New York State Senator

Demond Meeks 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01055

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires the superintendent of the state police to establish uniform investigatory standards when there is a shooting of a civilian by a police officer.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01085

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes the "earned time act" providing for time allowances against the term or maximum term of sentences imposed by the court to be credited on an annual pro rata basis.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01067

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Refer
5/13/25  
Report Pass
6/5/25  
Refer
6/5/25  
Report Pass
6/6/25  
Engrossed
3/31/26  
Relates to prohibiting the exclusion of coverage for losses or damages caused by exposure to lead-based paint; provides that no insurer licensed or permitted by the superintendent to provide liability coverage to rental property owners shall exclude coverage for losses or damages caused by exposure to lead-based paint.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01049

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires school districts to have diversity, equity and inclusion officers to develop methods to diversify the personnel of the school district and to recommend changes to district policies and practices to reduce racial disparities in hiring school district employees, particularly teachers; requires boards of education to annually report information regarding such policies and practices to the department of education; requires the department of education to annually report such information to the legislature.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01100

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Refer
2/11/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Authorizes the legislature to increase the number of justices of the supreme court in any judicial district.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01195

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
5/21/25  
Engrossed
5/21/25  
Refer
5/21/25  
Engrossed
5/29/25  
Enrolled
12/1/25  
Chaptered
12/4/25  
Requires that health insurance policies shall provide coverage for follow-up screening or diagnostic services for lung cancer; provides that no patient cost sharing shall be imposed for follow-up screening or diagnostic services for lung cancer.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00860

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
5/11/26  
Refer
5/11/26  
Report Pass
5/28/26  
Prohibits drug, cannabis or alcohol testing of pregnant or postpartum individuals and newborns unless the individual consents and it is within the scope of medical care, or the testing is necessary for a medical emergency.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00875

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires public agencies to establish preliminary license application procedures to determine whether an applicant for a license would be ineligible for such license based on criminal history; establishes time frames for public agencies to respond to such applications; requires public agencies to report information regarding granting licenses annually.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02689

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Enacts the building up immigrant legal defense or BUILD act to provide competitive workforce development and capacity building grants to eligible entities that are seeking to expand access to representation for individuals facing deportation by increasing the workforce and strengthening the legal services infrastructure needed to provide such representation.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02715

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Requires Medicaid to provide comprehensive coverage for the treatment of obesity including coverage for intensive behavioral therapy, bariatric surgery, and FDA-approved anti-obesity medication.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02747

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Ensures that construction and fabrication done off of a public work site for specific use only in a public work project be compensated at the prevailing wage rate.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08839

Introduced
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Prevents discrimination by insurers based on an individual's mental health or substance use disorder; incorporates into law federal enforcement rules set forth in the federal mental health parity and addiction equity act of 2008.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08908

Introduced
7/16/25  
Refer
7/16/25  
Prohibits local, state and federal law enforcement officers from wearing any mask or personal disguise while interacting with the public in the performance of their duties; excludes certain protective masks.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08840

Introduced
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Provides that no state or local correctional facility shall deny entry to a person visiting such facility due to the fact that such person is menstruating or has a contraceptive device or appears on body scan imaging or alternative methods to have or be using a menstrual product or contraceptive device.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00752

Introduced
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim November 3, 2025, as Panamanian Independence Day in the State of New York