New York State Senator

Cordell Cleare 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 41)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07582

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Requires the recommendation to a parent for blood lead level screenings of their child when a health care provider finds high lead levels in the blood of such child; directs the department of health to conduct an environmental investigation when a child is found to have high levels of lead in their blood.
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New York Senate Bill S07583

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Increases the state discretionary buying threshold without a formal competitive process for certain commodities from certain businesses, including construction services.
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New York Senate Bill S07591

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Establishes that areas containing lead-contaminated soil shall have the levels of lead contamination decreased to 300 ppm for residential areas and 1,000 ppm for commercial areas.
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New York Senate Bill S07590

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Establishes an automatic application program for state high school students into SUNY and CUNY.
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New York Senate Bill S07581

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Establishes a public awareness campaign related to maternal depression; establishes the maternal depression fund; makes an appropriation therefor.
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New York Senate Bill S07595

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Enacts the "fair addition in rental (F.A.I.R) leases act"; authorizes a tenant to add dwelling occupants to residential dwelling or housing accommodation leases upon request of the lease holder; if such occupant is at least 18 years old; and such occupant provides proof of currently residing in such dwelling; prohibits a landlord from increasing the rent or imposing a fee for the purpose of adding occupants to the lease.
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New York Senate Bill S07593

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Allows access to sealed and protected records to civilian law enforcement oversight entities conducting investigations and disciplinary proceedings for misconduct by police and peace officers.
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New York Senate Bill S07586

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Prohibits any increase in the average monthly rental of a property by a limited-profit housing company unless the appropriate local housing agency certifies that there exists no recorded violations against such property or that all recorded violations have been cleared, corrected or abated, and that such company is maintaining all essential services required to be furnished.
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New York Senate Bill S07589

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Relates to the collection of charges for heat-related residential utility service.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S07599

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Engrossed
6/16/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Chaptered
12/19/25  
Regulates automated decision-making by government agencies; requires agencies to conduct impact assessments; requires disclosure of automated decision-making tools utilized by governmental agencies.
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New York Senate Bill S07611

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Directs the department of motor vehicles to develop a plan to increase the availability of wheelchair accessible vehicles, by county, in New York state outside of the city of New York; defines accessibility; requires a report to identify any existing local guidelines for accessible vehicles; directs development of benchmarks for increasing wheelchair accessible vehicles.
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New York Senate Bill S07617

Introduced
4/23/25  
Refer
4/23/25  
Enacts the safer consumption services act which provides for the establishment of a program to provide safe injection sites.
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New York Senate Bill J00849

Introduced
4/24/25  
Refer
4/24/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim July 2025, as Juvenile Arthritis Month in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S07641

Introduced
4/24/25  
Refer
4/24/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Designates all taxes, interest and penalties collected by the opioid excise tax for the New York state drug treatment and public education fund.
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New York Senate Bill S07644

Introduced
4/24/25  
Refer
4/24/25  
Exempts used books from sales use taxes including second-hand purchases, up to one hundred dollars per item.