New York State Senator

Claire Valdez 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 8)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00632

Introduced
5/30/25  
Refer
5/30/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2025, as Gay Pride Month in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K00640

Introduced
5/30/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim November 29, 2025, as Palestinian American Day in the State of New York

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08758

Introduced
6/2/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Enacts the accelerate solar for affordable power (ASAP) act to set a new target for distributed solar energy capacity and direct the public service commission to advance reforms to the utility interconnection process to ensure timely and cost-effective integration of new distributed energy resources.
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New York Assembly Bill A08757

Introduced
6/2/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Establishes the "SNAP for students act" requiring the office of temporary and disability assistance to create informational materials to provide information regarding student eligibility for SNAP benefits and to provide digital versions of such materials to institutions of higher education in the state; requires institutions of higher education to notify students of their potential eligibility for SNAP benefits.
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New York Assembly Bill A08773

Introduced
6/2/25  
Refer
6/2/25  
Requires every franchisor, including its affiliates and subsidiaries to properly fulfill any warranty agreement and/or franchisor's service contract and to compensate each of its franchised motor vehicle dealers for warranty parts and labor, including but not limited to all warranty repairs, extended service contract repairs, extended warranty repairs, campaigns, service bulletins, policy repairs, component part warranties, factory compensated repairs, recalls, diagnostics, parts and other voluntary stop-sell repairs, and any other franchisor compensated repairs; relates to reimbursement to a motor vehicle dealer from a motor vehicle franchisor.
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New York Assembly Bill A01621

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Relates to conditions precedent to the bringing of certain actions or proceedings.
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New York Assembly Bill A01602

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
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.
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New York Assembly Bill A03251

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Enacts "Cecilia's act for rights in the sex trades"; decriminalizes certain prostitution offenses; amends provisions relating to prosecution of such offenses and vacating judgments.
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New York Assembly Bill A04278

Introduced
2/3/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.
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New York Assembly Bill A03474

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Provides for a working families tax credit; directs quarterly prepayment of the credit; provides for a sliding reduction in the credit for incomes which exceed a certain threshold.
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New York Assembly Bill A03578

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Establishes a SNAP and cash assistance fraud victims compensation fund.
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New York Assembly Bill A03575

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Establishes an indirect source review for heavy distribution warehouse operations; requires the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study regarding zero-emissions zones.
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New York Assembly Bill A03582

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
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 Assembly Bill A03506

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Prohibits and regulates the discovery and disclosure of immigration status; prohibits police officers, peace officers, school resource officers, probation agencies, state entities, state employees, and municipal corporations from questioning individuals regarding their citizenship or immigration status; regulates the disclosure of information relating to immigration status; prohibits an educational agency, higher education agency, school employee, school safety personnel, or third-party contractor from collecting information about a person's citizenship, immigration status, nationality, or country of origin, unless required by law or necessary to administer a public program or benefit sought by such person.
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New York Assembly Bill A01200

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Provides for minimum wage requirements for miscellaneous industry workers; establishes a one fair wage reimbursement credit.