New York State Senator

Demond Meeks 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 12)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04879

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Relates to the health, safety and human rights of incarcerated pregnant individuals, incarcerated birthing parents and their children; requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to establish rules and regulations relating to conditions in institutions and correctional facilities and the treatment and care of birthing parents in such institutions and facilities.
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New York Assembly Bill A04877

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
5/20/26  
Refer
5/20/26  
Report Pass
5/20/26  
Relates to enacting the rent emergency stabilization for tenants act on local determinations of a housing emergency; authorizes a city with a population of one million or more to declare an emergency as to any class of housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations in such class within such municipality is not in excess of five percent and a declaration of emergency may be made as to all housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations within such municipality is not in excess of five percent; authorizes other cities, towns and villages to declare a housing emergency after considering publicly available data and holding public hearings.
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New York Assembly Bill A04938

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
4/30/25  
Engrossed
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Chaptered
12/19/25  
Provides protections for telecommunications tower technicians, including requiring certain trainings during work hours without a loss of pay; requires certain reporting by bidders for telecommunication contracts.
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New York Assembly Bill A04930

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Creates an adult high school workforce development demonstration project in Rochester; defines "adult high school workforce development demonstration project" or "program" to mean a private or independent high school registered by the department which provides adult learners with an appropriate academic environment, career credentialing programs and access to wraparound services provided by the operator or any entity partnered which such operator to address barriers to enable adult learners to pursue and obtain, subject to satisfactory completion of the requirements set forth within this article, a high school diploma.
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New York Assembly Bill A04999

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Prohibits the retail sale of flavored tobacco products and accessories; imposes a fine of not more than five hundred dollars for each infraction.
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New York Assembly Bill A04940

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Establishes procedures regarding orders of post-termination visitation and/or contact between a child and such child's parent and for modification of such orders.
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New York Assembly Bill A04949

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Relates to the establishment of emergency management release plans to be developed for use in correctional facilities in the event of a state disaster emergency declared pursuant to executive order; establishes an advisory board to provide recommendations for the development of such plans; establishes criteria to be used to determine eligibility for emergency release of incarcerated individuals.
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New York Assembly Bill A04927

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Prohibits a town, city, or county industrial development agency from waiving taxes which would be received by a school district.
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New York Assembly Bill A04899

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Report Pass
5/5/26  
Refer
5/5/26  
Report Pass
5/29/26  
Refer
5/29/26  
Requires law enforcement officers to conduct a lethality assessment as part of the standardized domestic incident report form when responding to incidents of domestic violence.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00096

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2025, as Black History Month in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill A04923

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Requires age-appropriate instruction on conflict resolution for elementary, middle, and high school students; requires the commissioner to develop curricula for schools in the state for such instruction; directs the commissioner to develop resource materials to facilitate such instruction.
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New York Assembly Bill A06150

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Relates to the creation of a department of corrections and community supervision identification form; relates to the use of such form as proof of identity for individuals applying for a non-driver identification card or certain driver's licenses.
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New York Assembly Bill A06096

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Directs the office of temporary and disability assistance to promulgate rules and regulations requiring quarterly inspections of homeless shelters.
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New York Assembly Bill A06136

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
3/17/26  
Relates to the transfer of incarcerated individuals from a county jail to a state correctional institution when such county jail becomes unsafe for the confinement of incarcerated individuals due to extraordinary circumstances.
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New York Assembly Bill A06120

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Requires charges for telephone calls based on duration, whether over lines or by cellular, to be charged and prorated by the second; applies to all service providers; authorizes the public service commission to promulgate rules and regulations.