New York State Senator

Andrew Gounardes 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 3)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00399

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Makes it illegal for certain persons to possess or sell a pistol converter or a converted pistol; directs the superintendent of the state police to publish a list of pistols that the superintendent has determined to be convertible pistols.
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New York Senate Bill S00403

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes a SNAP and cash assistance fraud victims compensation fund.
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New York Senate Bill S00404

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits the search, with or without a warrant, of geolocation and keyword data of a group of people who are under no individual suspicion of having committed a crime, but rather are defined by having been at a given location at a given time or searched particular words, phrases, character strings, or websites.
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New York Senate Bill S00402

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Includes temporarily erected structures in the definition of "substandard or insanitary area".
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New York Senate Bill S00270

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
3/3/25  
Refer
3/3/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
2/3/26  
Provides an exemption from requirements for the alienation of parkland for renewable energy generating projects with a generating capacity not exceeding two megawatts and which are located above real property currently used for vehicle parking.
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New York Senate Bill S00551

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires child protective services to orally and in writing disclose certain information to parents and caretakers who are the subject of a child protective services investigation; requires such oral and written disclosure to contain certain information regarding the rights of the person under investigation.
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New York Senate Bill S00514

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the mandatory coverage of hearing aids by insurers and other organizations.
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New York Senate Bill S01034

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to the establishment of a single computerized state DNA identification index; requires municipalities to expunge any DNA record stored in a municipal DNA identification index.
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New York Senate Bill S01027

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Makes various amendments to requirements for web-based videoconferencing of public meetings; establishes the municipal hybrid meeting trust fund.
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New York Senate Bill S01096

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes the "protect our privacy (POP) act" to impose limitations on the use of drones for law enforcement purposes; prohibits the use of drones by law enforcement at concerts, protests, demonstrations, or other actions protected by the first amendment.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00414

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides that the cap on assessment increases for class one dwellings shall not apply to dwellings assessed at over three million dollars where the owners have a gross household income not exceeding $250,000.
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New York Senate Bill S00410

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/16/26  
Provides that the court shall not reduce jury awards as excessive in employment discrimination actions unless the court finds exceptional circumstances which compel the conclusion that the jury was influenced by partiality, prejudice, mistake or corruption.
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New York Senate Bill S00412

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Grants the legislature the authority to direct the attorney-general by concurrent resolution to inquire into matters concerning the public peace, public safety and public justice.
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New York Senate Bill S01146

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Removes the eight year expiration for judgments entered by the New York City environmental control board.
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New York Senate Bill S01145

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Increases the contribution that a resident taxpayer may make to family tuition accounts during a taxable year.