Good News for New York on Clean Air Goals
Back in March, NRLA-NY, along with many other business organizations, submitted comments to the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation against the state permanently adopting California’s Omnibus Low-NOx (nitrogen oxide) regulations for heavy-duty on-highway (HDOH) engines and vehicles (Omnibus regulations). No revised rule or anything had come out since. However, on July 6, the California Air […]
New York Legislative Update June 2023
New York’s 2023 legislative session was scheduled to conclude on Thursday, June 8, 2023, but due to the need for several long debates on bills and a shortened end of session due to a Budget that was one month late, they extended the end date to June 9th. In the end, the Senate and Assembly […]
New York Legislative Update May 2023
NRLA had a very successful Lobby Day on May 2nd. We had approximately 25 meetings with legislators, many of whom were sponsors of our highest priority bills. As a result of the meetings, we were able to identify additional sponsors on some of our bills, and we provided valuable feedback on how our members would […]
NRLA-NY 2023 Legislative Priorities
NRLA-NY has 356 member companies and represents independent lumber and building material dealers, manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and other associated businesses across New York state. The lumber and building materials industry employs over 16,000 New York residents and collects over $142,000,000 in sales tax revenue for the State. SUPPORT Retainage A.1194, Braunstein – Our members provide […]
New York Legislative Update
April 2023
State News: The NYS Legislature and Governor Hochul finally came to an agreement and passed a $229 billion Budget for NYS, effectively one month past its due date. The lateness was due largely because of disagreements over changes to the bail law and other policy proposals that were included in the Budget. Some of the […]
NY Updates Sexual Harassment Policy
Last week, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced changes to the state’s model sexual harassment policy. Employers are required to adopt the model policy or one that meets or exceeds the model policy and train their employees at least once a year. Be sure to review the new model policy and make the necessary changes to yours so you are […]
New York Legislative Update
March 2023
State News: The 2023 NYS Legislative Session began on January 4. Governor Kathy Hochul was sworn in as the first woman governor elected to office in NYS. The November elections also resulted in 38 new legi In March, the Assembly and Senate released their one-house budget proposals. As expected, there were a number of differences […]
New York Legislative Update
February 2023
State News: Governor Hochul submitted her $227 billion Executive Budget on February 1st. Staying true to her word that she would not raise taxes; her budget included no significant new revenue raisers. As per her State of the State Address in January, her budget priorities included housing, criminal justice, and mental health care. The Assembly […]
New York Legislative Update
January 2023
State News: The 2023 NYS Legislative Session began on January 4. Governor Kathy Hochul was sworn in as the first woman governor elected to office in NYS. The November elections also resulted in 38 new legislators in office. We will be sending introductory outreach to them outlining our highest priority issues, and we will spend […]
New York Legislative Update
May 2022
Redistricting and Primary Updates: On April 20, 2022, the state supreme court struck down New York’s legislature-drawn maps, saying they amounted to a partisan gerrymander in favor of Democrats. The court held that lawmakers did not follow a predetermined bipartisan redistricting process that voters approved in 2014. A special master was appointed to draw new […]