The NYSLTA Legislative Committee reviews proposed legislation with potential impact on the land title insurance industry. Bill are rated and entered in a bill file with reviewer notes and comments.
 
Here is a list of the bills introduced in the new legislative session.
 
  |   Bill No.    |    Rating   |    Brief Description   |  
  |   S449   |    3   |    Relates to maximum statutory notary fee   |  
  |   S275   |    2   |    Relates to the designation of a blighted property   |  
  |   A221   |    3   |    Requires a referendum for the sale by a city of property over 25 million in cities with population over one million   |  
  |   A415   |    3   |    Relates to remediation fo indoor mold and disclosure upon sale   |  
  |   S884/A1973   |    3   |    Relates to lenders' records on reverse mortgage loans   |  
  |   S885/A1972   |    3   |    Relates to notice to tenants in foreclosure actions   |  
  |   S888/A2353   |    3   |    Statutory and other short form powers of attorney for financial and estate planning   |  
  |   S471   |    2   |    Eviction and foreclosure protections   |  
  |   S580   |    2   |    Authorizes study program for low and middle income families   |  
  |   S800   |    2   |    Unlawful use of drivers license or identification card   |  
  |   S1142   |    0   |    Provides state assistance fund for legal counsel in certain bankruptcies   |  
  |   s1312   |    3   |    Removing the word residential from notices of conveyance   |  
  |   S1516   |    2   |    Repeals the estate tax   |  
  |   S1671   |    0   |    Authorizes certain state regulated institutions to offer disaster forbearance to certain mortgagors   |  
  |   S3003   |    2   |    Creates a private right of action for breach of a consumer's identifying information   |  
  |   S3292   |    0   |    Covid related sick leave to receive vaccine   |  
  |   S2833   |  
  |    Imposes additional tax on certain business income   |  
  |   S2915   |  
  |    Imposes pass-through business tax   |  
  |   S1999   |    3   |    Relates to employee status of an individual   |  
  |   S2886/A405   |    0   |    Establishes on line consumer protection act   |  
  |   A3504   |    3   |    Sale of property of NY city housing authority to private entity requires approval of state legislature    |  
  |   A3709/S567   |    2   |    Allows individuals to request from businesses the types of personal information the business has sold or disclosed to third parties   |  
  |   A3714   |    3   |    Remediation and prevention of indoor mold in certain types of sales   |  
  |   S2689   |    3   |    Extends Town of Warwick preservation funds and tax on real estate transfers until 2050   |  
  |   A400/S1349   |    0   |    Restricts disclosure of personal information by businesses   |  
  |   A979/S898   |    0   |    Exempts certain commercial financing transactions from certain disclosures   |  
  |   A1133   |    0   |    Allows local municipalities to adopt a full value assessment procedure   |  
 
 
The Legislative Committee
Chair - Mary Jane Keyes
Vice-chair - Maritoni Carlos
 
Members
John Bauer
Jason Bergman
William Collins
Nicholas M. Ihnatolya
Rich King
Stephen Saler
Scott Spinner
Antonio G Vozza
Ken Warner
Lisa Zeppieri