New York State Senator

David Mcdonough 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 9)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02001

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Requires the approval of the legislature for certain proposed rule changes relating to civil or criminal penalties, fiscal liability or responsibility, costs due by state residents, and changes to education curriculum.
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New York Assembly Bill A01991

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Enacts the "fair pay for home care act" relating to minimum wages applicable to home care aides; provides for a minimum wage of 150% of the applicable statewide or regional minimum wage.
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New York Assembly Bill A02392

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Establishes a child care program capital improvement tax credit program for child care programs to provide financial assistance to New York's child care providers to facilitate the enhancement, expansion, and improvement of access to quality child care.
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New York Assembly Bill A02411

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Requires a state agency to get approval from the senate and the assembly prior to adopting or readopting a rule on an emergency basis unless such rule is necessary on an emergency basis for the preservation of the public health, safety and general welfare of the public.
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New York Assembly Bill A02407

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Directs the metropolitan transportation authority, in consultation with the Long Island Rail Road, to establish a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for individuals in active military service of the United States and active duty members of the New York national guard, upon showing a military or national guard identification card.
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New York Assembly Bill A02580

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Requires the state comptroller, the attorney general and independent certified public accountants to conduct an annual audit of the office of cannabis management.
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New York Assembly Bill A02046

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Requires residents of the state, who are foreign refugees, to register with the office of temporary and disability assistance; directs such office to provide registration information to the office of children and family services, the department of health, the office for new Americans, the department of law, the division of state police, the NYC police department, county sheriff's offices, municipal police departments, and the division of homeland security and emergency services; directs the office for new Americans to conduct background screenings of all refugees who register; requires refugee resettlement agencies to submit quarterly reports to the bureau of refugee and immigrant assistance on the refugees to whom it provides assistance, and to monitor the activities of such refugees for a certain period of time; directs the division of homeland security and emergency services to develop and implement a plan to ensure compliance by refugee resettlement agencies.
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New York Assembly Bill A01801

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Permits those licensed to carry or possess a pistol or revolver or to purchase or take possession of a semi-automatic rifle or licensed to hunt wildlife to purchase or take possession of ammunition without requiring contacting the statewide license and record database.
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New York Assembly Bill A02020

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Engrossed
5/29/25  
Refer
5/29/25  
Report Pass
5/13/26  
Refer
5/13/26  
Report Pass
5/28/26  
Engrossed
5/29/26  
Grants peace officer status to employees of the town court of the town of Montgomery serving as uniformed court officers at such town court.
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New York Assembly Bill A02002

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Provides an optional tax exemption for property operating as a child day care that localities can opt into through local law.
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New York Assembly Bill A02021

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Establishes the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance resulting in death, a class A-1 felony.
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New York Assembly Bill A02033

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Establishes a tax deduction for a taxpayer who is a beneficiary of a deferred compensation plan and who elects to make a distribution of such deferred compensation in order to pay for qualified health insurance premiums, in an amount equal to six thousand dollars.
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New York Assembly Bill A01925

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Establishes the sector partnership enhancement and reinforcement program to assist in the identification of target industry clusters and employers for creation of new local sector partnerships and to provide grants to emerging and existing local sector partnerships and to community colleges seeking to establish local sector partnerships for recruitment activities; makes an appropriation therefor.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01885

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Promotes understanding, awareness and enforcement of animal crimes laws.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01964

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Relates to permitting lessees the option to pay security deposits in six or fewer equal installments.