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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
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
Prevents housing discrimination based on wage history, medical history, and health conditions.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Requires the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services, the superintendent of the division of state police, and the commissioner of the department of corrections and community supervision and the person in charge of every state law enforcement agency to adopt and implement a tattoo policy for all members of such law enforcement agency who are designated as police officers, peace officers and applicants for employment in such positions.04/01/2026unclassifiedunchanged151.080
Enacts provisions for the establishment and administration of joint accounts and non-survivorship accounts; provides for account agreements, payments during lifetime, and liability; provides for notice, competing claims, and court orders; defines terms; makes related provisions.05/18/2026unclassifiedunchanged104.080
Directs the Department of Transportation to grant a permanent access and construction easement to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the use of a portion of DOT-owned land to support potential future rail yard development.06/17/2025unclassifiedunchanged439.080
Authorizes the village of Trumansburg to offer an optional twenty-year retirement plan to Mackenzie M. Covert under section 384-d of the retirement and social security law.06/16/2025unclassifiedunchanged440.080
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
Relates to the enforcement of liens on personal property at self-storage facilities; requires enforcement of a lien by public sale; requires a delay in enforcement of a lien if the tenant is a service member who is transferred or deployed on active duty or if the tenant is deceased; requires 60 days notice if the property subject to the lien is a motor vehicle or watercraft; requires a storage facility to hold certain surplus funds.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Commemorating the 100th Birthday of Malcolm X, a Revolutionary Leader and Champion for Justice05/20/2025unclassifiedunchanged467.080
Makes changes relating to an authorization of land conveyance by the city of New Rochelle relating to reversion of title to the Armory Building, the annex and the underlying land of such structures, and the reversion of dedicated space for veterans organization use, to the state of New York upon the breach of certain conditions.06/13/2025unclassifiedunchanged443.080
Establishes a procedure for appointing a president or chairperson upon a vacancy of such position.05/11/2026unclassifiedunchanged111.080
Commemorating the 125th Anniversary of Local Union No. 3 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers05/21/2025unclassifiedunchanged466.080
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.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Authorizes Judy A. Lynch, the widow of James G. Lynch, to file a new service retirement application and an option election form on behalf of her deceased husband with the New York state and local employees' retirement system.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Authorizes counties with a population of one million or more persons to undertake certain public works pursuant to project labor agreements; authorizes the use of the alternative delivery method known as design-build contracts; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Authorizes the village of Trumansburg to offer an optional twenty-year retirement plan to Mackenzie M. Covert under section 384-d of the retirement and social security law.11/21/2025unclassifiedunchanged282.080
Enacts the "New York artificial intelligence transparency for journalism act"; requires developers of generative artificial intelligence systems or services to post certain information on the developer's website regarding video, audio, text and data from a covered publication used to train the generative artificial intelligence system or service; allows journalism providers to bring an action for damages or injunctive relief against developers.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Commemorating the 200th Birthday of Antoinette Brown Blackwell, the first woman ordained as a minister in the United States and a pioneer in the struggle for women's rights and social reform05/22/2025unclassifiedunchanged465.080
Relates to the lemon law applied to the purchase or lease of new or used motor vehicles; updates and amends provisions of the lemon law relating to mileage, fines and arbitration procedures, and notices to consumers.05/06/2026unclassifiedunchanged116.080
Enacts the "forensic rehabilitation act" relating to the custody of individuals following a verdict or plea of not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Clarifies the right of publicity including the definitions of who and what qualifies as a digital replica; provides guidance as to digital replicas that do not violate an individual or deceased individual's right to publicity; expands the statute of limitations for an action brought for violating an individual's right to publicity.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Grants retroactive tier IV membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Richard J. Vogt, III.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Provides additional support to medically fragile children who rely on community-based or home health services.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Requires each state-operated facility that delivers health care services which is operated and licensed pursuant to the mental hygiene law, the education law, the correction law or section 504 of the executive law and which requires two or more registered nurses or licensed practical nurses to be present within the facility at any given time.05/06/2026unclassifiedunchanged116.080
Extends the provisions of the family health care decisions act in the public health law to health care decisions for patients with intellectual or developmental disabilities.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Relates to pet breeders; changes the term "pet dealer" to "pet breeder"; amends the definition of pet breeders; repeals certain provisions of law related thereto.05/20/2026unclassifiedunchanged102.080
Juneteenth.07/10/2025unclassifiedunchanged416.080
Relative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month.06/23/2025unclassifiedunchanged433.080
Relative to Jewish American Heritage Month.06/27/2025unclassifiedunchanged429.080
Enacts into law components of legislation that relate to live event ticket sales; 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 A); provides criteria for when a purchaser may obtain a full refund of the amount paid for a ticket (Part B); 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 C); 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 D); relates to the availability of tickets for sale to the general public; defines a term (Part E); relates to the resale of tickets included in a subscription or season ticket package (Part F); extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to tickets to places of entertainment (Part G).01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Enacts into law components of legislation that relate to live event ticket sales; 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 A); provides criteria for when a purchaser may obtain a full refund of the amount paid for a ticket (Part B); 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 C); 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 D); relates to the availability of tickets for sale to the general public; defines a term (Part E); relates to paperless ticketing systems options (Part F); extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to tickets to places of entertainment (Part G).05/12/2026unclassifiedunchanged110.080
Amends the definitions of the terms "beneficial owner", "reporting company" and "exempt company" to set the scope of certain provisions relating to beneficial owners of limited liability companies; authorizes the department of state to further clarify any such definitions.06/13/2025unclassifiedunchanged443.080
Juneteenth.07/10/2025unclassifiedunchanged416.080
Commemorating the fourth annual Round Rock Pride Festival.05/29/2025unclassifiedunchanged458.080
Recognizing June 26, 2025, as Marriage Equality Day.05/29/2025unclassifiedunchanged458.080
Eliminates certain court surcharges and fees and probation and parole surcharges and fees; eliminates the requirement that a parolee or releasee receiving a merit termination of sentence be financially able to comply with an order of restitution; eliminates the requirement that a person receiving a discharge of sentence be financially able to comply with an order of restitution and the payment of certain surcharges or fees (Part A); mandates that courts engage in an individualized assessment of a person's financial ability to pay a fine prior to imposing a fine (Part B); eliminates the availability of incarceration as a remedy for a failure to pay a fine, surcharge, or fee, lifts and vacates existing warrants issued solely on a person's failure to timely pay a fine, surcharge or fee and ends existing sentences of incarceration based on such failure (Part C); vacates existing unsatisfied civil judgments based on a person's failure to timely pay a surcharge, or fee (Part D); prohibits the collection of a fine, restitution or reparation from the funds of an incarcerated person; prohibits the payment of court fines, mandatory surcharges, certain fees, restitution, reparation or forfeitures from the earnings of prisoners (Part E); vacates existing unpaid surcharges, DNA databank fees, crime victim assistance fees, sexual offender registration fees, supplemental sex offender victim fees, or probation or parole supervision fees; repeals certain provisions of law relating to restrictions on remitting such fees (Part F).02/11/2026unclassifiedunchanged200.080
Commending Katya Ehresman for her service as executive director of the House Democratic Caucus during the 88th Legislature.06/01/2025unclassifiedunchanged455.080
Enacts the tropical rainforest economic & environmental sustainability act requiring that companies contracting with the state do not contribute to tropical forest degradation or deforestation directly or through their supply chains; establishes the supply chain transparency assistance program to assist small and medium-sized businesses and minority and women-owned businesses in achieving compliant supply chains.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Commending Diego Antonio López for his service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer.06/01/2025unclassifiedunchanged455.080
Commending Madison Alvarez for her service as a policy advisor in the office of State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer.06/01/2025unclassifiedunchanged455.080
Mourning the death of former U.S. Representative Charles B. Rangel, distinguished public servant, statesman, and beloved member of the Harlem community05/28/2025unclassifiedunchanged459.080
Renames the New York state musical instrument revolving fund as the New York state music grant fund; broadens the use of such funds to be available as grants to not-for-profit symphony orchestras and/or other not-for-profit musical entities incorporated in the state and organized for the purpose of the presentation of performing arts and education in the performing arts for the benefit of the public and which have been approved pursuant to guidelines established by the council.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Extends certain provisions relating to the sale of bonds and notes of the city of New York, the issuance of bonds or notes with variable rates of interest, interest rate exchange agreements of the city of New York, the refunding of bonds, and the down payment for projects financed by bonds; extends the New York state financial emergency act for the city of New York; makes further amendments relating to the effectiveness thereof.06/09/2025unclassifiedunchanged447.080
Recognizing Nick Escue for his service in the office of State Senator Roland Gutierrez.05/31/2025unclassifiedunchanged456.080
Mourning the death of former U.S. Representative Charles B. Rangel, distinguished public servant, statesman, and beloved member of the Harlem community05/28/2025unclassifiedunchanged459.080
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.06/16/2025unclassifiedunchanged440.080
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 28, 2025, as Menstrual Hygiene Day in the State of New York05/28/2025unclassifiedunchanged459.080
Relative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month.06/23/2025unclassifiedunchanged433.080
Relates to orders of conservation for domestic insurers.01/07/2026unclassifiedunchanged235.080
Celebrating the courage and bravery of New York State's Korean War Veterans and recognizing the men and women who served with dignity and honor during this historic time period05/28/2025unclassifiedunchanged459.080