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Enacts the “New York State YouthBuild Act”
S.839-A (Montgomery) / A.9587 (Steck)
January 13, 2020
Amber L. Mooney
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An Act to Amend the Public Authorities Law, in Relation to Exempting Mass Transit Authorities from B...
S.5049-A (Comrie)
January 29, 2020
John T. Evers, PhD
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Health Care Tax
Medicaid Redesign Team (Health Care Tax)
January 30, 2020
Lev Ginsburg, Esq.
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Ownership of CPA Firms
S.7506 / A.9506, Part G
January 31, 2020
Ken Pokalsky
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Ban of Polystyrene Containers and Packaging
S.7508 / A.9508, Part PP
January 31, 2020
Melvin Norris
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Opioid Tax
Medicaid Redesign Team (Opioid Tax)
February 04, 2020
Lev Ginsburg, Esq.
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E-Scooters
S.7508 / A.9508, Part AAA
February 05, 2020
John T. Evers, PhD
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Expansion of DFS Oversight Authority
S.7508 / A.9508, Part NN
February 06, 2020
Lev Ginsburg, Esq.
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Matches the Annual Rate of Interest to be Paid on a Judgment or Accrued Claim, to that Used in the F...
S.7505 / A.9505, Part T
February 06, 2020
Lev Ginsburg, Esq.
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Robo Calls
S.7508 / A.9508, Part T
February 06, 2020
John T. Evers, PhD
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Decoupling from Federal Cap on Deduction of Business Interest Expense
S.7029 (Benjamin) / A.5961-A (Schimminger)
February 10, 2020
Ken Pokalsky
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Paid Sick Leave
S.7506 / A.9506, Part J
February 10, 2020
Frank Kerbein
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Workplace Impairment Provisions of Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act
S.7509 / A.9509, Part BB
February 10, 2020
Frank Kerbein
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Labor Peace Provisions of Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act
S.7509 / A.9509, Part BB, Section 35
February 10, 2020
Frank Kerbein
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Establish the New York Digital Marketplace Worker Classification Task Force
S.7508 / A.9508, Part GGG
February 10, 2020
Frank Kerbein
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Requires Sexual Harassment Reporting by State Contractors
S.7505 / A.9505, Part BB
February 10, 2020
John T. Evers PhD
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Net Neutrality
S.7508 / A.9508, Part AA
February 10, 2020
John T. Evers, PhD
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LIPA Property Tax Assessment
S.5122-A (Gaughran) / A.7786 (Stern)
February 11, 2020
Melvin Norris
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Relates to Expanding Access to Advanced Courses to Improve Educational Equity
S.7600 (Liu) / A.9697 (Peoples-Stokes)
February 11, 2020
Amber L Mooney
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Meaningful Career and College Preparedness
S.7503 / A.9503
February 11, 2020
Amber L Mooney
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Prohibits So-called “Pink Tax”
S.7508 / A.9508, Part S
February 11, 2020
Ken Pokalsky
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Consolidation of the Centers of Advanced Technology and the Centers of Excellence Programs
S.7508 / A.9508, Part BBB
February 11, 2020
Amber L Mooney
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Relates to the Assessment of Real Property Used to Store Spent Nuclear Fuel
S.3443-A (Harckham)
February 11, 2020
Melvin Norris
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Expands New York State’s Lemon Laws to Commercial Vehicles
S.4427-A (Thomas)
February 12, 2020
John T. Evers, PhD
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Expanded PSC Oversight Authority
S.7508 / A.9508, Part Z
February 13, 2020
Melvin Norris
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Freshwater Wetlands Mapping
S.7508 / A.9508, Part TT
February 13, 2020
Melvin Norris
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“Pay Equity” Reporting by State Contractors
S.1482 (Hoylman) / A.7169 (Glick)
February 21, 2020
Ken Pokalsky
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Citizen Suits
S.5013 (Parker) / A.1424 (Simon)
February 21, 2020
Melvin Norris
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Amends the Public Service Law In Relation to Requiring Certain Notices In Regards to Fiber Optic-Bas...
S.4029-B (Comrie) / A.5967-B (Paulin)
February 26, 2020
Johnny Evers
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Prevailing Wage Mandate
S.7508 / A.9508, Part FFF
February 27, 2020
Ken Pokalsky
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Expands the Lists of Adult Immunizations that Pharmacists and Certified Nurse Practitioners May Admi...
S.7507 / A.9507, Part I
February 27, 2020
Lev Ginsburg, Esq.
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Tourism Matching Grants Allocation of $4.4 Million in FY 2021 Budget
S.7501 / A.9501
February 27, 2020
Melvin Norris
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$2.5 Million appropriation to the “I Love NY” Program
S.7501 / A.9501
February 27, 2020
John T. Evers, PhD
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Small Business Tax Reduction
S.5954-A (Kaplan) / A.6309-A (Schimminger)
February 28, 2020
Ken Pokalsky
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Prohibits Employer Use of Consumer Credit Reports in Employment Decisions
S.2884-E (Sanders) / A.2611-E (Dinowitz)
March 03, 2020
Frank Kerbein
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Require Arbitration Organizations to Make Public Dispute Resolution Information
S.2895 (Kavanagh) / A.7438 (Dinowitz)
March 06, 2020
Lev Ginsburg, Esq.
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Product Stewardship Program
S.7508 / A.9508, Part SS
March 13, 2020
Melvin Norris
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Creates a Presumption that COVID-19 is an Occupational Disease in All Cases Thus Making it Compensab...
Creation of Presumption of Occupational Illness for COVID-19 for Workers’ Compensation
March 23, 2020
Lev GInsburg, Esq.
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Requires Certain Perils be Covered Ex Post Facto Under Business Interruption Insurance During the Co...
S.8211-A (Gounardes) / A.10226-B (Carroll)
May 12, 2020
Lev Ginsburg, Esq.
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Includes Exposure to Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, as an Occupational Disease
S.8266 (Ramos) / A.10401 (Simotas)
May 12, 2020
Lev Ginsburg, Esq.
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Requires Degree-Granting Institutions of Higher Education to Make Certain Annual Disclosures
S.8208 (Thomas) / A.10298 (Epstein)
May 22, 2020
Amber L Mooney
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Relates to Issuing a Moratorium on Utility Termination of Services During Periods of Pandemics and/o...
S.8113-A (Parker) / A.10521 (Mosley)
May 26, 2020
John T. Evers, PhD
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Expansion of, and Increased Penalties for, "Price Gouging"
S.8189 (Hoylman) / A.10270 (Rozic)
May 26, 2020
Ken Pokalsky
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Prohibiting Negative Credit Reporting on Persons Affected by the Coronavirus
S.8118-B (Thomas) / A.10183-A (Rozic)
June 16, 2020
John T. Evers, PhD
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Authorizes Collection of Source Plasma at Source Plasma Donation Centers that Comply with Federal La...
S.7811 (Rivera) / A.9915 (Gottfried)
July 01, 2020
Lev Ginsburg, Esq.
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Unfair Claim Settlement
S.6216-A (Bailey) / A.5623-B (Weinstein)
July 14, 2020
Lev Ginsburg, Esq.
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Consent to General Jurisdiction
S.6352 (Kaplan) / A.7595 (Weinstein)
July 14, 2020
Ken Pokalsky
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Relates to Securing Payment of Wages for Work Already Performed
S.7256 (Ramos) / A.9008 (Rosenthal)
July 14, 2020
Lev Ginsburg, Esq.
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Allowing Electronic Notarization
S.4352-B (Skoufis) / A.4076-B (Rozic)
July 15, 2020
Lev Ginsburg, Esq.
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Mortgage Forbearance Mandate
S.8744 (Sanders) / A.10532-A (Bichotte)
July 16, 2020
Lev Ginsburg, Esq.
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Extension of Paid Family Leave Benefits to Certain Workers in the Construction Industry
S.8776 (Comrie) / A.2277 (Pichardo)
July 17, 2020
Frank Kerbein
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Requires Employers to Notify Employees if They Come Into Contact With Other Employees Who Have Been ...
S.8239-A (Ramos) / A.10353-A (Aubry)
July 17, 2020
Frank Kerbein
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Establishes an Essential Workers’ Bill of Rights
S.8308 (Liu) / A.10437 (Rozic for Rules)
July 17, 2020
Frank Kerbein
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Ban on Plastic Beverage Container Connectors
S.6647-A (Krueger) / A.8305-A (Paulin)
July 17, 2020
Ken Pokalsky
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Cable Franchise Transfers
S.6466 (Parker) / A.7372 (Paulin)
July 20, 2020
John T. Evers, PhD
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Prohibits the Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information by an Internet Service Provider With...
S.518 (Carlucci) / A.2420 (Wallace)
July 20, 2020
John T. Evers, PhD
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Prohibits Certain Practices by Businesses Making an Automatic Renewal or Continuous Service Offer to...
S.1475-A (Hoylman) / A.3173-A (Dinowitz)
July 20, 2020
John T. Evers, PhD
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HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Mandate and the Prohibition of Prior Auth...
S.34-A (Hoylman) / A.4962-A (O’Donnell)
July 20, 2020
Lev Ginsburg, Esq.
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Decommissioning Oversight Board
S.8154-B (Harckham) / A.10326-B (Galef)
July 20, 2020
Melvin Norris
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Amends the Workers’ Compensation Law to Include Coverage of Treatment Rendered by a Massage Therap...
S.5421-A (Ramos) / A.7498-A (Woerner)
July 21, 2020
Frank Kerbein
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Defines “Substantial Completion”
S.7664 (Breslin) / A.9117 (Cusick)
July 22, 2020
John T. Evers, PhD
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Relates to Payment of Prevailing Wage on Public Works Projects for Work Involving the Hauling and De...
S.8334-A (Mayer) / A.10626-A (Bronson)
July 22, 2020
John T. Evers, PhD
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Publication of Small Business & Minority and Women-Owned Business Assistance Programs on ESD Website
S.4429 (Parker) / A.4921 (Blake)
July 22, 2020
Ken Pokalsky
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Enacting the Healthy Terminals Act
S.6266-D (Biaggi) / A.8142-E (Hyndman)
July 22, 2020
John T. Evers, PhD
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Ban of PFAS in Food Packaging
S.8817 (Hoylman) / A.4739 (Fahy)
July 22, 2020
Melvin Norris
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Imposition of a New “Gross Income” Data Tax
S.6102 (Carlucci) / A.9112 (Pheffer Amato)
September 22, 2020
Ken Pokalsky
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Sales Tax Extended to Digital Advertising
S.8166 (Thomas) / A.10321 (Rosenthal)
September 24, 2020
Ken Pokalsky
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Gross Receipts Tax on Digital Advertising
S. 8056-A (Gianaris) / A.10706 (Walker)
October 12, 2020
Ken Pokalsky
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Gross Receipts Tax on Digital Advertising
S.8056-A (Gianaris) / A.10706 (Walker)
October 12, 2020
Ken Pokalsky
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Property Tax Deferral Legislation
S.8138-B (Martinez) / A.10252-A (Stern)
October 28, 2020
Melvin Norris
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Short Term Rental Legislation
A.2928 (Fahy)
October 28, 2020
Melvin Norris
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Annual Assessment of Fossil Fuel Related Tax Expenditures
S.2649-C (Krueger) / A.257-C (Cahill)
October 30, 2020
Ken Pokalsky
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Expansion of the False Claims Act Related to Tax Issues
S.8872 (Hoylman) / A.11066 (Weinstein)
November 05, 2020
Ken Pokalsky
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Reimposition of the Stock Transfer Tax
S.6203-A (Sanders) / A.7791 (Steck)
November 10, 2020
Ken Pokalsy
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