New York State Senator

Andrew Hevesi 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00701

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Repeals the requirement that applicants must pass an examination in order to qualify as a licensed master social worker.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00588

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to the former crime of loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense; expunges criminal records for persons previously convicted of such crime; directs the chief administrator of the courts to provide information regarding such expungement; adds language to identify that the crime of loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense is no longer in law.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00665

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to the creation of a crime database of all convictions in New York state of animal cruelty, fighting, neglect, abandonment and mistreatment; makes such crime database available to all law enforcement entities, district attorneys, duly incorporated humane societies, societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, dog or cat protective associations and animal control officers.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00509

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Allows camp employees to administer medications and treatment to children, under parent or guardian consent and authorization, pursuant to a patient specific order and in compliance with regulations.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00678

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

5/20/25

Refer

5/20/25

Report Pass

5/21/25

Allows pharmacy technicians to practice in any pharmacy under the supervision of a pharmacist.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00711

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires the office of children and family services to utilize a cost estimation model when determining the actual cost providers incur when providing child care; requires the office to prepare a report detailing such.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00473

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes a nonpartisan poll monitoring program.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00699

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires the implementation of an electronic benefit transfer system using industry-standard commercial electronic funds transfer technology.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00613

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Appropriates $2,000,000 for capital improvements, including but not limited to structural and full remediation of the outside wall of the Kew Gardens, Lefferts Boulevard bridge.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00614

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Appropriates $4,000,000 for capital improvements to the historic Forrest Hills Overpass.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00679

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to establishing the crime of coercive control; provides that a person is guilty of coercive control when such person engages in a course of conduct against a member of such person's same family or household, without the victim's consent, which results in limiting or restricting, in full or in part, the victim's behavior, movement, associations or access to or use of such victim's own finances or financial information; provides that coercive control is a class E felony.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00748

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes the kinship legal network program in the office of children and family services to provide legal services to kinship caregivers.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00532

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Prohibits courts from ordering an evaluation of a party or child or allowing into evidence a forensic report created by a forensic evaluator on a party or child to assist such court in a child custody or visitation determination.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00744

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

2/25/25

Refer

2/25/25

Report Pass

4/1/25

Refer

4/1/25

Report Pass

4/1/25

Engrossed

4/1/25

Refer

4/1/25

Engrossed

6/6/25

Enrolled

12/8/25

Vetoed

12/19/25

Relates to collecting data regarding alternative living arrangements for children who are at a substantial risk of maltreatment.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00745

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to eliminating rent for homeless shelters; provides that a homeless individual or family applying for or receiving temporary housing assistance shall not be required to pay to any local or state government or agency or any provider, room and board or contribute any earned or unearned income, available benefits or resources to eliminate their need for temporary housing assistance or as a condition to receive temporary housing assistance from such provider.

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