New York State Insider: New York State Senator Shelley Mayer: Legislative Update: Remaining Mayer Bills To Be Signed.

At the end of the legislative session in June, I was pleased to announce 35 of my sponsored bills passed both houses of the legislature. Five of those bills were enacted as part of the New York State budget in April and 22 have been signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul. I will continue to advocate for the remaining eight bills, which address protections for employees, consumers, and people with disabilities; violence prevention; and flood resiliency. To become law, they need to be signed by the Governor before the end of the year. 

Remaining Bills To Be Signed: 

• S.7582B/A.9216B: Requires that the New York State Building Code be revised to incorporate enhanced measures for flood mitigation and flood safety that account for the increased likelihood of flooding due to climate change. 

• S.6828A/A.9268A: Requires the Department of Labor to notify claimants applying for unemployment benefits within 30 days whether the claim has been approved or denied.

• S.6363A/A.8102A: Requires the court, during order of protection proceedings, to order search and immediate seizure of firearms when defendants/respondents willfully refuse to surrender such firearms.

• S.6443B/A.8105A: Requires judges, during order of protection proceedings, to question defendants/respondents as to whether they own or possess guns.

• S.9432/A.8659B: Requires the MTA to establish a vegetation management policy that will enhance communication with residents living adjacent to MTA train routes.

• S.7377/A.9162: Establishes the Statewide Group Home Families Working Group to give more voice to residents of group homes and their families and guardians into the policies of the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities. 

• S.5557A/A.7383A: Allows former NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection police officers to transfer their service credit from the NYC Employees’ Retirement System when they take a job with a police department which is in the NYS Police and Fire Retirement System.

• S.16D/A.431C: Prohibits selling diet pills and supplements for weight loss and muscle-building to minors.