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Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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6/09 | A 6193 | Requires Utilities to Allow Customers to Use Their Preferred Name and Pronouns | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 17) |
6/07 | S 933 | Establishes new Anti-Trust Enforcement Mechanisms | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 20) |
6/02 | S 4394A | Establishes Protections for Employees and Former Employees that Report Dangerous Business Activities | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 19) |
5/25 | S 153 | Establishes Consumer Credit Fairness Act | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 20) |
5/25 | S 153 | Establishes Consumer Credit Fairness Act | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 20) |
5/03 | A 7127 | Extends Small Business Benefits Established under the "COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Business Act of 2021" | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 19) |
3/31 | S 2929 | Establishes that Certain Zones in Brooklyn are Cease and Desist Zones | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 24) |
3/30 | S 1453 | Extends the Utility Shut-Off Moratorium throughout the Duration of the COVID-19 Pandemic State of Emergency | Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 9) |