New York State Senator

Brian Kavanagh 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 16)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07618

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Report Pass
5/14/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/24/26  
Requires certain labeling to be used to indicate the safety dates and quality dates of food products; requires the department of agriculture and markets to educate consumers about such provisions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07611

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Directs the department of motor vehicles to develop a plan to increase the availability of wheelchair accessible vehicles, by county, in New York state outside of the city of New York; defines accessibility; requires a report to identify any existing local guidelines for accessible vehicles; directs development of benchmarks for increasing wheelchair accessible vehicles.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00849

Introduced
4/24/25  
Refer
4/24/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim July 2025, as Juvenile Arthritis Month in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S07644

Introduced
4/24/25  
Refer
4/24/25  
Exempts used books from sales use taxes including second-hand purchases, up to one hundred dollars per item.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00905

Introduced
4/29/25  
Refer
4/29/25  
Report Pass
5/6/25  
Recognizing May 2025, as Apraxia Awareness Month in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00904

Introduced
4/29/25  
Refer
4/29/25  
Passed
5/12/25  
Report Pass
5/6/25  
Recognizing the atrocities of the Thomas Indian School and the impact it had on Indigenous communities
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00933

Introduced
5/6/25  
Refer
5/6/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the publication of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and celebrating the enduring legacy of its author, L. Frank Baum
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00945

Introduced
5/6/25  
Refer
5/6/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim July 2025 as MECP2 Duplication Syndrome Awareness Month in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00940

Introduced
5/6/25  
Refer
5/6/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Indian Constitution on November 26, 2025
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00962

Introduced
5/8/25  
Refer
5/8/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Commemorating the 100th Birthday of Malcolm X, an advocate for human rights, and one of the most influential African American leaders in history
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00958

Introduced
5/8/25  
Refer
5/8/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Welcoming the descendants of the Chinese American Transcontinental Railroad workers to the Legislative Chambers in Albany, New York on May 14, 2025
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New York Senate Bill J00963

Introduced
5/8/25  
Refer
5/8/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the New York Cider Association
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00976

Introduced
5/9/25  
Refer
5/9/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Recognizing Lisa Cortes for her valuable contributions to the film, television, music, and entertainment industries

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07632

Introduced
4/24/25  
Refer
4/24/25  
Includes households who are fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence under the family homelessness and eviction prevention supplement ("FHEPS") program.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07648

Introduced
4/25/25  
Refer
4/25/25  
Enacts the "sustainable building materials act"; enacts into law components of legislation relating to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in construction; provides a sales tax exemption for certain low-carbon building materials (Part A); establishes a grant program for manufacturers of concrete for environmental product declarations (Part B).