New York State Senator

Didi Barrett 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 15)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04639

Introduced

2/4/25

Refer

2/4/25

Refer

1/7/26

Prohibits public employers from diminishing health insurance benefits provided to Medicare-eligible retirees and their Medicare-eligible dependents or the contributions such employer makes for such health insurance coverage below the level of such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and dependents by the public employer as of December 31, 2021.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04181

Introduced

1/31/25

Refer

1/31/25

Refer

1/7/26

Report Pass

2/25/26

Refer

2/25/26

Prohibits governmental entities from entering into agreements to house individuals in immigration detention facilities; requires governmental entities to terminate existing contracts for the detention of individuals in immigration detention facilities.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06596

Introduced

3/6/25

Refer

3/6/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires Medicaid to cover gender-affirming care regardless of federal funding; prohibits discriminatory practices by health care entities including hospitals, certain professionals, and insurers; requires insurance coverage for services or treatments for gender dysphoria or gender incongruence.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04620

Introduced

2/4/25

Refer

2/4/25

Refer

1/7/26

Expands the tax exemption for new farm buildings to include buildings used for on-farm retail sales.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

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

Vetoed

12/12/25

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.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00053

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Allows evidence of a defendant's prior crimes or acts to be admissible in a criminal case for certain purposes including as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, state of mind of the defendant, state of mind of the victim or other party, absence of mistake or accident, identity, modus operandi, or common scheme or plan; requires that the prosecution provide reasonable notice of the general nature of any such evidence it intends to introduce at trial.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00034

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

1/28/25

Refer

1/28/25

Report Pass

4/7/25

Refer

4/7/25

Report Pass

4/7/25

Engrossed

4/8/25

Refer

4/8/25

Engrossed

6/5/25

Enrolled

12/1/25

Vetoed

12/5/25

Provides that the thruway authority shall issue permits for ambulances and fire vehicles exempting such vehicles from paying tolls on the thruway when engaged in an emergency operation.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00021

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires insurance policies to provide coverage for services related to the diagnosis and treatment of mental, nervous or emotional disorders or ailments; makes related provisions.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00092

Introduced

2/5/25

Passed

2/5/25

Mourning the death of Lou Carnesecca, distinguished citizen and devoted member of his community

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06577

Introduced

3/6/25

Refer

3/6/25

Refer

1/7/26

Report Pass

3/17/26

Refer

3/17/26

Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to establish a floating solar incentive and education program to provide information and resources including technical assistance, access to industry standards, and financing available through the authority or other public or private sector sources, to municipalities, developers, builders, design professionals, and potential owners for the construction of floating solar.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06568

Introduced

3/6/25

Refer

3/6/25

Refer

1/7/26

Report Pass

5/19/26

Refer

5/19/26

Report Pass

5/20/26

Refer

5/20/26

Report Pass

5/29/26

Requires mandatory background checks for persons employed by or volunteering at any business corporation, not-for-profit corporation, limited liability company, or limited partnership that regularly provides instructional, recreational or extracurricular services to minors, including but not limited to dance studios, gymnastic schools, martial arts academies, sports training facilities, music schools and performing arts schools, tutoring and academic enrichment centers; provides for enforcement and penalties; prohibits certain people from owning such businesses.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00170

Introduced

3/7/25

Refer

3/7/25

Passed

3/10/25

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2025, as Women's History Month in the State of New York

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00358

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Authorizes pharmacists to dispense HIV pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00280

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Provides that a person may be charged with promoting a suicide or manslaughter if such person is convicted of endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person, an incompetent or physically disabled person and the conduct was the proximate cause of the victim's suicide.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00324

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

2/4/25

Refer

2/4/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires the consideration of complete street design for certain transportation projects which receive federal or state funding; authorizes the department to compile and make publicly available guidance and reference material related to consideration of complete street design.

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