A.
Bills that passed
in the New York State 2017 Legislative Session
The 2017 Legislative
session came to a close on Thursday, June 29. In the end, the Legislature passed 606 bills
during the 2017 session. At the link
below is a report detailing the bills that were passed by both houses of the
Legislature. These bills will be sent in
batches to the Governor over the summer and into the fall. Once a bill is sent to the Governor, he has
10 days (excluding Sundays) within which to act on the bill.
2017PassedBothHouses (PDF)
B.
Current
Status of Bills
In addition to the report found
at the link above, you can find the current status of a bill by locating the
bill number on the list at the following link, which is updated daily:
http://old.nysba.org/statewatch/SBA_WEB4.HTM
If you click the bill number on the list at the link above, you can view the
bill status and text of the bill. You
can also view the bill status, bill text, and sponsor’s memo, by selecting the
appropriate options (“Status,” “Text,” and “Sponsors Memo”) adjacent to the
“Bill No.” input box at the link below:
http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf.cgi
C.
Chapter Laws and Vetoes of 2017
In addition,
you can view a report on bills that have been passed by the Legislature and
acted upon by the Governor at the following link:
2017ChaptersandVetoes
(PDF)
