2019 LEGISLATIVE SESSION WRAP-UP
A.
Bills that passed in the New York
State 2019 Legislative Session
The 2019 Legislative session came to a close early on
Friday, June 21. In the end, the Legislature passed 935 bills during the
2019 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.
http://archive.nysba.org/2019PassedBothHouses(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 2019
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:
http://archive.nysba.org/2019ChaptersandVetoes(PDF)
