New York State Senator

Christopher Friend 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 6)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03840

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Repeals certain provisions establishing a fee for background checks on certain firearm and ammunition purchases; removes such fees as a source of funds for the background check fund.
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New York Assembly Bill A03778

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Proposes a constitutional amendment to divide the state into three autonomous regions; the New Amsterdam Region, the New York Region and the Montauk Region; provides regional governors and regional legislators; provides only for a state sales tax; divides various departments and agencies; provides for separate court systems and prison systems.
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New York Assembly Bill A03938

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Report Pass
6/4/25  
Refer
6/4/25  
Report Pass
6/11/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Enrolled
12/1/25  
Chaptered
12/12/25  
Authorizes the department of transportation to establish and implement a state memorial sign program to memorialize persons who died due to injuries sustained in a fatal motor vehicle crash on state highways.
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New York Assembly Bill A02262

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Requires law enforcement and courts to notify the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) when an arrested person or defendant is not a United States citizen; adjusts certain maximum sentences for class A misdemeanors and unclassified misdemeanors; requires notification to be made to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency prior to the release of certain noncitizens; repeals provisions of the "protect our courts act".
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New York Assembly Bill A02269

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Relates to aggravated harassment of an employee by an incarcerated individual; eliminates the requirement that an incarcerated individual causes or attempts to cause an employee to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, saliva, or the contents of a toilet bowl by throwing, tossing or expelling such fluid or material.
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New York Assembly Bill A01807

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Relates to a state transportation plan; requires such plan include a minimum twenty-year forecast period at the time of adoption, assessing long-range needs spanning such period, including a forecast of highway pavement and bridge conditions.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00847

Introduced
1/20/26  
Commemorating the observance of the 41st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the State of New York, on January 19, 2026
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New York Assembly Bill K00864

Introduced
1/21/26  
Congratulating James McFadden upon the occasion of his retirement after many years of distinguished service as Tioga County Treasurer
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New York Assembly Bill K00863

Introduced
1/21/26  
Honoring Shawn Yetter for his decades of service to the social welfare of Tioga County and New York State residents
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New York Assembly Bill K00865

Introduced
1/21/26  
Honoring Donald Castellucci Jr. upon the occasion of his retirement after 30 years of distinguished service to the Town of Owego
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New York Assembly Bill K00866

Introduced
1/21/26  
Honoring Martha Sauerbrey upon the occasion of her retirement after 20 years of distinguished service to the Tioga County Legislature
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New York Assembly Bill K00867

Introduced
1/21/26  
Honoring John S. Wood upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition after 50 years of dedicated service to the Southport Fire Department
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New York Assembly Bill K00869

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/23/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 27, 2026, as Holocaust Remembrance Day in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill A02502

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Relates to the creation of home stability support supplement programs.
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New York Assembly Bill A02389

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Relates to exemptions from sales and use taxes for gift certificates, electronic gift cards and magnetic gift cards.