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In this edition, we provide updates on recent legislative actions, New York’s measles outbreak, review of sexual assault laws, artificial intelligence developments and health care sector impacts from the revocation of temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants, among other important topics.  

Governor Hochul Signs Bills, Hundreds More Await Delivery 

Governor Hochul has signed 312 bills into law this year. In the last two weeks, she signed five more bills related to police pension funds, energy performance by schools, and electric landscaping equipment rebates.

There are no bills on the Governor’s desk awaiting consideration at this moment, but 445 bills that passed both houses have not yet been transmitted to her for action. Although the Governor can request these bills at any time, it is more likely that she will consider the remaining bills after the election.

Fourteen more bills have been introduced recently. Here’s a sampling of them:

• Relates to banning shock gloves (S10707)
• Prohibits nondisclosure agreements intended to conceal information about the development of a data center from the public (S10708)
• Requires certain physicians or other authorized practitioners to offer prenatal testing for antiphospholipid syndrome (S10711)
• Authorizes the division of housing and community renewal to enforce building codes (S10713)
• Enacts the Prader-Willi syndrome residential stabilization and best-practice support act (S10718)