New York State Senator

Cordell Cleare 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 8)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02513

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
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 Senate Bill S02547

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Establishes a culturally responsive education curriculum and standards; requires all school districts, charter schools and private schools to integrate culturally responsive education throughout the education of all students at all grade levels; establishes a pilot program in culturally responsive education; appropriates $25,000,000 therefor.
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New York Senate Bill S02588

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Authorizes the provision of site mapping for emergency response data with school safety plans; provides for the funding of such mapping data.
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New York Senate Bill S02595

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Removes the exclusion of part-time employees from certain definitions relating to employment and expanding the definition of employer; removes certain exclusions for employer notice requirements for the closing of a facility; removes the discretionary reduction of penalties for employers for certain acts or omissions concerning notice requirements for mass layoffs, relocations or employment loss; removes the maximum time period for determining back pay and other liabilities for certain employees who experience employment loss; allows the attorney general to take certain action to assist certain employees in receiving back pay and other liabilities; requires employers to pay severance to employees when there is a plant closing, relocation, or mass layoff.
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New York Senate Bill S02626

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Increases the amount of residential solar tax credits.
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New York Senate Bill S02648

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
5/5/25  
Engrossed
6/6/25  
Refer
6/6/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
4/1/26  
Provides that dental insurance coverage shall include coverage for night guards; defines dental night guards; provides that dental night guards shall be covered under Medicaid.
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New York Senate Bill S02627

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Engrossed
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/16/26  
Establishes the homeowner protection program; provides that the department of law shall establish the homeowner protection program to ensure the availability of free housing counseling and legal services to homeowners for the purposes of mitigating threats to homeownership; provides that the department of law shall provide grants to eligible not-for-profit housing counseling organizations and legal services organizations to provide services under the program.
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New York Senate Bill S02635

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Enacts the "vicarious liability for housing discrimination act"; imposes vicarious liability on a person for unlawful discriminatory practices related to the sale, rental, or lease of certain property by such person's agent.
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New York Senate Bill S02644

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
5/5/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Prohibits the retrospective denial of payment for substance use disorder treatment services if an insured was covered for such services at the time treatment was initiated; requires insurers to notify a treatment provider when an insured has lost coverage based on termination of the insured's employment.
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New York Senate Bill S02695

Introduced
1/22/25  
Prohibits the admissibility of evidence of a victim's sexual conduct, sexual predisposition, or manner of dress in civil actions or proceedings; provides limited exceptions.
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New York Senate Bill S02689

Introduced
1/22/25  
Requires public schools to offer plant-based food options in food service.
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New York Senate Bill S02705

Introduced
1/22/25  
Enacts the student suicide prevention act; requires the governing board or body of every local educational agency serving students in grades seven to twelve, to adopt policies, procedures and guidelines on student suicide prevention, intervention and postvention for students in such grades.
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New York Senate Bill J00259

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
1/28/25  
Commemorating the 17th Anniversary of Kosovo's Independence
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New York Senate Bill J00622

Introduced
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2025, as Sikh Awareness Month in the State of New York

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S02682

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to publicly post the name, identifying information and a summary incident report after the death of an individual in the custody of the department.