New York State Senator

Andrew Gounardes 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 37)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S05091

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Expands the Doctors Across New York program to include dentists.
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New York Senate Bill S05067

Introduced
2/18/25  
Directs the commissioner of education to change the name of the state high school equivalency diploma, formerly known as the general education development (GED) program, to the Excelsior diploma.
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New York Senate Bill S04558

Introduced
2/7/25  
Requires fashion sellers to carry out environmental due diligence for the portions of their business related to wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags, including wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags produced as a private label; establishes a fashion remediation fund.
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New York Senate Bill J00308

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Honoring the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New York on the occasion of celebrating Prince Hall Day 2025
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New York Senate Bill S04048

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Increases the minimum wage annually; provides for the enforcement of the minimum wage; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.
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New York Senate Bill S04067

Introduced
1/31/25  
Codifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law; provides that in cases of alleged housing discrimination, an unlawful discriminatory practice may be established by a practice's discriminatory effect.
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New York Senate Bill S04077

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Relates to establishing an abatement and exemption from real property taxes for capital improvements to reduce carbon emissions; establishes an energy efficiency improvement board to approve the abatements and exemptions.
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New York Senate Bill S06225

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
3/10/26  
Engrossed
5/28/26  
Requires inspections of child day care homes, programs and facilities include the full premises; requires providers of a family day care home or group family day care home to disclose to the office of children and family services all persons who reside in the home where child day care is being provided; requires all providers of child day care to receive training for, provide and maintain onsite opioid antagonists for use during emergencies.
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New York Senate Bill J00466

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/7/25  
Report Pass
3/11/25  
Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Buffalo Zoo
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New York Senate Bill S06260

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/7/25  
Relates to motions to vacate judgment; authorizes filing motions to vacate judgment due to a change in law; authorizes motions to vacate judgment to be filed at any time after entry of a judgment obtained at trial or by plea; relates to the requirements of discovery.
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New York Senate Bill J00484

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/7/25  
Report Pass
3/11/25  
Mourning the death of Michael Harmon and Jordan Celotto, beloved artists and advocates, and devoted members of their community
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New York Senate Bill S04547

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Report Pass
5/22/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Relates to judicial diversion programs; establishes a diversion part in each county; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.
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New York Senate Bill S04799

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Creates climate liability for fossil fuel related activity which caused or contributed to climate change; creates a right of action.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S04391

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Engrossed
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Requires mobile applications on cell phones, smart phones and tablets that offer a subscription service provide an option to cancel the subscription on its application and have the option posted in a clear and conspicuous format.
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New York Senate Bill S04437

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Amends the alternative tax table benefit recapture; increases the rate of supplemental tax for high income taxpayers.