating to the authority of a property owner to obtain an injunction restraining the collection of ad valorem taxes by a taxing unit if the taxing unit adopts a tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate and subsequently takes an action that constitutes a material deviation from the stated purpose of the tax increase.05/19/2025unclassifiedunchanged468.080
Regulates automated decision-making by government agencies; requires agencies to conduct impact assessments; requires disclosure of automated decision-making tools utilized by governmental agencies.06/16/2025unclassifiedunchanged440.080
Honoring José H. Villarreal for his professional and civic achievements.06/01/2025unclassifiedunchanged455.080
Relates to guardians of persons who are intellectually and developmentally disabled; repeals certain provisions relating thereto.05/20/2026unclassifiedunchanged102.080
Recognizing Rosser Coke Newton Sr. for his biography of former Texas governor Richard Coke.05/14/2025unclassifiedunchanged473.080
Authorizes the village of Trumansburg to offer an optional twenty-year retirement plan to Kevin R. Noterfonzo under section 384-d of the retirement and social security law.06/13/2025unclassifiedunchanged443.080
Increases age eligibility for certain programs and benefits to age twenty-two for students with a disability.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Enacts the "faithless servant reform act", creating a rebuttable presumption of retaliation or discrimination for certain actions of an employer; provides that the employer maintains the burden of proof in certain actions against an employee; limits an employer's remedy of forfeiture against an employee's compensation.03/31/2026unclassifiedunchanged152.080
Enacts the safe housing transfer for domestic violence victims act; ensures safe housing transfers for domestic violence victims in public and private housing; requires landlord response within seven days of a relocation request.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Amends early voting provisions; provides that an application for an absentee ballot that does not provide a reason that the applicant is entitled to such a ballot shall be processed as an application for an early mail ballot.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Enacts the safe housing transfer for domestic violence victims act; ensures safe housing transfers for domestic violence victims in public and private housing; requires landlord response within seven days of a relocation request.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Establishes the offense of aggravated murder of a child, aggravated abuse of a child, aggravated manslaughter of a child, and aggravated endangering the welfare of a child; requires the recording of calls to the statewide register of child abuse made by mandated reporters; defines "neglected child".01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Authorizes James Unger, a town of West Seneca police officer, to receive certain credit under section 384-d of the retirement and social security law.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Requires that Miranda rights statements be more specific with respect to the right to counsel; requires inquiry into whether such rights are understood.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relates to the election of retirement benefits for certain members of the New York state and local employees' retirement system who are employed by the office of mental health.01/15/2026unclassifiedunchanged227.080
Establishes the right of non-speaking developmentally and otherwise disabled individuals to advocate for themselves in educational, medical, legal, and other decisions by using alternative forms of communication, such as spelling boards, typing-based communication, sign language, and speech-generating devices.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Commending Dr. Mary Talley Bowden for her contributions to the treatment of COVID-19 patients.06/01/2025unclassifiedunchanged455.080
Provides for amendments to a tribal-state compact with the Seneca Nation of Indians.05/20/2025unclassifiedunchanged467.080
Requires the department of health to enter into a contract with an entity experienced in maintaining genealogical research databases for the digitalization and indexing of certain vital records.06/13/2025unclassifiedunchanged443.080
Commending Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. upon the occasion of its Annual Delta Day at the Capitol in Albany, New York, on May 13, 202505/13/2025unclassifiedunchanged474.080
Authorizes the village of Trumansburg to offer an optional twenty-year retirement plan to Daniel H. Austic under section 384-d of the retirement and social security law.11/21/2025unclassifiedunchanged282.080
Modifies what qualifies as an original equipment manufacturer and the manufacture date when hardware must comply with the right to repair law; repeals certain limitations on the right to repair law.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Honoring the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe for its contributions.06/01/2025unclassifiedunchanged455.080
Honoring El Paso Desert ADAPT for its more than four decades of service in support of disability rights.05/25/2025unclassifiedunchanged462.080
Relates to issuance of warrants for seizures of firearms in supreme court and family court.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080