New York State Senator

Brian Kavanagh 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 30)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00134

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to school climate and codes of conduct on school property and disciplinary action following violation of such codes of conduct; makes conforming amendments.
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New York Senate Bill S00165

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes a billionaire mark-to-market tax taxing residents with one billion dollars or more in net assets.
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New York Senate Bill S00141

Introduced
1/8/25  
Establishes the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings; provides for the administration thereof.
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New York Senate Bill S00176

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides a civil action for deprivation of rights which is caused by any person or public entity.
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New York Senate Bill S00173

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes an unemployment bridge program and an unemployment bridge program fund to provide wage replacement to workers that do not qualify for unemployment insurance or other worker wage assistance programs and who have lost a major source of income due to lost work (Part A); establishes the "Digital Ad Tax Act (DATA)" creating a tax on digital advertising services (Part B).
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New York Senate Bill S00158

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Authorizes certain persons confined in institutions operated by the department of corrections and community supervision to apply for a sentence reduction.
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New York Senate Bill S00159

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Provides for findings of the state board of parole necessary for discretionary release of incarcerated individuals on parole.
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New York Senate Bill S00105

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Enacts the "Consumer and Small business Protection Act"; relates to standing for persons affected by prohibited or unlawful business practices; expands prohibited acts to include unfair, deceptive or abusive acts.
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New York Senate Bill S00028

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Eliminates provisions exempting employees with disabilities from the minimum wage law; provides that laws or minimum wage orders that authorize an employer to pay a wage that is less than the minimum wage are valid provided that under such laws or orders an employee with a disability is paid the same wage as an employee in a comparable position that does not have a disability.
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New York Senate Bill S00161

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/13/25  
Refer
5/13/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
2/10/26  
Engrossed
5/4/26  
Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness; increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00070

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
3/24/25  
Refer
3/24/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/25/26  
Provides that any person who has been injured by reason of any violation of any such rules, regulations or policies as the superintendent may promulgate may bring an action in such person's own name; assert a counterclaim; or, if an action is commenced by the mortgagee or anyone acting on its behalf, bring a third party claim, against either the mortgagee and/or the mortgage servicer to enjoin any violations thereof; authorizes damages; makes related provisions.
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New York Senate Bill S00076

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Regulates political contribution activities by intermediaries; requires disclosure of certain identifying information when certain contributions are made by an intermediary to a candidate or a committee.
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New York Senate Bill S00071

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires residential real property managers or any firm employing a property manager, contracting with a property manager or contracting to provide a property manager to file a registration statement with the secretary of state and to be certified from an approved certifying organization.
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New York Senate Bill S00069

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to authorizing counties to set interest rates imposed on late payment of property taxes and delinquencies and redemption of property subject to more than one tax lien.
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New York Senate Bill S00068

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Enacts the student journalist education act to protect student speech at educational institutions unless such speech is libelous, an invasion of privacy, or incites students to commit an unlawful act, violate school policies, or to materially and substantially disrupt the orderly operation of the school.