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NY's new laws for 2026. Here's what took effect on Jan. 1.
New York laws that took effect Jan. 1 include a minimum wage hike and expansion of an environmentally based ban on plastic bottle handouts in hotels.
A new year means new laws in New York State, including several that aim to make medical treatment more affordable.
ALBANY, N.Y. — With 2026 underway, new health-care laws are now in effect in New York state.
They include caps on EpiPen prices, a ban on Styrofoam coolers and an expansion of who can authorize organ donations.
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