Ensuring Basic Human Dignity

Prohibition on performing pelvic exams on unconsenting anesthetized or unconscious persons, eff. April 4, 2020 (Ch. 360 – 2019).

Mandate for NYS DCJS to provide feminine hygiene products at no charge to women incarcerated at state correctional facilities (Ch. 392 – 2018).

Standing up for Survivors and Victims of Domestic Violence

Enacted the “Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act” (Ch. 31 – 2019).

Defined “victim of domestic violence” in the Social Services Law and prohibits employers from discriminating against “victims of domestic violence” (Ch. 176-2019).

Protecting & Lifting Up Vulnerable New Yorkers

Provides for compensation to victims of certain unlawful surveillance crimes even if a physical injury was not sustained (Ch. 179 – 2019).

Addition of financial literacy and elder abuse education & outreach to congregate services for older adults (Ch. 131 – 2016).

Created statutory exemptions for NY 529 college savings accounts, NY Achieving a Better Life Experience (NY ABLE) accounts, and Summer Youth Employment Program income from public assistance income and asset tests (Chapters 323, 329 and 544 of 2019, respectively).

Education

Grants, in perpetuity, a statutory authorization for non-citizen permanent residents to become permanently certified teachers provided they meet all other qualifications
(Ch. 422 – 2019).

Creation of the option on NYS personal income tax forms to donate to the City University Construction Fund (Ch. 423 – 2018).

Safeguarding Affordable Housing

Requirement for NYS DHCR to include in it’s annual Mitchell-Lama program report, information on the voluntary dissolution of a limited-profit housing company in the previous calendar year as well as any limited-profit housing company that has filed a notice of intent to dissolve in the current calendar year (Ch. 539 – 2019).

Caribbean Heritage

Creation of distinctive “West Indian-American Day Carnival” license plates (Ch. 124 – 2018).

Protecting Consumers

Requirement that the NYS DMV website include information on and a link to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s recall search tool (Ch. 338 – 2019).

Requiring disclosure of ingredients on menstrual product packaging (Ch. 362 – 2019).