NYSBA #1: Support for S.141/A.270 – An Act to amend the Executive Law to establish the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings and providing for the administration thereof.
NYSBA #2: Support for A.1234/S.551 – An Act to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring child protective services to orally and in writing disclose certain information to parents and caretakers who are the subject of a child protective services investigation.
NYSBA #3: Support for A.136/S.138 – An Act to amend the public health law, in relation to a terminally ill patient’s request for and use of medication for medical aid in dying (MAID).
NYSBA #4: Support for S.161/A.1602 – An Act to amend the education law, in relation to the New York State district attorney and indigent legal services attorney loan forgiveness program.
NYSBA #5: Support for S.1409 – An Act to amend the Uniform Justice Court Act, the Town Law and the Village Law, in relation to requiring certain town and village justices be admitted to practice law in the state.
NYSBA #6: Support for A.66/S.550 – An Act to amend the social services law, in relation to the administration of the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment.
NYSBA #6-A: Support for S550/A66 – AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the administration of the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment.
NYSBA #7: Support for S.2240/A.5414 – An Act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to removing the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons; and to repeal certain provisions of such law related thereto.
NYSBA #8: Support for S.3036/A.3234 – An Act to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to making technical corrections to ensure gender neutrality for the admission to practice law and preventing any required disclosure of prior interaction with law enforcement or the criminal justice system under certain circumstances.
NYSBA #9: Support for A.2620/S.878A – An Act to amend the family court act and the criminal procedure law, in relation to the custodial interrogation of juveniles by law enforcement.
NYSBA #9-A: Support for A2620-A/S878-B – AN ACT to amend the family court act and the criminal procedure law, in relation to the custodial interrogation of juveniles by law enforcement.
NYSBA #10: Support for A.4669 – An Act to amend the executive law, the real property actions and proceedings law and the real property law, in relation to establishing the New York state office of civil representation to provide a right to counsel in eviction proceedings.
NYSBA #11: Support for A.2682 – An Act to amend the county law and the judiciary law, in relation to hourly compensation and reimbursement for representation; and to repeal certain provisions of the county law relating thereto.
NYSBA #12: Support for S.4825-A – An Act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the age limitation for judges.
NYSBA #12-A: Support for S4825-A/A2663-A – AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the age limitation for judges.
NYSBA #13: Support for S.845/A.860 – An Act to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting drug, cannabis or alcohol testing and screening of pregnant or postpartum individuals and newborns.
NYSBA #14: Support for S.4547/A.4869 – An Act to amend the criminal procedure law and the judiciary law, in relation to judicial diversion programs; and to repeal certain provisions of the criminal procedure law relating thereto.
NYSBA #15: Support for S.5240/A.4940-A – An Act to amend the family court act and the social services law, in relation to establishing procedures regarding orders of post-termination visitation and/or contact between a child and such child’s parent.
NYSBA #16: Support for A.7683/S.6910 – An Act to amend the executive law, in relation to limiting recordkeeping and reporting duties of public notaries.
NYSBA #17: Support for S.3849/A.1100A – A Concurrent Resolution proposing amendments to article 6 of the constitution, in relation to the number of supreme court justices in any judicial district.
NYSBA #18: Support for S.5083/A.5898 – An Act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to death benefits for the beneficiaries of certain members of the retirement system.
NYSBA #19: Support for S.2422/A.3849 – AN ACT to repeal section 470 of the judiciary law, relating to allowing attorneys having offices in the state to reside in an adjoining state
The New York State Bar Association submits this memo in SUPPORT of S3005-A/A3005-A (PPGG Budget): Part GG of the Executive’s Budget, Assembly Part JJ, Senate Part KK, Senate Part LL, Senate Part SS, Senate Part TT, Senate Part GGG, and Senate Part MMM
PPGG Budget Hearing Testimony February 13, 2025 – Submitted to the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committees of the New York State Legislature for the Hearing on the FY 2025-2026 Public Protection Executive Budget Proposal.
Business Law Section Memo #1 – Support for A.377 – AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requirements for unsolicited private government-related registration service communications.
Animal Law Memo #1 (S364/A893) AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting certain restrictions as it relates to dog breed.
Animal Law Memo #2 (S197/A3050) AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to sentencing for the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals.
Animal Law Memo #3 (S.250/ A.1966) AN ACT to amend the Agriculture and Markets law in relation to aggravated cruelty to animals.
Animal Law Memo #4 (S.703/ A.2019) AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets Law, in relation to aggravated cruelty to animals.
Animal Law Memo #5 (S.1182/ A.667) AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the use of leg-gripping traps.
Animal Law Memo #6 (S.1362/ A.3046) AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to methods used to capture or dispose of nuisance wildlife.
Animal Law Memo #7 (S.2296/ A.640) AN ACT to amend the Judiciary Law, in relation to the creation of a court-appointed advocate for animals.
Animal Law Memo #8 (S.3658/ A.3180) AN ACT to amend the public buildings law, in relation to directing the commissioner of general services to incorporate practices and strategies to reduce bird fatality resulting from collisions with certain state-owned buildings, and for other purposes.
Animal Law Memo #9 (S.3970/ A.1612) AN ACT to amend the public health law and the education law, in relation to authorizing emergency medical service personnel to provide basic first aid to cats and dogs under certain circumstances.
Animal Law Memo #10 (S.673/A.1693) AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing the housing people and animals together grant program.
Animal Law Memo #11 (S.1784/A.5505)AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requiring property owners and lessors of certain properties that have been vacated to inspect such property for abandoned animals.
Animal Law Memo #12 (S.4952/A.798)N ACT to amend the education law, in relation to expanding the requirements for teaching humane education to secondary school students and provides for the verification of compliance of such instruction.
Animal Law Memo #13 (S.4954/A.1089)AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law in relation to prohibiting the use of lead ammunition in the taking of wildlife on state-owned land and land contributing surface water to the New York City water supply.
Animal Law Memo #14 (S.5324/A.1433) AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing for the issuance of pet insurance.
Animal Law Memo #15 (S.6538/A.933) AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the development of uniform standards for the coloring of wind turbine rotor blades.
Animal Law Memo #16 (S.6821/A.1945) AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing veterinarians to provide free veterinary care services to individuals in shelters to receive mandatory continuing education credit.
Animal Law Memo #17 (S.3629-A/ A.5850) AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the participation of certain animals in traveling animal acts.
Animal Law Memo #18 (S.5721/ A.1835) AN ACT to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law and the Environmental Conservation Law in relation to prohibiting the use of primates in entertainment acts.
Animal Law Memo #19 (S.7218-B/ A.7342-C) AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to establishing the New York state equine industry board.
Animal Law Memo #20 (S.7330/ A.1645) AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring higher education research facilities to make available certain information regarding the adoption of dogs and cats.
Animal Law Memo #21 (S.3158/ A.1816) AN ACT: to amend the penal law, in relation to adding animal fighting to the definition of “criminal activity” for purposes of enterprise corruption crimes.
Animal Law Memo #22 (S.3457 / A.6871) AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to human-relevant research funding for scientific testing on animals: and to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the promoting of ethical testing solutions fund.
Animal Law Memo #23 (S.5514 / A.6556) AN ACT to amend the Civil Practice Law and Rules in relation to including consideration of recent acts of aggravated cruelty to animals as a factor to be considered when determining whether grounds for a temporary extreme risk protection order exist.
Animal Law Memo #24 (S.6621 / A.1685) AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the breeding, sale, trade, purchase, importation, and exportation of red-eared slider turtles.
Animal Law Memo #25 (S.7421/ A.8043) AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to octopus farming.
Committee on Disability Rights Memo #1 – Support for S.2269/A.4628 – AN ACT to amend the General Business Law, in relation to requiring certain motion picture theaters to provide scheduled showings with open motion picture captioning.
Summary of Amendments to New York Discovery in Criminal Practice State Education, Labor, Housing and Family Assistance Budget (A3006c, S3006c, Part LL) l. 2025. C.56 May 9, 2025
Elder Law #1 – Support for S.3008/A.3008 – An act to amend sections of the Banking, General Business, and Social Services Laws to protect eligible adults from
Elder Law #2 – Support for S.358/A.1198 – An act to repeal additional activity of daily living (ADL) requirements for personal care and CDPAP services.
Elder Law #3 – Support for S.4786/A.1907 – An act to eliminate a look-back period for Community Medicaid applicants seeking long term care services provided in their home.
Elder Law #4 – Opposition to S.4549-A – An act to amend the General Obligations Law, in relation to requiring principals and beneficiaries to notify co-trustees and co-beneficiaries of the signing of a power of attorney.
Trust and Estates #1 (A.3381) AN ACT to amend the surrogate’s court procedure act, in relation to proof of lost or destroyed trusts.