New York State Senator

Brian Kavanagh 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 3)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00399

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Makes it illegal for certain persons to possess or sell a pistol converter or a converted pistol; directs the superintendent of the state police to publish a list of pistols that the superintendent has determined to be convertible pistols.
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New York Senate Bill S00397

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Relates to false or misleading advertisements of food and food products; provides factors to determine whether an advertisement is false or misleading; provides for enforcement and a private right of action.
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New York Senate Bill S00404

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits the search, with or without a warrant, of geolocation and keyword data of a group of people who are under no individual suspicion of having committed a crime, but rather are defined by having been at a given location at a given time or searched particular words, phrases, character strings, or websites.
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New York Senate Bill S00427

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Requires chain restaurants to display an added sugars warning next to or directly under the name of each food item with high added sugars content wherever such food item is listed on a menu, menu board, or food tag, and by any self-serve dispensing point at which such food item is dispensed.
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New York Senate Bill S00226

Introduced
1/8/25  
Requires the registration of bicycles with electric assist used for commercial purposes; provides liability of employers for certain violations.
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New York Senate Bill S01034

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to the establishment of a single computerized state DNA identification index; requires municipalities to expunge any DNA record stored in a municipal DNA identification index.
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New York Senate Bill S01047

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to establish a ride clean rebate program for electric assist bicycles and electric scooters; defines terms; provides a fifty percent rebate for eligible purchases.
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New York Senate Bill S01066

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to providing access to services, law enforcement and counsel in certain immigration related matters.
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New York Senate Bill S01086

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Enacts the empire state licensing act to provide all New Yorkers with access to professional, occupational, commercial, or business licenses, permits, certificates, or related registrations regardless of an applicant's citizenship or immigration status, or lack thereof.
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New York Senate Bill S01096

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes the "protect our privacy (POP) act" to impose limitations on the use of drones for law enforcement purposes; prohibits the use of drones by law enforcement at concerts, protests, demonstrations, or other actions protected by the first amendment.
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New York Senate Bill S01148

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/11/26  
Provides voting membership to existing non-voting rider representatives on the MTA Board, provides for enhanced representation of MTA riders with disabilities.
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New York Senate Bill S01127

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
1/22/25  
Relates to increasing the standards of monthly need and home energy grant amounts for persons in receipt of public assistance.
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New York Senate Bill S01130

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
2/25/26  
Protects renters using a housing subsidy or voucher, or receiving public assistance from discrimination by the housing provider based on such renters' income or use of such housing subsidy, voucher or public assistance.
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New York Senate Bill S01100

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
5/29/26  
Ensures that library staff of free association, public, and hospital libraries, and with certain advice, Indian libraries, are able to develop collections, services, and programming that reflect the values and protections established under the human rights law and the equal rights amendment to the state constitution.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01026

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Relates to establishing a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase firearms, rifles or shotguns; requires the division of state police to maintain statewide records of individuals who have waived the right to purchase firearms, rifles, or shotguns and any revocations of such waivers.