Explore key legislation considered during the 2026 Legislative Session and its impact on affordability in New York State.
This bill would create parity with ride-share requirements for uninsured/underinsured coverage by reducing the outsized requirements.
This bill would enact The New York AI Act which creates a punitive enforcement mechanism that will incentivize frivolous litigation.
Highway Use Tax (HUT) imposed on motor carriers operating on certain public highways within the state
Bill seeks to establish the “winter moratorium on evictions act”, that would prohibit evictions of tenants from residential properties during the “so called” winter months being Oct 31-April 16.
New York’s high auto insurance rates are largely driven by fraud and excessive litigation, and this bill seeks to address both to help lower premiums.
This bill laudably attempts to protect consumers’ sensitive health data, but goes far beyond consumer data protection.
The state has struggled to meet the goals outlined in the bill, making the legislation unachievable and costly for businesses and consumers.
The bill would ban a number of packaging products and set unachievable source reduction mandates.
This bill would enable employees who participate to access up to $200 per month in eligible ride-share or bike-share benefits.
This bill prohibits the use of algorithmically set prices using personal data and threatens to take away consumers’ access to discounts.
This bill will chill New York’s economy and efforts to spur economic development.
This bill would enact the New York City Small Business Rent Stabilization Act which would impose sweeping commercial rent control in NYC.
These bills would create new health insurance coverage mandates, increasing costs for New York's small and medium-sized businesses.
This bill requires retailers who offer digital coupons to also offer paper coupons.
Each new proposed mandate further drives up the costs of health insurance for all.
This bill would improve recycling system, giving packaging producers a central role in designing the program.
Each further mandate makes it more challenging to find affordable health insurance.
Loosen economic restrictions and allow building owners of rent-regulated housing stock.
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