New New York laws taking effect December 19, 2025
63 laws take effect December 19, 2025.
Of the 1,083 bills enacted since 2025, 1,062 have an effective date and 21 don't yet (listed below). A law here takes effect that day by its main provisions; parts of a staggered act may take effect on other dates.
Updated Nov 4, 2026 at 8:23 p.m. EST.
Healthcare (11)
A 7038 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Requires rates paid for rehabilitation and opioid treatment be pursuant to certain fee schedules published by the office of addiction services and supports
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
A 7411 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Permits the commissioner of health to designate local health officials to request copies of certain reports and records
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
A 9513 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Permits local health officials to request copies of certain reports and records
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the county law relating to permitting the commissioner of health to designate local health offi- cials to request copies of certain reports and records, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7818 and A. 7411, takes effect.
S 4585 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Promotes efficient and effective oversight of continuing care retirement communities; repealer
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
S 4914 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Protects individuals who provide or receive legally protected health activity from criminal or civil liability or professional sanctions imposed by jurisdictions outside the state; repealer
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
S 5369 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Authorizes increased equity withdrawals by certain non-public residential health care facilities
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
S 7501 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Directs counties to develop and maintain comprehensive county emergency medical system plans
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
S 8800 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to the calculation of rates for certain treatment pursuant to the medical assistance program
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Sections 1 to 6).
Sections 1 to 6: sections one, two, three, four, five and six of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
S 8802 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to oversight of continuing care communities; repealer
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Sections 1 through 16).
Sections 1 through 16: shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
S 8806 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Directs counties to develop and maintain comprehensive county emergency medical system plans
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Sections 1 and 2).
Sections 1 and 2: one and two of this act shall take effect on the same date and
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
S 8807 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to procedures for protections of legally protected health activities
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the civil practice law and rules and other laws relating to protecting individuals who provide or receive legally protected health activity from criminal or civil liability or professional sanctions imposed by jurisdictions outside the state, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4914-B and A. 5480-C, takes effect.
Budget (9)
A 6657 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Authorizes the Thiells-Roseville Fire District to file an application for exemption from school taxes and real property taxes
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
A 7222 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to the requirements of the annual report from the division of minority and women's business development
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
A 8023 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Requires the department of civil service to allow municipalities to post municipal employment positions on the department of civil service's state jobs website
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
A 9455 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to certain information to be included in the annual report from the division of minority and women's business development
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the executive law relating to requirements of the annual report from the division of minority and women's business development, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 8393 and A. 7222, takes effect.
S 2462 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to the New York power authority's conferral process
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
S 4043 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Authorizes the Bedford Hills Fire District to file an application for exemption from school and real property taxes
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
S 4727 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to normal retirement age for police/fire members of the New York city fire department pension fund
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
S 8781 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Makes technical corrections to a chapter of the laws of 2025 relating to authorizing the Thiells-Roseville Fire District to file an application for exemption from school taxes and real property taxes
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 relating to authorizing the Thiells-Roseville Fire District to file an application for exemption from school taxes and real property taxes, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6428 and A. 6657, takes effect.
S 8783 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Makes technical corrections relating to authorizing the Bedford Hills Fire District to file an application for exemption from school and real property taxes
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 relating to authorizing the Bedford Hills Fire District to file an application for exemption from school taxes and real property taxes, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4043 and A. 46, takes effect.
Crime (8)
A 1970 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to the collection and reporting of sexual offense evidence on the statewide electronic tracking system
How we got this date
Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before three months of such effective date.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
A 4040 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Codifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
A 8289 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to non-Indian trespass and drug trafficking activities within Indian lands, and to criminal law enforcement activities within Seneca nation lands
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
S 8256 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Prohibits the issuance of tickets to residential occupants for certain violations of the sanitation code
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
S 8415 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Enacts into law components of legislation necessary to implement an omnibus bill related to correctional services in the state of New York
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately AND APPLY TO PERIODS OF CUSTODY THAT END ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT AND SHALL NOT REVIVE OR OTHERWISE EXTEND ANY CLAIM THAT WAS TIME-BARRED PRIOR TO SUCH EFFECTIVE DATE.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
S 8765 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to the collection and reporting of sexual offense evidence on the statewide electronic tracking system
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Sections 1, 2 and 3).
Sections 1, 2 and 3: This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that sections one, two and three of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the public health law relating to collecting and reporting sexual offense evidence on the statewide electronic tracking system, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 5225-A and A. 1970-A, takes effect.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
S 8821 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Prohibits the issuance of tickets to residential occupants for certain violations of the sanitation code
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the administrative code of the city of New York relating to prohibiting the issuance of tickets to residential occupants for certain violations of the sanitation code, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 8256 and A. 2693-A, takes effect.
S 8834 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to the entering of lands owned or occupied by any nation, tribe, or band of Indians by a person and to law enforcement agreements with the Seneca nation
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the Indian law relating to non-Indian trespass and drug trafficking activities within Indian lands, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 8127 and A. 8289, takes effect.
Traffic (6)
A 6943 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Establishes standards for glass repair and calibration of advanced driver assistance systems
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
A 9435 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to requiring utility pole owners and attachers to submit an annual report on pole attachments; repeals provisions relating to right-of-way permits
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the public service law and the general municipal law relating to enforcement of pole attachment safety and quality, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6997-A and A. 7544-A, takes effect.
S 6815 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to bus lane restrictions in New York city
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
S 6997 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to enforcement of pole attachment safety and quality
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
S 8810 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Provides a defense from liability for certain MTA vehicles standing, stopped, or parked in violation of certain bus lane restrictions in New York city
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the vehicle and traffic law relating to an affirmative defense for bus lane restrictions in New York city, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6815 and A. 8292, takes effect
S 8824 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Clarifies standards for glass repair and calibration of advanced driver assistance systems
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Section 1).
Section 1: section one of this act shall take effect on the same date
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Wages (4)
A 584 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Enacts the "trapped at work act"
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
A 9452 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to the prohibition of the use of employment promissory notes and other similar provisions
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Sections 1, 2 and 3).
Sections 1, 2 and 3: sections one, two, and three of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
S 4824 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to disabilities of members of the uniformed force of sanitation departments in certain cities
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
S 8787 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to welfare, medical, and retirement plans provided by a horsemen's organization in the absence of contractual obligations
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law relating to welfare, medical, and retirement plans provided by a horsemen's organization in the absence of contractu- al obligations, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 2612-B and A. 8206, takes effect.
Climate (3)
A 9478 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Establishes a New York native plants designation; repealer
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Sections 1 and 2).
Sections 1 and 2: sections one and two of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the agri- culture and markets law relating to establishing a New York native plants designation, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7359-A and A. 7964-A, takes effect
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
S 73 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to rechargeable battery recycling
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
S 8832 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to rechargeable battery recycling
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the environmental conservation law relating to rechargeable battery recycling, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 73-A and A. 4641-A, takes effect.
Education (3)
A 612 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to the appropriate staff/child ratios for family day care homes, group family day care homes, school age day care programs and day care centers
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
A 9476 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to the veterans tuition awards program; repealer
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Sections 1 to 3).
Sections 1 to 3: sections one, two and three shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the education law relating to expanding the veterans tuition awards program to allow the transfer of unused benefits to a spouse, survivor or child, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4358-A and A. 3240-A, takes effect.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
S 4358 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to the veterans tuition awards program
How we got this date
Effective imme- diately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
AI (2)
S 7599 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to automated decision-making by government agencies
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
S 8831 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to the use of automated employment decision-making tools and artificial intelligence systems by certain state and local entities; repealer
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Sections 1 to 16).
Sections 1 to 16: on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Mining and Drilling (2)
S 1069 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Prohibits the lease of state forests, reforestation areas, wildlife management areas and unique areas for the purpose of gas and oil production
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
S 8836 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to certain leases for the exploration, development, and production of gas or oil in state forests, reforestation areas and wildlife management areas
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the environmental conservation law relating to prohibiting the lease of state forests, reforestation areas, wildlife management areas and unique areas for gas and oil production, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.1069 and A.1179, takes effect.
Taxes (2)
S 1183 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Establishes a real property tax exemption for veterans with a 100 percent service connected disability
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
S 8803 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relate to a real property tax exemption for veterans with a one hundred percent service connected disability
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Section 1).
Section 1: section one of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Affordability (1)
S 8417 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to the provision of gas service to new customers
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
Elections (1)
S 7111 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Permits political parties to perform certain functions without forming county committees
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
Other (11)
A 4712 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Authorizes the secretary of state to appoint a person from the utility intervention unit within the consumer protection division to serve on the state energy planning board
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
A 4938 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Provides protections for telecommunications tower technicians
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
A 4997 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Extends DEC's authority to regulate management of crabs, and prohibits the taking of horseshoe crabs for commercial and biomedical purposes
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
A 5405 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to void provisions in construction contracts
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
A 6277 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Establishes a brand owner's license
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
A 7560 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Requires the developmental disabilities advisory council to submit an annual report on the activities of the council
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
S 2612 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to welfare, medical, and retirement plans provided by a horsemen's organization in the absence of contractual obligations
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
S 7359 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Establishes a New York native plants designation
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
S 8338 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Clarifies the standard for when a practice has a discriminatory effect
How we got this date
This act shall take effect immediately
Signed by the Governor Dec 19, 2025 → takes effect on that day Dec 19, 2025
S 8799 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Requires the developmental disabilities advisory council to submit an annual comprehensive summary of information about its activities to the office for people with developmental disabilities' website
How we got this date
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the mental hygiene law relating to requiring the developmental disabilities advisory council to submit an annual report on the activities of the council, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7793 and A. 7560-A, takes effect.
S 8823 · 2025 Regular SessionDerived
Relates to the department of environmental conservation's regulation of crabs
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Sections one and two).
Sections one and two: the provisions of sections one and two of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Enacted, but not yet dated (21)
These laws' texts tie their dates to something outside the legislative record (Contingent), or not enough is recorded yet to give one (Unresolved). They may take effect December 19, 2025 too; the record doesn't say.
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- A 1021UnresolvedEstablishes when services for traumatic brain injuries granted pursuant to a waiver shall begina chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the social services law, as proposed in legislative bill number 7369 isn't in the record
- A 10344UnresolvedExtends certain provisions relating to supermarkets providing excess edible food to food relief organizationschapter 352 of the laws of 2020 isn't in the record
- A 11368UnresolvedExtends certain provisions relating to physical therapy assistantstwo clauses set different dates for the same provision
- A 11547ContingentRelates to the staffing and operations of a cancer research institute and a related not-for-profit corporationCompletion of the transfer of all grants from Health Research, Inc. to Roswell Park Cancer Research Corporation
- A 1676UnresolvedRelates to the commissioner of corrections and community supervision's heat mitigation plan for correctional facilitiesS 7781's own effective date isn't resolved
- A 2432UnresolvedRelates to reducing work related musculoskeletal disorderstwo clauses set different dates for the same provision
- A 3002UnresolvedDEBT SERVICE FUND--GENERAL DEBT SERVICE FUNDno enacted text on file
- A 329ContingentRelates to setting integrated behavioral health servicesRates of reimbursement for integrated behavioral health services approved and certified by OMH and OASAS, or the regulations under MHL 36.06(d) become effective, whichever is later
- A 7906UnresolvedClarifies the provision of donate life registration to certain insured personschapter 758 of the laws of 2022, as amended by chapter 159 of the laws of 2024 isn't in the record
- A 8432UnresolvedExtends provisions of law relating to enforcement and support obligations through the suspension of driving privilegestwo clauses set different dates for the same provision
- A 8433UnresolvedExtends current exemptions of income and resources for public assistance programstwo clauses set different dates for the same provision
- A 8661UnresolvedExtends provisions of law related to youth pheasant hunting on long islandtwo clauses set different dates for the same provision
- A 927UnresolvedIncludes information on congenital heart defect births as part of the department of health's health care and wellness education and outreach program; repealerS 9283's own effective date isn't resolved
- A 9438UnresolvedRelates to price comparisons of prices charged by energy services companiestwo clauses set different dates for the same provision
- A 9514UnresolvedRelates to the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to excluding certain food donations from sales taxS 2279's own effective date isn't resolved
- S 2279ContingentExcludes certain food donations from sales taxFirst day of a sales tax quarterly period (Tax Law 1136(b)) beginning at least 90 days after the act becomes law
- S 3497UnresolvedExtends provisions relating to the mortgage tax in the county of Yatestwo clauses set different dates for the same provision
- S 753UnresolvedRelates to the definition of medical debtS 8373's own effective date isn't resolved
- S 789UnresolvedRelates to findings in child abuse or neglect proceedingsS 7348's own effective date isn't resolved
- S 8047UnresolvedRelates to the Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex in Essex CountyCONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 14 of the constitution, in relation to the Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex in Essex County isn't in the record
- S 8273ContingentRelates to property used by the Greenburgh North Castle Union Free School District number 12 and authorizes such school district to affiliate with Rising Ground, Inc.; repealerEarlier of July 1, 2025 or the expiration of the lease agreement for property at 623 Blooming Grove Turnpike, town of New Windsor, Orange county