New York State Senator

April Baskin 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 9)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill J00391

Introduced
2/19/25  
Refer
2/19/25  
Report Pass
2/25/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 3-7, 2025, as School Breakfast Week in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S05249

Introduced
2/20/25  
Refer
2/20/25  
Relates to automatic Medicaid eligibility for striking workers.
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New York Senate Bill S05247

Introduced
2/20/25  
Extends the imposition of additional rates of sales and compensating use taxes by Erie county to November 30, 2027.
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New York Senate Bill J00380

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Report Pass
2/25/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 15-22, 2025, as FFA Week in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill J00255

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
1/28/25  
Commending Brandon Gruttemeyer upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the New York State Senate
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New York Senate Bill J00260

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
1/28/25  
Commending Jose Cristales upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the New York State Senate
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New York Senate Bill S04647

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Increases penalties for certain speed violations.
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New York Senate Bill S04648

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Increases the number of photo speed violation monitoring systems in a highway construction or maintenance work area; makes such provisions permanent.
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New York Senate Bill J00423

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Mourning the death of John O. Peck, devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and small business owner
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New York Senate Bill S05623

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Relates to the right to unemployment benefits based on employment with certain educational institutions, including the state university of New York, the city university of New York and public community colleges; clarifies the meaning of certain terms relating to such rights to unemployment benefits.
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New York Senate Bill S05680

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
Provides notice of the death of an incarcerated individual occurring in the custody of the department of corrections and community supervision; requires the department to promptly notify the next kin and any other person designated as the representative of any incarcerated individual whose death takes place during custody.
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New York Senate Bill J00432

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 15 to June 15, 2025, as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month in New York State

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S06007

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Authorizes certain business enterprise subcontractors who seek to do work with not-for-profit corporations to receive MWBE certification if certain criteria is met; imposes a $50,001 limit on the provision of such services or work; makes related provisions.
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New York Senate Bill S05535

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Engrossed
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
4/1/26  
Requires certain documents and forms to be provided in the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by limited English proficient immigrants of five years or less according to the American community survey, as published by the United States census bureau.
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New York Senate Bill S05539

Introduced
2/24/25  
Requires schools safety plans to include a cardiac emergency response plan that addresses the use of appropriate personnel and measures to respond to incidents involving any individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or similar life-threatening emergency on any school site owned or operated by a school or at a location of a school sponsored event.