A 2178

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim August 14, 2026, as Pakistan Independence Day in the State of New York

Provides greater accountability in how contracts are procured by the state

Prohibits the use of investment managers in the New York state and local police and fire retirement system

Requires interest rates for debts be set to no more than one percentage point greater than the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers per annum

Relates to requiring public schools to offer plant-based food options in food service

Provides representation to veterans for certain civil matters

Expands the exemption provided to professional journalists and newscasters from contempt to include employment or association with a web log

Expands eligibility for the low interest rate program of the state of New York mortgage agency

Requires that an organization applying for grant funding shall provide to arts agencies a certification that it will enter into a labor peace agreement with at least one bona fide labor organization

Protects the health insurance benefits of retirees of public employers and contributions of Medicare-eligible retirees of public employers

Relates to granting Gabrielle Tessler continued health coverage in retirement

Authorizes the commissioner of the department of civil service to reinstate John Raftery on the eligible civil service list for employment as a police officer in the town of Shawangunk

Authorizing Unemployment Automation and Administration Fund to modernize and enhance WorkForce West Virginia

An Act establishing a paid parental leave program; relating to unemployment benefits; relating to the collection of child support obligations; and relating to the duties of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Establishes the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact

A bill for an act relating to state government; precluding state employees and legislators from taking employment with or serve as an independent contractor for grant recipients in certain situations; imposing a penalty; amending the definition of serious crime for purposes of recalling a state officer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 43A.38, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 211C.01, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; 181.

Individual income taxes, to allow an exclusion from gross income for contributions to Trump Accounts and to make permanent the exclusion for amounts paid by an employer on any qualified education loan.

Measures to Support Victim-Survivors of Crimes