Recent New York regulations affecting small businesses

New York DMV proposes amending Title 15 NYCRR section 134.14 to allow flexible fee scheduling for Impaired Driver Program providers, addressing closures of over 20% of providers since 2004.

Public Service Commission grants Hoffman Falls Wind, LLC a lightened regulatory regime under state Public Service Law while requiring compliance with federal, state, and local permitting standards.

Public Service Commission orders Central Hudson Gas & Electric and other utilities to report enrollment, operations, and performance data for dynamic load management programs in annual filings to inform future program viability decisions.

Public Service Commission order requires Orange & Rockland Utilities and other utilities to report enrollment, performance, and participation data for Term- and Auto-DLM demand response programs in annual filings.

New York State Office of General Services solicits sealed bids for three separate roof replacement contracts at the School for the Blind in Batavia; bids due May 20, 2026, with contract values ranging from $25,000 to $1,000,000 and MWBE participatio…

Department of State public notice for Coastal Zone Management Act consistency review of East Slip reconstruction at North Haven Terminal, Shelter Island; comments on the dock and bulkhead project due June 5, 2026.

MTA's petition 2025-0984 requests variance from New York State fire and building code safety requirements for Longwood Avenue Station in the Bronx, including delayed egress provisions.

New York Department of State petition 2025-0986 grants MTA variance from Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code requirements for Brook Avenue Station in the Bronx, including delayed egress relief.

New York Code of Judicial Conduct amendment effective June 1, 2026 expands protected characteristics in judicial impartiality standards to include pregnancy, reproductive healthcare, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.

New York State Executive Order No. 59 (April 10, 2026) renames the Department of Labor Building 12 on the Harriman State Office Campus in Albany as the Frances Perkins Building to honor the first female Industrial Commissioner and U.S. Secretary of …

New York State Department of State variance petition 2026-0234 allows Long Island Perfect Permits to seek relief from Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code requirements for a Hempstead dwelling, including basement ceiling height standards.

New York Department of State variance petition 2026-0231 seeks relief from Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code requirements for a dwelling at 1317 Richland Boulevard in Islip, including ceiling height modifications.

New York State Department of State variance petition 2025-0983 seeks relief from Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code requirements including delayed egress provisions for MTA's Westchester Square-East Tremont Avenue Station in the Bronx.

Variance petition 2025-0982 requests relief from New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code requirements, including delayed egress provisions, for MTA's President Street Medgar Evers College Station in Brooklyn.

New York Department of Audit and Control regulation establishes property valuation methods for the expedited payment program under the Abandoned Property Law, effective through amendments to Title 2 NYCRR section 123.10.