New York State Senator

Brian Kavanagh 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 26)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00028

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Report Pass
1/14/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2025, as Workplace Violence Prevention Month in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00149

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 2025, and recognizing their impact on the history of New York State
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01527

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Establishes sales tax exemptions for commercial energy storage systems equipment.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00025

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Report Pass
1/14/25  
Congratulating the Brooklyn Technical High School Football Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2024-25 NYC PSAL 3A Championship on November 29, 2024
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00142

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Report Pass
1/14/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 11-17, 2025, as Police Week in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01472

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Report Pass
1/27/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Relates to certifying instructors in small arms practice; provides that after December 31, 2028 individuals certified as an instructor in small arms practice shall seek recertification subject to the standards and curriculum promulgated by the division of criminal justice services.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01528

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Establishes a tax on carbon-based fuels.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00235

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Report Pass
1/22/25  
Commemorating the 181st Anniversary of the Independence of the Dominican Republic to be celebrated on February 27, 2025

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01456

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Report Pass
1/27/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Requires certain watercraft, aircrafts, and trains to use clean energy, including ensuring such vehicles are zero-emissions; requires NYSERDA to study zero-emission commercial vehicles, the use of renewable energy in publicly funded airports, and the use of sustainable aviation fuel; requires NYSERDA to administer a grant program to flying schools and clubs that install charging infrastructure.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01463

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Engrossed
4/28/25  
Refer
4/28/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
4/21/26  
Establishes extended producer responsibility for mattresses.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01455

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Report Pass
3/10/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Enacts the "safer weapons, safer homes act"; requires the division of criminal justice services to study the technological viability of personalized firearms; defines personalized firearms; requires the division to report to the governor and the legislature on the results of the study.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01462

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Engrossed
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
4/1/26  
Relates to establishing ground rent rebates for eligible homeowners and renters in the Battery Park project area; provides for a rebate program; provides for a process for application and certification.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01457

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Report Pass
1/28/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Provides for adjustment of the maximum income threshold for eligibility for the senior citizen rent increase exemption (SCRIE), disability rent increase exemption (DRIE), senior citizen homeowners' exemption (SCHE), and disabled homeowners' exemption (DHE) by any increase in the consumer price index (CPI).
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01458

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Removes the requirement that rent arrears be repaid for social services districts located in a municipality with a population of five million or more.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01453

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Relates to rent impairing violations and eviction proceedings.