New York's State Assembly approved by a 104-35 margin climate legislation mandating a 100% statewide \"clean\" electricity transition by 2040 and net-zero emissions by 2050. The bill, known as the Climate and Community Protection Act (CCPA), seeks to eliminate 85% of the state's economy-...
The bill, S8358B, has a companion bill pending in the New York State Assembly. If enacted as proposed, the Retail Worker Safety Act will require New York retail employers to assess potential workplace violence hazards and develop and implement comprehensive written workplace violenc...
The Horseshoe Crab Protection Act passed the New York State Assembly and Senate last June, but the governor has yet to sign or veto it. If she does not sign the bill by the end of 2024, the bill is essentially vetoed and would have to go through the legislative process again next year...
According to a report byTim Williams and Nick Reismanfor Spectrum News, thebillis gaining traction in the New York State Senate after passing twice in the New York State Assembly already. The bill would create a community led coalition to study the long-term harms of slavery and determine the...
New York Changes Hunting Laws To Ban Certain Wildlife Contests Initially introduced in the New York State Legislature on March 07, 2013, New York StateSenate Bill S4099/Assembly Bill A2917was finally passed in both houses andsigned by the Governor on December 22, 2023. ...
Right before she was inaugurated for her next term as Governor, Kathy Hochul signed a new bill that gave lawmakers in New York a huge raise. That raise now makes legislators in New York the highest-paid state legislators in the country. ...
NEW YORK, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- A lawmaker of U.S. state of New York Monday announced the introduction of legislation that would provide models with protection against sexual and other forms of harassment in the industry. The bill, referred to as the "Models' Harassment Protection Act," fo...
On February 8, 2021, the New York State Assembly passed legislation to place a constitutional amendment measure on next year’s ballot. The ballot measure will enable New Yorkers to vote on amending the NYS Constitution’s Bill of Rights to include a right ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) —New York’s state budget deadline will be pushed back to next week as negotiations over housing and education are ongoing, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday. Hochul said in a statement she would deliver a bill to lawmakers delaying...
— Hochul issued a rare form of veto for an unapproved bill. (City & State) — Federal funding threats are looming over the health care budget talks. (POLITICO Pro) — The governor called on the New York Power Authority to suspend plans for an electric rate hike. (Buffalo News) KEEPING...