New York A 10714: Relates to dental COVID-19 liability immunity

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A10714 Summary:

BILL NOA10714 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSolages

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §99-aa, Gen Muni L

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Prohibits municipal officers or employees who are a candidate for nomination or election to any elective office from using municipal funds for certain mass mailings prior to an election, including a special election; defines terms.

Go to top A10714 Actions:

BILL NOA10714 

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03/27/2026referred to local governments

04/21/2026reported referred to codes

05/05/2026reported 

05/07/2026advanced to third reading cal.485

Go to topA10714 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Chair:Solages 
DATE:04/21/2026AYE/NAY:13/5 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes SolagesAyeBrownNay

RamosAyeFriendExcused

WoernerAyeManktelowNay

JacobsonAyeGallahanNay

ClarkAyeSimpsonNay

ConradExcusedBeephanNay

RiveraAye

LevenbergAye

ShimskyAye

ShresthaAye

SchiavoniAye

WiederAye

KassayAye

O'PharrowAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/05/2026AYE/NAY:13/5 Action: Favorable DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookExcusedReillyNay

LavineAyeMikulinExcused

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightExcusedMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

BoresAbsent

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

TaylorAye

Go to topA10714 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA10714 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10714

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 27, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Local Governments

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting
 municipal officers or employees from using municipal funds for certain
 mass mailings prior to an election

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 99-aa to read as follows:
 3 § 99-aa. Municipal officers or employees prohibited from using munici-
 4 pal funds for certain mass mailings prior to an election. 1. As used in
 5 this section:
 6 (a) "Municipal officer or employee" shall have the same meaning as set
 7 forth in section eight hundred of this chapter.
 8 (b) "Candidate" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section
 9 14-100 of the election law.
 10 (c) "Mass mailing" means identical or nearly identical pieces of
 11 literature or other mass communication totaling more than one hundred
 12 items, including but not limited to newsletters, pamphlets and informa-
 13 tional materials, which are mailed or delivered to residents or voters,
 14 or any group or classification thereof, other than in response to
 15 specific inquiries or requests by members of the public.
 16 (d) "Appearance" means a communication by live and/or recorded, visual
 17 and/or audio images of the candidate, to use the name of the candidate,
 18 or both, or in a manner which makes the identity of the candidate other-
 19 wise apparent by unambiguous reference.
 20 (e) "Participate" means to authorize, request, suggest, foster, coop-
 21 erate, and encompasses actions and omissions of both the candidate for
 22 elective office and any agent acting on behalf of the candidate.
 23 (f) "Other mass communication" means the use of telephone banks or
 24 robocalls, emails, text messages, websites, social media accounts and
 25 other forms of telecommunication.
 26 2. (a) No municipal officer or employee who is a candidate for nomi-
 27 nation or election to any elective office shall use, cause another

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15343-01-6

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 1 person to use, or participate in the use of governmental funds or
 2 resources for a mass mailing that is postmarked, if mailed, or deliv-
 3 ered, if by other means, less than ninety days prior to any primary or
 4 general election for any elective office for which such person is a
 5 candidate for nomination or election.
 6 (b) In the case of a candidate in a special election to fill a vacancy
 7 in an elective office, the prohibitions set forth in paragraph (a) of
 8 this subdivision shall apply fr