New York State Senator

Andrew Gounardes 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 17)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04601

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
3/12/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Exempts basic school supplies from sales tax during the 15 day period prior to Labor day.
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New York Senate Bill S04602

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Provides remedies for disrupted voting times and locations during elections; directs that the BOE extend voting to account for the disruption.
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New York Senate Bill S04609

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Establishes the "stop online predators act"; requires operators of covered platforms to conduct age verification to determine whether a user is a covered minor; requires operators of covered platforms to utilize certain default privacy settings for covered minors; requires operators of covered platforms to require parental approval of certain activity related to a covered minor's covered platform account.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S04589

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Provides for the calculation and analysis of certain health center costs.
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New York Senate Bill J00423

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Mourning the death of John O. Peck, devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and small business owner
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New York Senate Bill S05640

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Authorizes up to two percent of mobile sports tax revenue, but not more than twenty-three million dollars, be used for youth team sports funding to be distributed by county youth bureaus, city of New York's department of youth and community development, and an organization which supports and invests in programs that use sports as a vehicle for youth development and social change.
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New York Senate Bill S05641

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Provides for the revocation of licenses to sell cigarettes, tobacco products, alcohol and lottery tickets for the possession or sale of illicit cannabis in violation of the cannabis law.
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New York Senate Bill J00432

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 15 to June 15, 2025, as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month in New York State
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New York Senate Bill S05505

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Report Pass
5/6/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance, in conjunction with the office of mental health and the office of children and family services, to develop a mental illness training course to be utilized by providers of temporary housing assistance to focus on recognizing signs and symptoms of mental illness.
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New York Senate Bill S05535

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Engrossed
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
4/1/26  
Requires certain documents and forms to be provided in the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by limited English proficient immigrants of five years or less according to the American community survey, as published by the United States census bureau.
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New York Senate Bill S05546

Introduced
2/24/25  
Relates to action arising out of consumer debt; defines consumer debt and replaces consumer credit transaction with such term.
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New York Senate Bill S05591

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Establishes an Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) leadership institute within the state university of New York as an initiative for Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) leaders in higher education with a mission to retain and grow from within SUNY a greater proportion of Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) professionals at SUNY campuses; creates an eight member advisory council.
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New York Senate Bill S04411

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Directs the metropolitan transportation authority, in conjunction with the New York city transit authority, to develop weekly and monthly tickets valid for optional, discounted transfers between such authorities.
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New York Senate Bill S05751

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Amends the constitution to delete the requirement that registration for purposes of voting be completed at least ten days before election day; provides that laws be made to adequately safeguard against deception in the exercise of the right of suffrage.
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New York Senate Bill S05781

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Report Pass
4/7/25  
Requires all authorities having jurisdiction over a population exceeding five thousand residents to adopt a residential automated solar permitting platform by June thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven.