New York State Senator

Brian Kavanagh 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 35)

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Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S09572

Introduced
3/25/26  
Requires at least one director on a board of directors of a residential cooperative housing corporation be a primary resident of such residential cooperative housing corporation; prohibits the charging of payments, fees or charges by cooperative housing corporations without thirty days written notice to such cooperative housing corporation's shareholders.
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New York Senate Bill S09571

Introduced
3/25/26  
Refer
3/25/26  
Engrossed
5/12/26  
Permits multiple transfers of low-income housing tax credits.
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New York Senate Bill S09735

Introduced
4/2/26  
Refer
4/2/26  
Engrossed
5/6/26  
Enacts the "home utility weatherization jobs act"; requires each gas corporation, electric corporation, or combination gas or electric corporation to submit to the public service commission for review and approval at least one and up to ten neighborhood scale weatherization and electrification-ready projects.
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New York Senate Bill S09738

Introduced
4/2/26  
Includes sporting events within the definition of places of public entertainment and amusement for purposes of wrongful refusal of admission to and ejection from places of public entertainment and amusement.
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New York Senate Bill S09739

Introduced
4/2/26  
Requires all agencies to submit to the committee on open government a log of all freedom of information law requests for each year in which they received or have pending a request for records; requires the committee on open government to publish, on one webpage, all freedom of information law request logs it receives.
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New York Senate Bill S09734

Introduced
4/2/26  
Relates to the payment of shelter and rent arrears; provides that all shelter arrears payments authorized for applicants to receive an emergency grant to pay for rent, property taxes or mortgage arrears shall be limited to once every year unless the district determines at its discretion that additional shelter arrears payments are necessary based on the individual circumstances.
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New York Senate Bill S09742

Introduced
4/2/26  
Requires openable windows in residential units to comply with certain mechanical ventilation standards.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01823

Introduced
3/26/26  
Refer
3/26/26  
Report Pass
3/31/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 20, 2026, as Behavior Analysis Day in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of World Behavioral Analysis Day
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New York Senate Bill S09589

Introduced
3/26/26  
Provides for coverage for New Yorkers losing insurance due to the implementation of HR 1.
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New York Senate Bill J01827

Introduced
3/27/26  
Refer
3/27/26  
Report Pass
3/31/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2026, as Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill J01845

Introduced
4/1/26  
Refer
4/1/26  
Report Pass
4/28/26  
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the birth of John Coltrane, renowned artistic trailblazer and innovative New York jazz musician
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New York Senate Bill S09732

Introduced
4/2/26  
Permits libraries occupying or possessing public land to develop, lease, or use such property for the purposes of constructing affordable, mixed-use housing; provides that such use aligns with libraries' educational purposes, represents a valid exercise of the trustees' power, and is in the best interests of the libraries.
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New York Senate Bill J01872

Introduced
4/14/26  
Refer
4/14/26  
Report Pass
4/21/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 20, 2026, as New York State Constitution Day in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S09780

Introduced
4/6/26  
Provides for absence from school for the mental or behavioral health of the minor.
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New York Senate Bill S08623

Introduced
12/19/25  
Refer
12/19/25  
Prohibits the use of surveillance pricing, directly or indirectly; prohibits the collection, use, retention, or sharing of data to facilitate surveillance pricing; provides exceptions; provides for enforcement by the attorney general; makes related provisions.