Signed by The Governor Are New Laws That May Affect Your Life

There were weekly bills in April and May for emergency appropriations to keep NY government operating because the budget was not passed in April as required. Bills relating to the operation of NY counties and towns including fire districts, highway departments and use of Indian tribal land were passed.

Bill S8812 Relates to the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to providing that in the case of any application for gas service to a building which is not supplied with gas, a utility corporation or municipality shall be obligated to provide gas service to such building. Signed by the governor |January 8, 2026

Bill S8818 Provides protections for telecommunications tower technicians, including requiring that all tower technicians performing work pursuant to a contract with a state agency complete training requirements determined by the office of general services prior to commencing work January 8, 2026 | Signed by Governor Sponsor: MAY

Bill S8763... Victims' rights Requires that following the acquittal after trial or the sentencing of any defendant for a felony, the district attorney, or their designee, shall provide by mail, electronically, or by any other reasonable and secure means of written communication a written summary of the disposition of such felony to any victim who was not present at the time that the defendant was sentenced or acquitted after trial . Signed by the Governor on January 8, 2026

• Bill S8803 Establishes an additional real property tax exemption for the primary residence of veterans with a one hundred percent service connected disability. January 8, 2026 | Signed by Governor
• Bill S8774 Relates to the determination of a verifiable shortage of licensed mechanics by the commissioner of labor for purposes of the issuance of a temporary elevator mechanic license, continuing education requirements for elevator mechanic's and accessibility lift technician's licensees, and authorizing the commissioner of labor to impose civil penalties for the employment or use of unlicensed mechanics

Bill S7726A Senator Mattera of Smithtown proposed education bill allowing trustees and boards of education of schools with a robotics program to conduct interschool robotics competitions for grades nine through twelve equivalent to the interschool athletic competitions conducted by such schools. May 12, 2026 | Still In Senate Committee