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800 Bills Signed Into Law by Governor

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Published January 8th, 2026
Detected March 28th, 2026
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Summary

The Governor of New York has signed 800 bills into law, impacting various sectors including economic development, real property tax exemptions, emergency medical systems, consumer protection, telecommunications, artificial intelligence, oil and gas leases, and law enforcement counseling. These new laws will take effect on January 8, 2026.

What changed

The Governor of New York has signed a significant number of bills (800) into law, with an effective date of January 8, 2026. These legislative changes introduce new regulations across multiple domains. Key areas affected include directing the department of economic development to assist municipalities with closed colleges, authorizing real property tax exemptions for combat zone service members, mandating the development of county emergency medical system plans, enhancing the attorney general's ability to protect consumers from unfair business practices, establishing training requirements for telecommunications tower technicians, implementing transparency requirements for AI model developers, restricting the expansion of oil and gas leases on state lands, creating a right of action for coerced debt victims, and ensuring confidentiality for law enforcement peer support communications.

Compliance officers and legal professionals in New York must review these new laws to understand their specific implications for their organizations. This includes assessing potential impacts on tax obligations, consumer interactions, data handling (especially for AI), employment practices, and contractual agreements. Given the broad scope, a thorough review of each relevant bill is necessary to ensure adherence to the new requirements by the January 8, 2026 effective date. Failure to comply could result in legal challenges or penalties, particularly for provisions related to consumer protection and AI transparency.

What to do next

  1. Review all 800 signed bills for organizational impact.
  2. Develop compliance strategies for new AI transparency requirements.
  3. Update tax exemption processes for combat zone service members if applicable.

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[Bill

                S8777](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8777)
  • 2025-26 Session Directs the department of economic development to provide certain assistance to municipalities in which a college or university has closed.

January 8, 2026 | Signed by Governor

Sponsor: MAY

[Bill

                S8790](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8790)
  • 2025-26 Session Authorizes municipalities to offer a real property tax exemption for combat zone service members who at any time during the taxable year performed active duty in the armed forces in a combat zone; defines terms; makes related provisions.

January 8, 2026 | Signed by Governor

Sponsor: SCARCELLA-SPANTON

[Bill

                S8806](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8806)
  • 2025-26 Session Directs the department of health to make available a model comprehensive county emergency medical system plan to provide guidance to counties in developing their plans and to review such county plans within a certain period of time; and directs counties, in coordination with their regional emergency medical services councils, to develop and maintain comprehensive county emergency medical system plans that provide for coordinated emergency medical systems within such counties.

January 8, 2026 | Signed by Governor

Sponsor: MAYER

[Bill

                S8811](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8811)
  • 2025-26 Session Relates to the attorney general's ability to protect New Yorkers from unfair, deceptive and abusive business practices.

January 8, 2026 | Signed by Governor

Sponsor: COMRIE

[Bill

                S8818](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8818)
  • 2025-26 Session 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 pursuant to such contracts; repeals legislative intent relating to such tower technician protections; relates to the effectiveness thereof.

January 8, 2026 | Signed by Governor

Sponsor: MAY

[Bill

                S8828](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8828)
  • 2025-26 Session Implements transparency requirements for developers of AI models; requires the establishment of an office for oversite of AI model developer transparency and reporting; makes related provisions.

January 8, 2026 | Signed by Governor

Sponsor: GOUNARDES

[Bill

                S8836](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8836)
  • 2025-26 Session Provides that the assignment, transfer, or modification of leases for exploration, development, and production of gas or oil in state forests, reforestation areas and wildlife management areas shall not allow expansion or extension of such provisions.

January 8, 2026 | Signed by Governor

Sponsor: SERRANO

[Bill

                S8830](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8830)
  • 2025-26 Session Relates to actions for claims arising out of coerced debts; limits certain actions; established a right of action against person who causes another to incur coerced debt.

January 8, 2026 | Signed by Governor

Sponsor: CLEARE

[Bill

                S8769](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8769)
  • 2025-26 Session Provides confidentiality for communications arising out of law enforcement peer support counseling.

January 8, 2026 | Signed by Governor

Sponsor: SKOUFIS

[Bill

                S8763](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8763)
  • 2025-26 Session 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.

January 8, 2026 | Signed by Governor

Sponsor: BROUK

[Bill

                S8765](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8765)
  • 2025-26 Session Requires the collection and reporting of sexual offense evidence on the statewide electronic tracking system within ten days of permission to release the evidence by the alleged sexual offense victim; relates to the effectiveness thereof.

January 8, 2026 | Signed by Governor

Sponsor: GOUNARDES

[Bill

                S8772](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8772)
  • 2025-26 Session Relates to cost sharing requirements for high deductible health plans and health savings accounts; relates to the effectiveness of a chapter of the laws of 2025.

January 8, 2026 | Signed by Governor

Sponsor: BAILEY

[Bill

                S8774](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8774)
  • 2025-26 Session 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; repeals certain provisions of the labor law related to the inspection of elevators and conveyances; amends the effectiveness of such related provisions.

January 8, 2026 | Signed by Governor

Sponsor: RAMOS

[Bill

                S8778](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8778)
  • 2025-26 Session Requires name and contact information to be provided in certain calls made to the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment.

January 8, 2026 | Signed by Governor

Sponsor: BRISPORT

[Bill

                S8786](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8786)
  • 2025-26 Session Provides that a rental vehicle company or peer-to-peer car sharing program administrator may act as an agent for an authorized insurer with respect to accident and health insurance that provides coverage to shared vehicle owners, shared vehicle drivers, or a combination thereof, and any other coverage that the superintendent of financial services may approve as meaningful and appropriate in connection with the sharing of a shared vehicle.

January 8, 2026 | Signed by Governor

Sponsor: SKOUFIS

[Bill

                S8781](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8781)
  • 2025-26 Session 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.

January 8, 2026 | Signed by Governor

Sponsor: WEBER

[Bill

                S8787](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8787)
  • 2025-26 Session Relates to welfare, medical, and retirement plans provided by a horsemen's organization in the absence of contractual obligations; provides that in the absence of a contract between the licensed harness racing corporation or association and the representative horsemen's organization, the previous contract shall be automatically extended for a one-time period of twelve months commencing from the date that the previously negotiated contract expired.

January 8, 2026 | Signed by Governor

Sponsor: ADDABBO

[Bill

                S8782](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8782)
  • 2025-26 Session Provides that an application for a real property tax exemption for surviving spouses of police officers killed in the line of duty be filed with the assessor on or before the taxable status date.

January 8, 2026 | Signed by Governor

Sponsor: MARTINEZ

[Bill

                S8783](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8783)
  • 2025-26 Session Makes technical corrections relating to authorizing the Bedford Hills Fire District to file an application for exemption from school and real property taxes for the 2022-2023 assessment years.

January 8, 2026 | Signed by Governor

Sponsor: HARCKHAM

[Bill

                S8789](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8789)
  • 2025-26 Session Prohibits the use of consumer credit history in hiring, employment and licensing determinations.

January 8, 2026 | Signed by Governor

Sponsor: SANDERS

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Classification

Agency
NY Senate
Published
January 8th, 2026
Compliance deadline
January 8th, 2026 (79 days ago)
Instrument
Rule
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Substantive

Who this affects

Applies to
Employers Healthcare providers Consumers
Industry sector
9211 Government & Public Administration 6211 Healthcare Providers 5112 Software & Technology
Activity scope
Consumer Protection Artificial Intelligence Emergency Medical Services
Geographic scope
New York US-NY

Taxonomy

Primary area
Financial Services
Operational domain
Legal
Compliance frameworks
Dodd-Frank
Topics
Artificial Intelligence Healthcare Consumer Protection

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