Lester Chang

A09349 · Prohibits the use of surveillance pricing, directly or indirectly; prohibits the collection, use, retention, or sharing of data to facilitate surveillance pricing; provides exceptions; provides for enforcement by the attorney general; makes related provisions.

S01327 · Relates to establishing minimum standards for payment plans for eligible customers; requires the public service commission to set standards for payment plans for certain customers including reasonableness of agreements and timelines for payment; establishes eligibility.

S08944 · Relates to certain guilty pleas where the plea is in the interest of justice and which are entered into with both the permission of the court and the consent of the people.

A11560 · Places a one year moratorium on the issuance of data center permits; requires utilities to establish an independent classification of service for large data centers; sets energy efficiency goals for data centers; provides for benefits for host communities; sets labor standards for the construction of data centers.

A11529 · Increases the maximum aggregate principal amount of the outstanding notes and bonds of the New York city housing development corporation from twenty billion dollars to twenty-two billion dollars.

A10510 · Prohibits gas and electric corporations from recovering labor-related legal costs or workers' compensation loss adjustment expenses from ratepayers through rates, charges, surcharges, adjustment mechanisms, riders, or reconciliation mechanisms; defines labor-related legal activity.

A09554 · Enacts the "deed protection act" in relation to prohibiting a mortgage banker or mortgage loan servicer from commencing, maintaining, or proceeding with a foreclosure action on a mortgage loan where such mortgage banker or mortgage loan servicer knows or has reason to know that the mortgage securing such loan is dependent on a deed, conveyance, or other instrument affecting title to residential real property that was procured by fraud, forgery, or other unlawful means.

S09003 · Makes appropriations for the support of government – Aid to Localities Budget.

S09009 · Enacts into law major components of legislation which are necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for the 2026-2027 state fiscal year; sets forth a child and dependent care credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026 (Part A); excludes up to twenty-five thousand dollars in qualified tips earned from New York adjusted gross income (Part B); retains the deductibility of certain charitable contributions (Part C); standardizes the definition of farmer for various tax credits (Part D); extends the current corporate tax rates (Part E); provides for exemptions from calculation of income in certain cases, provided such exemptions were not already applied in the calculation of income under federal provisions (Part F); relates to the treatment of certain deductions allowable under the internal revenue code in calculating New York city taxable income for corporations for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024 (Part G); extends provisions of law relating to the commercial security tax credit from January 1, 2026 until January 1, 2029 (Part I); enhances the New York city musical and theatrical production credit (Part J); defines the term "alternative nicotine product"; makes provisions relating to the possession for sale, sale, and taxation of alternative nicotine products (Part K); extends the real estate transfer tax rate reduction for conveyances of real property to existing real estate investment funds (Part M); directs the commissioner of taxation and finance to establish a sales and use tax reregistration program and a sales and use tax penalty and interest discount program (Part N); extends the sales tax exemption for vending machines (Part P); extends the residential energy storage sales tax exemption for two years (Part Q); relates to the petroleum business tax filing deadline for commercial vessel operators (Part R); extends the alternative fuels tax exemptions (Part S); makes technical corrections to the STAR exemption and STAR credit programs (Part T); extends the assessment ceiling for local public utility mass real property to January 1, 2031; clarifies the powers of the state board of real property tax services (Part U); relates to rent exemptions and rent increase exemptions and property tax exemptions for certain persons; extends provisions of law relating thereto (Subpart A); provides notice to tenants regarding rent increase exemptions (Subpart B)(Part V); conforms pari-mutuel tax provisions; makes technical corrections (Part W); extends the utilization of funds in off-track betting corporations' capital acquisition funds (Part X); extends certain provisions of law relating to licenses for simulcast facilities, sums relating to track simulcast, simulcast of out-of-state thoroughbred races, simulcasting of races run by out-of-state harness tracks, distributions of wagers, and the imposition of certain taxes related thereto (Part Y); extends certain seasonal employee licensing requirements for additional race dates at Saratoga Racetrack for the year 2026 (Part Z); excludes certain distributions on federal elections for the purposes of calculating federal adjusted gross income (Part AA); relates to tax credits for donations to food pantries made by farmers (Part BB); relates to the sales tax exemption for meal donations; authorizes students to donate unused meal funds, meals or meal points to other students enrolled in such school, college or university who are facing food insecurity; extends the authorization of such sales tax exemption (Part CC); establishes additional qualifications for the board members of regional off-track betting corporations (Part DD); relates to the real property tax exemption for disabled veterans (Part EE); establishes a protecting our wallets energy rebate (POWER) credit (Part FF); relates to standardbred total carbon dioxide (TCO2) on-track drug testing (Part GG); authorizes a city having a population of one million or more to impose a surcharge on property that does not serve as a primary residence (Part HH); authorizes additional vendor fees to vendor tracks and video lottery gaming facilities; directs the gaming commission to conduct a study on video lottery terminal vendor fees and commercial casino tax rates (Part II); extends the duration of certain brownfield redevelopment and remediation tax credits with respect to certain sites (Part JJ).

A10000 · Makes appropriations for the support of government – State Operations Budget.

A10133 · Regulates personal loans made by a lender to a resident of or person physically located in the state of New York; exempts certain lenders.

A07587 · Requires compliance with the city's uniform land use review procedure.

A05803 · Provides a resident taxpayer an additional personal income tax exemption for each dependent who is 65 years of age or older and who is residing with the taxpayer; requires the office for the aging to biennially report to the governor and legislature concerning the effects of such additional tax exemption on programs offered under the auspices or with the support, direct or indirect, of the office for the aging.

A01968 · Requires non-preferential opportunity for use of amenities in certain buildings and apartments; requires that rental tenants must be provided with the opportunity to use amenities commonly accessible to other tenants of the multiple dwelling and not unique to an individual unit.

A01768 · Prohibits landlords from requiring a fee for nonessential services in a tenant's base rent, including cable, internet and garage usage, as a condition of leasing a dwelling; excludes buildings with less than three dwelling units.