New York State Representative

Anna Kelles 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 18)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05414

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Removes the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons.
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New York Assembly Bill A05480

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Protects individuals who provide or receive legally protected health activity, including reproductive health care and gender-affirming care, from criminal or civil liability or professional sanctions imposed by jurisdictions outside the state.
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New York Assembly Bill A05436

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Relates to preventing discrimination and increasing awareness of rights for employees with menstrual-related conditions, perimenopausal-related conditions and menopausal-related conditions; requires employers to provide employees with an informational pamphlet on any regulations relating to the rights of employees.
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New York Assembly Bill A05444

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Provides hospital, surgical and medical insurance coverage for perimenopausal and menopausal care and treatment.
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New York Assembly Bill A05567

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Provides for the use of restoration services when determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial.
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New York Assembly Bill A05478

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Enacts the "gender identity respect, dignity and safety act"; relates to the treatment and placement of incarcerated individuals based upon gender identity; requires that incarcerated individuals in state and local correctional facilities who have a gender identity different from their assigned sex at birth be addressed and have access to commissary items, clothing and other materials that are consistent with the person's gender identity; establishes that incarcerated individuals shall be presumptively placed in a correctional facility with persons of the gender that most closely aligns with such person's self-attested gender identity unless the person opts out of such placement.
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New York Assembly Bill A02749

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
4/21/26  
Establishes the "New York state lead-safe renovation, repair and painting act"; establishes standards for lead-safe renovation, repair and painting of residential properties; requires documentation of compliance with such standards.
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New York Assembly Bill A04669

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Establishes the civil right to counsel in eviction proceedings in New York state; creates the New York state office of civil representation; requires that covered individuals be given notice of such right to counsel.
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New York Assembly Bill A04877

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
5/20/26  
Refer
5/20/26  
Report Pass
5/20/26  
Relates to enacting the rent emergency stabilization for tenants act on local determinations of a housing emergency; authorizes a city with a population of one million or more to declare an emergency as to any class of housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations in such class within such municipality is not in excess of five percent and a declaration of emergency may be made as to all housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations within such municipality is not in excess of five percent; authorizes other cities, towns and villages to declare a housing emergency after considering publicly available data and holding public hearings.
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New York Assembly Bill A04876

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Requires that public schools provide instruction on climate change, including but not limited to identifying the causes and impacts of climate change on individuals, environments and communities, and learning to evaluate solutions.
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New York Assembly Bill A04923

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Requires age-appropriate instruction on conflict resolution for elementary, middle, and high school students; requires the commissioner to develop curricula for schools in the state for such instruction; directs the commissioner to develop resource materials to facilitate such instruction.
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New York Assembly Bill A04940

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Establishes procedures regarding orders of post-termination visitation and/or contact between a child and such child's parent and for modification of such orders.
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New York Assembly Bill A04927

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Prohibits a town, city, or county industrial development agency from waiving taxes which would be received by a school district.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04879

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Relates to the health, safety and human rights of incarcerated pregnant individuals, incarcerated birthing parents and their children; requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to establish rules and regulations relating to conditions in institutions and correctional facilities and the treatment and care of birthing parents in such institutions and facilities.
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New York Assembly Bill K00096

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2025, as Black History Month in the State of New York