New York State Senator

David Mcdonough 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 53)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04275

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Requires the state board of elections to conduct a background check on all candidates which appear on a ballot.
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New York Assembly Bill A06623

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Directs the office of mental health to conduct a study on the mental health and prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among corrections officers and other prison workers and to submit a report of the findings of such study to the governor and the legislature.
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New York Assembly Bill A06705

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/7/25  
Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to conduct a feasibility study and prepare a report on the benefits and implementation of nuclear small modular reactors.
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New York Assembly Bill A06689

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Directs the public service commission to evaluate hydrogen, sewage thermal energy, and nuclear small modular reactors as renewable energy sources and report the results of such evaluation to the governor and the legislature.
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New York Assembly Bill A06663

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/7/25  
Establishes the "New York junk fee prevention act"; requires clear and conspicuous pricing practices regarding trash junk fees.
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New York Assembly Bill A06697

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/7/25  
Relates to compliance with federal reporting standards for incidences of sexual assault on SUNY and CUNY campuses.
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New York Assembly Bill A04604

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Creates a wholesale prescription drug importation program which complies with federal standards and regulations for the purpose of generating substantial savings for consumers.
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New York Assembly Bill A04550

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
4/30/25  
Refer
4/30/25  
Requires the department of labor to study the long-term impact of artificial intelligence on the state workforce including but not limited to job performance, productivity, training, education requirements, privacy and security; prohibits any state entity from using artificial intelligence in any way that would result in the displacement of any currently employed worker or loss of position, including partial displacement such as a reduction in the hours of non-overtime work, wages or employment benefits, or results in the impairment of existing collective bargaining agreements.
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New York Assembly Bill A04649

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
4/28/25  
Engrossed
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Relates to certificates of honorable separation from or service in the armed forces of the United States; provides that such certificates shall be forwarded to the appropriate local veterans' service agency within 60 days of receipt.
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New York Assembly Bill A04554

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Authorizes the city of Niagara Falls to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to such city's annual tax levy.
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New York Assembly Bill A04662

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Adds impersonation of board of elections members or other election officers, or an employee thereof, to the crime of criminal impersonation in the first degree.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04237

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Report Pass
6/4/25  
Refer
6/4/25  
Report Pass
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in Nassau county to Trooper James M. MacLarnon.
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New York Assembly Bill A04247

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Provides that no class or any other course of instruction shall be held in any institution within the state or city university on those days of religious observance known as Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.
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New York Assembly Bill A04250

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Increases the penalties for theft of a companion animal.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00170

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/7/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2025, as Women's History Month in the State of New York