Your New York job must have a plan to protect you from airborne disease
Carried by Michael Gianaris (D) and Karines Reyes (D).
Signed it
Working now.
Andrew Cuomo (D)
Governor of New York
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What Cuomo did for people
Adults 21 and up can use cannabis legally, and some old pot records are cleared
Carried by Liz Krueger (D) and Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D).
Negotiated it
Working now.
Most unpaid traffic fines no longer cost you your New York license
Carried by Timothy Kennedy (D) and Pamela Hunter (D).
Signed it
Working now.
A COVID hardship form paused New York evictions and home foreclosures
Carried by Brian Kavanagh (D) and Jeffrey Dinowitz (D).
Signed it
Expired.
Renters who lost income to COVID can't be evicted for that back rent
Carried by Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D) and Jeffrey Dinowitz (D).
Signed it
Working now.
New York homeowners hit by COVID could pause mortgage payments for 180 days
Carried by Brian Kavanagh (D) and Nily Rozic (D).
Signed it
Expired.
More than 17,000 New York renters got COVID rent help they never repay
Carried by Brian Kavanagh (D) and Steven Cymbrowitz (D).
Signed it
Delivered.
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Workers in COVID quarantine got up to 14 paid sick days
Proposed by Andrew Cuomo (D).
Proposed it
Expired.
New York State civil servants are protected from discriminatory pay
Carried by Velmanette Montgomery (D) and Linda Rosenthal (D).
Signed it
Working now.
Your New York boss can't punish you for your reproductive health choices
Carried by Ellen Jaffee (D) and Jen Metzger (D).
Signed it
Working now.
Harassment at a New York job doesn't have to be severe to be illegal
Carried by Alessandra Biaggi (D) and Aravella Simotas (D).
Signed it
Working now.
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New York farmworkers earn overtime, a day off, and the right to unionize
Carried by Catherine Nolan (D) and Jessica Ramos (D).
Negotiated it
Under threat. As of Nov. 11, 2026.
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Your security deposit can't be more than one month's rent
Carried by Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D).
Signed it
Working now.
Birth control is free on New York-regulated plans, up to a year at once
Carried by Kevin Cahill (D).
Signed it
Working now.
Families can ask a court to remove guns from someone in crisis
Carried by Brian Kavanagh (D) and Jo Anne Simon (D).
Signed it
Working now.
Child sex abuse survivors in New York can sue until age 55
Carried by Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D) and Linda Rosenthal (D).
Signed it
Working now.
New York law bans discrimination against transgender people
Carried by Richard Gottfried (D) and Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D).
Signed it
Under threat. As of Nov. 12, 2026.
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You get nine days to vote early in person
Carried by Zellnor Myrie (D) and Charles Lavine (D).
Signed it
Working now.
New York law protects your right to an abortion
Carried by Liz Krueger (D) and Deborah Glick (D).
Signed it
Working now.
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Up to 12 paid weeks off to care for a new baby or a sick relative
Carried by Catherine Nolan (D) and Joseph Addabbo Jr. (D).
Proposed it
Working now.
