New York State Senator

Andrew Gounardes 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 21)

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Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08123

Introduced
5/15/25  
Refer
5/15/25  
Provides that members of the New York city teachers' retirement system with an active membership at the time, who participated in World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup operations, and who are determined to have incurred a qualifying condition, be paid a duty disability retirement allowance equal to three-quarters of final average salary.
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New York Senate Bill S08063

Introduced
5/15/25  
Provides for relocation and employment assistance credits in cities with a population of one million or more.
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New York Senate Bill S07643

Introduced
4/24/25  
Refer
4/24/25  
Provides that the aggregate amount of pass-through entity credits claimed by all partners, members or shareholders of an electing partnership or electing S corporation shall not exceed eighty-seven percent of the tax due.
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New York Senate Bill S07679

Introduced
4/29/25  
Refer
4/29/25  
Relates to the powers and duties of the citizens advisory committee of the MTA and membership on the Long Island Rail Road commuter council, the Metro-North railroad commuter council, and the New York city transit riders council; provides such committee with access to certain information.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08124

Introduced
5/15/25  
Refer
5/15/25  
Allows for a new special open enrollment period to choose a new health insurance plan for consumers in certain instances to allow for continuity of care with an existing health care provider.
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New York Senate Bill J01059

Introduced
5/16/25  
Refer
5/16/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Commemorating the Carlos Lezama Archives and Caribbean Cultural Center's Lunch by the Bay honoring Paul Romeo as 2025 Father of the Year on June 29, 2025
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New York Senate Bill J01066

Introduced
5/19/25  
Refer
5/19/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 9, 2025, as Sneakers Day in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill J01067

Introduced
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Honoring the Lexington School for the Deaf upon the occasion of hosting its 28th Annual Basketball Classic vs. Assembly/Senate All-Stars on May 20, 2025
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New York Senate Bill S07599

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Engrossed
6/16/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Chaptered
12/19/25  
Regulates automated decision-making by government agencies; requires agencies to conduct impact assessments; requires disclosure of automated decision-making tools utilized by governmental agencies.
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New York Senate Bill J00849

Introduced
4/24/25  
Refer
4/24/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim July 2025, as Juvenile Arthritis Month in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S07644

Introduced
4/24/25  
Refer
4/24/25  
Exempts used books from sales use taxes including second-hand purchases, up to one hundred dollars per item.
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New York Senate Bill J00905

Introduced
4/29/25  
Refer
4/29/25  
Report Pass
5/6/25  
Recognizing May 2025, as Apraxia Awareness Month in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill J00904

Introduced
4/29/25  
Refer
4/29/25  
Passed
5/12/25  
Report Pass
5/6/25  
Recognizing the atrocities of the Thomas Indian School and the impact it had on Indigenous communities
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New York Senate Bill J00933

Introduced
5/6/25  
Refer
5/6/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the publication of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and celebrating the enduring legacy of its author, L. Frank Baum
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New York Senate Bill J00945

Introduced
5/6/25  
Refer
5/6/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim July 2025 as MECP2 Duplication Syndrome Awareness Month in the State of New York