New York State Senator

David Mcdonough

Menu

New York State Senator

David Mcdonough 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

NY
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00545

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the proper venue for an impounding organization to file a petition for a security to be paid by the owner of a seized animal currently in the care of such organization.
NY
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00526

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes a cause of action for fertility fraud; allows patients who have undergone assisted reproduction procedures to bring a cause of action if human reproductive material other than that which was consented to by the patient is used in such procedure; allows for compensatory and punitive damages.
NY
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00536

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
6/9/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Refer
6/10/25  
Engrossed
3/11/26  
Relates to summaries of readable and understandable insurance policies which shall include the limits of insurance, the term of the policy, the amount of premium and the amount of deductibles and a statement.
NY
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00678

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Allows pharmacy technicians to practice in any pharmacy under the supervision of a pharmacist.
NY
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00634

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to prompt payments to counties by the state; provides if prompt payment is not provided an interest payment shall be made to the contractor or county government.
NY
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00684

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Includes intentionally selecting a victim based on certain actual or perceived traits in the crime of murder in the first degree; provides that sentence for commission of certain provisions of murder in the first degree is death or life without parole.
NY
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00695

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Enacts the "Joseph Fletcher act"; permits certain claims by essential employees for compensation based on death due to COVID-19 which were previously denied or not timely filed.
NY
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00623

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes and authorizes telepharmacy in this state; defines terms; creates telepharmacy satellite consultation sites and telepharmacy in hospitals; authorizes the filling of prescriptions at remote sites connected to central pharmacies via computer link, videolink and audiolink; makes exceptions.
NY
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00510

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the scheduling of a fact finding hearing after the issuance of a temporary order of protection in family court; provides that such hearing shall be scheduled no later than 14 days after the temporary order is issued.
NY
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00632

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Includes offenses involving the possession, display or discharge of a firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine-gun, or disguised gun as qualifying offenses for the purpose of allowing a principal to be eligible to be held on bail.
NY
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00680

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the mandatory coverage of hearing aids by insurers and other organizations.
NY
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00566

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires the estimated cost of mandated expenditures and appropriations within the body of the bill.
NY
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00369

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to certification of inspectors of motor vehicles and the standards of competency and fitness they shall meet in order to be certified.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00665

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the creation of a crime database of all convictions in New York state of animal cruelty, fighting, neglect, abandonment and mistreatment; makes such crime database available to all law enforcement entities, district attorneys, duly incorporated humane societies, societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, dog or cat protective associations and animal control officers.
NY
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00629

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to establishing the tenancy deposit protection program; requires the commissioner of housing and community renewal to establish a program to hold security deposits in third-party accounts and create a dispute resolution process regarding the withholding of security deposits.