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New York Legislature Passes Medical Aid in Dying Bill Without a Residency Requirement

New York is poised to become the twelfth state in the country to authorize medical aid in dying with a physician’s prescription for lethal medication to be self-administered by the patient. On June 9, 2025, the New York...more

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NY Packaging Legislation Gets Wrapped up in Red Tape Again

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Last month, the New York State Assembly demurred from taking up a vote for the second time on the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (“PRRIA”). The PRRIA was designed to cause a restructuring of the life...more

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Ad Law News and Views - June 2025

In our most recent ​“Junk Fee” Legislative Roundup, we noted that the Connecticut legislature had introduced a bill that could require companies to include mandatory fees in their prices. On June 10, 2025, Connecticut’s...more

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New York Note: Lander Detained by ICE, Session Concludes, Early Voting, Albany Power 100

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Lander Detained by ICE - On June 17, New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was briefly detained inside the Manhattan federal immigration courthouse by masked ICE agents. Federal authorities claimed that...more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (6/11)

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Illinois Senate President Don Harmon faces potential $9.8 million fine for improperly accepting campaign cash - “State election officials have informed Senate President Don Harmon that he will face more than $9.8 million in...more

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NY Ethics and Lobbying Commission Adopts Emergency Lobbying Rules

New York’s Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (“the Commission”) announced the following adopted emergency rules on June 4, 2025: (i) the Commission adopted an emergency amendment of Part 943 of Title 19 NYCRR to...more

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State AG Pulse | A FAIR Go For NY Consumers

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In Episode 6 of Season 5 Chris Allen and Emily Yu examine New York’s proposed FAIR Business Practices Act legislation and what it tells us about how AGs’ consumer protection authority is evolving to address the challenges on...more

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New York Note: State of the City, New Legislative Session, Council Hearing

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In his 2025 State of the City address, Mayor Eric Adams detailed his administration’s efforts to create a safer, more equitable, and family-centered New York City. He noted achievements like reducing crime, expanding...more

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City of Yes for Housing Opportunity Update

On November 21, 2024, the Zoning and Franchises Subcommittee (by a vote of 4-3) and Land Use Committee (by a vote of 8-2 and one abstention) approved the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity text amendment (COYHO), with...more

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Relief from NIMBYism for Renewable Energy: New York’s RAPID Act

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One of the biggest challenges to states meeting ambitious Clean Energy Standards is local opposition to large scale projects, something we’ve written about previously. The federal government and many state legislatures have...more

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New York Note – State Session, OCM Acting Executive Director, Face Mask Ban

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The end of the 2024 New York State legislative session was largely overshadowed by Governor Hochul’s directive to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to halt the implementation of congestion pricing indefinitely,...more

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NYS Legislative Session Concludes

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The 2024 New York State legislative session has concluded. The end of the session was largely overshadowed by Governor Hochul’s directive to the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) to halt the implementation of congestion...more

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NYS Lawmakers Unveil Cannabis Industry Reform Proposals in State Budget Negotiations

Earlier this week, the NYS Senate and Assembly unveiled their “one-house budget proposals” in response to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive budget proposal in January. The one-house budget includes several proposals related to...more

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Governor Hochul Vetoes New York Bill Banning Non-Compete Agreements

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On December 22, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed legislation passed by New York lawmakers this past summer, which sought to ban nearly all non-competition agreements state-wide (as previously reported here). In a memo...more

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Governor Hochul Vetoes Bill Requiring Foreign Corporations to Consent to General Jurisdiction in New York Courts

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On December 22, 2023, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed Senate Bill S7476, which provided that a foreign corporation’s application for authority to do business in New York constitutes consent to jurisdiction of New York...more

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New York Governor Vetoes Proposed Noncompete Ban

On December 22, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed S3100, a bill which would have prohibited virtually all contractual noncompete agreements restricting workers’ ability to leave their job for a role with a rival...more

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New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government Declared Unconstitutional

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The New York State Supreme Court has held the New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (the “commission”) is unconstitutional in violation of the separation of powers. The ruling comes in Cuomo v. New...more

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June Tip of the Month: New York State Legislature Passes Bill Banning Noncompete Agreements

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On June 20, 2023, the New York State Legislature passed a bill which, if signed by Governor Kathy Hochul, will impose a blanket ban on—and render unlawful—all future noncompete agreements in New York. As explained more fully...more

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New York May Soon Ban Use of Non-Compete Agreements

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On June 20, 2023, the New York State Assembly passed bill A01278 (the “Bill”), which, if it goes into effect, will ban the use of new employee non-compete agreements in New York. The New York State Senate already passed the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The End of Non-Competes in New York? State Legislature Passes Non-Compete Ban Moving One Step Closer to the Edge

A sweeping bill that would effectively ban all newly entered non-compete agreements (and potentially impact provisions and agreements that act as a de facto non-compete) for all employees, regardless of wage or income level,...more

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New York Budget Legislation Contains Significant Tax Provisions

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature have reached an agreement on the state’s fiscal year 2024 budget legislation. Most surprisingly, the legislation grants the New York State Department of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

It’s About Damn Time

The City and State of New York have made a handful of announcements regarding plans to roll out imminent changes to the real estate development process to help encourage development and tackle the City’s affordable housing...more

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NYC Delays Enforcement of Automated Employment Decision Tools Law to April 15, 2023

On December 12, 2022, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) announced that it would delay the date of its enforcement of the New York City Automated Employment Decision Tools Law (“AEDTL”)...more

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July Tip of the Month: New York State’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act

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On June 2, 2022, the New York State Legislature passed the Freelance Isn’t Free Act (Act). Largely patterned after New York City’s own, identically named law, the Act would amend the New York Labor Law to specify, among other...more

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New York Regulators to Jumpstart NY’s Cannabis Industry by Giving Priority to Small Businesses and Individuals with Prior Cannabis...

On March 10, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, the Cannabis Control Board and Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) introduced the Seeding Opportunity Initiative (“SOI”). This regulation would provide key opportunities...more

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