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New Ban The Box Bills In 2026 Aim To Delay Criminal ...
New Ban the Box bills in NY, KY, MS, and OK aim to delay criminal history screening. Here's how 2026 could shift compliance timing for ...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alonzomartinez/2026/01/23/new-ban-the-box-bills-in-2026-aim-to-delay-criminal-record-checks/NY S01056 2025-2026 General Assembly LegiScan
NY S01056 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly Status Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4) Status: Engrossed on May 5 2025 - 50% progression Action: 2026-01-07 - REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Pending: Senate Children and Families Committee Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML] Status: Engrossed on May 5 2025 - 50% progression Action: 2026-01-07 - REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Pending: Senate Children and Families Committee Text: Latest ...
https://legiscan.com/NY/bill/S01056/2025?utm_campaign=rss&guid=27UtILdki9IwVaTtYXkNlc
The Clean Slate Act NY Background Checks 2026 United States United States
- Clean Slate laws in the United States automatically seal many low-level misdemeanors and some non-violent felonies after a crime-free period, so employers should expect background reports to show fewer records for many applicants. - Employers generally may only ask about and rely on criminal convictions and pending charges that are not sealed or expunged, and must avoid questions that directly or indirectly seek sealed records.
https://lawzana.com/articles/united-states/the-clean-slate-act-ny-background-checks-2026-united-states-416
A4785 New York 2025-2026 Relates to the provision of criminal history background checks free of charge to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations - Legislative Tracking PolicyEngage
− Summary Provides for free criminal history background checks for mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations. − Full Text − Actions (2) On January 7, 2026 in the Assembly: - Referred To Children And Families On February 6, 2025 in the Assembly: - Referred To Children And Families − Sponsors (8) Type: Primary Sponsor...
https://trackbill.com/bill/new-york-assembly-bill-4785-relates-to-the-provision-of-criminal-history-background-checks-free-of-charge-to-mentoring-programs-operated-by-not-for-profit-corporations/2650295/
NY S8425 2025 New York Senate Bill 8425 2025-2026 Regular Session Relates to fingerprinting and background checks of contracted service providers of student support s… PolicyEngage
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https://policyengage.com/bill/new-york-senate-bill-8425-relates-to-fingerprinting-and-background-checks-of-contracted-service-providers-of-student-support-services/2731761
State Background Check: A Complete Guide for Employers [2026]
Employers can run state background checks to confirm if applicants have criminal records within their states. These types of checks help to identify convictions and pending criminal cases in both the county where the applicant lives and in other counties across the state.
https://iprospectcheck.com/state-background-check/![State Background Check: A Complete Guide for Employers [2026]](screenshots/free_new_york_background_checks_6.jpg)
Bill tracking in New York - S 1056 (2025-2026 legislative session) - FastDemocracy
- IntroducedJan 08, 2025 - Passed SenateMay 05, 2025 - Passed Assembly - Became Law Relates to the provision of criminal history background checks free of charge to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations Summary Sponsors Actions - REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES - DIED IN ASSEMBLY - RETURNED TO SENATE - REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES - PASSED SENATE - DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY - ADVANCED TO THIRD READING -...
https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/ny/2025-2026/bills/NYB00160724/
S 1056 - New York Senate (2025-2026) - Open States
Jose Serrano - Democratic/Working Families - Senator - District 29 Relates to the provision of criminal history background checks free of charge to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 2ND REPORT CAL. 1ST REPORT CAL.724 Data on Open States is updated periodically throughout the day from the official website of the New York Legislature.
https://open.pluralpolicy.com/ny/bills/2025-2026/S1056/
8 Best Background Check Sites of January 2026 Money
Whether you’re a landlord vetting a potential tenant or a business owner hiring new staff, today’s background check services promise instant access to public records, credit information, social media profiles and much more. While many background check services are designed for casual people searches — reconnecting with an old friend or vetting a potential suitor — only some comply with strict Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) rules, making them...
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Transcript: Mayor Mamdani Signs Executive Orders to Crack Down on Junk Fees, Subscription Tricks and Traps and Save New Yorkers Money - NYC Mayor's Office
Mayor Zohran Mamdani: Good afternoon everyone. Thank you to Councilmember Won, thank you to Assemblymember Valdez, to Senator Gonzalez, and Borough President Richards for being here today. And thank you to Deyanira Del Rio from the New Economy Project. Thank you also to our incredible Attorney general, Tish James, and our incoming speaker, Councilmember Julie Menin.
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/01/transcript--mayor-mamdani-signs-executive-orders-to-crack-down-o
New York Everytown Research & Policy
New York has among the strongest gun laws in the country, with one of the lowest rates of gun violence and gun ownership. In addition to having strong foundational laws, New York continues to be an innovator—enacting a requirement that all handguns sold in the state be equipped with microstamping technology, as well as being the first state in the country to enact a gun industry liability law that aims...
https://everytownresearch.org/rankings/state/new-york/
A1604 New York 2025-2026 Relates to the provision of criminal history background checks free of charge to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations - Legislative Tracking PolicyEngage
− Full Text − Actions (2) On January 7, 2026 in the Assembly: - Referred To Children And Families On January 10, 2025 in the Assembly: - Referred To Children And Families...
https://trackbill.com/bill/new-york-assembly-bill-1604-relates-to-the-provision-of-criminal-history-background-checks-free-of-charge-to-mentoring-programs-operated-by-not-for-profit-corporations/2594979/
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Bills Pending New York Senate Children and Families Committee LegiScan
New York bills pending the Senate Children and Families Committee...
https://legiscan.com/NY/pending/senate-children-families-committee/id/414?page=1
Background checks: When a credit report can hurt your chances of being hired CNN Business
A background check can sink a job offer if prospective employers don’t like what they see. While they can request to have a lot of information about a job candidate’s past included in such a report, increasingly they are no longer allowed to request people’s credit history.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/business/credit-report-job-background-check