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Chris Burdick 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00701

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Repeals the requirement that applicants must pass an examination in order to qualify as a licensed master social worker.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00699

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires the implementation of an electronic benefit transfer system using industry-standard commercial electronic funds transfer technology.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00745

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to eliminating rent for homeless shelters; provides that a homeless individual or family applying for or receiving temporary housing assistance shall not be required to pay to any local or state government or agency or any provider, room and board or contribute any earned or unearned income, available benefits or resources to eliminate their need for temporary housing assistance or as a condition to receive temporary housing assistance from such provider.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00559

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Provides for the declination of a designation as a candidate or nomination for a party position if the person designated or nominated has received a diagnosis of a serious health condition or has resigned the office for which they are nominated or designated to run for re-election.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00602

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides that restaurants may provide single-use plastic straws to customers when explicitly requested by the customer; prohibits single-use plastic stirrers.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00643

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the purchase of claims by corporations or collection agencies; relates to the inference of an assignee's intent and purpose in taking an assignment of a claim against an obligor that is not an eligible obligor.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00659

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Refer
5/13/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Report Pass
6/6/25  
Refer
6/6/25  
Prohibits landlords from including incorrect information relating to rent decontrol in certain leases and renewals thereof; imposes a violation punishable by a fine of $1000 for a violation by a landlord; requires the standardization of certain notices pertaining to units subject to the Affordable New York Housing Program.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00672

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Reconvenes the New York state sea level rise task force to review the report and recommendations previously issued by the task force, and to determine the progress made in effectuating such recommendations and what recommendations require additional efforts; develop an updated evaluation of ways of protecting New York's remaining coastal ecosystems and natural habitats, and increasing coastal community resilience in the face of sea level rise, applying the best available science as to sea level rise and its anticipated impacts; and updating previous recommendations and, if appropriate, making new recommendations on sea level rise resiliency.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00738

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to women's health in correctional facilities; establishes a women's health education program; requires HIV and STD testing to be offered to incarcerated individuals; provides pregnant incarcerated individuals with access to prenatal vitamins as well as a specialized diet tailored to pregnancy needs; requires a study and report on women's health in prison.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00514

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Relates to parole eligibility for certain incarcerated persons age fifty-five or older if they have served at least fifteen years of their sentence or sentences.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00480

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides that the department of transportation shall not require a survey as part of an agreement with any fiber optic utility for use and occupancy of a state right of way for the purposes of installing, modifying, relocating, repairing, operating, or maintaining fiber optic facilities as part of the department's consolidated application, when such use and occupancy of the state right of way is utilizing existing infrastructure, including but not limited to aerial pole attachments and underground conduits.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00639

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Directs the development of materials to be provided to new employees relating to student loan repayment information.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00574

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires accessible buses to be available within a service area measuring three miles from any bus line of the authority or its subsidiaries.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00597

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Includes additional community districts in which pilot programs to address the legalization or conversion of certain basement and cellar dwellings can be established by local law.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00703

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the provision of grants to eligible school districts to cover the costs of school resource officers employed at schools in such districts; authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with local police entities to provide school resource officers.