New York State Senator

Edward Ra 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 17)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Assembly Bill A02263

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Relates to withholding the governor's salary after the April first budget deadline until a state budget has been passed.
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New York Assembly Bill A02468

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
3/25/25  
Refer
3/25/25  
Report Pass
3/25/25  
Refer
3/25/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Enrolled
12/1/25  
Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate to represent interests of residential utility customers including a proposed change of rates, charges, terms and conditions of service, the adoption of rules, regulations, guidelines, orders, standards or final policy decisions.
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New York Assembly Bill A01807

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Relates to a state transportation plan; requires such plan include a minimum twenty-year forecast period at the time of adoption, assessing long-range needs spanning such period, including a forecast of highway pavement and bridge conditions.
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New York Assembly Bill K00028

Introduced
1/21/25  
Commemorating the observance of the 40th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the State of New York, on January 20, 2025

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New York Assembly Bill A02267

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Provides a preference for New York state contractors for purposes of public works contracts; authorizes the commissioner of economic development and the commissioner of labor to promulgate necessary rules and regulations; requires a report to the legislature; makes related provisions.
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New York Assembly Bill A02255

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Relates to the sufficiency of itemization in the state budget; requires budget bills to clearly reference the section in the accompanying bill or bills where the corresponding appropriation or reappropriation can be located and requires that the legislature not act upon bills that neglect to do so.
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New York Assembly Bill A02377

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Establishes a tax credit for the adoption of a dog or cat; establishes a $100 credit for a maximum of three dogs or cats per taxable year.
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New York Assembly Bill A02393

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Increases the aggregate funds available for the child care tax credit for businesses that provide child care services.
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New York Assembly Bill A02510

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Establishes a cancer treatment credit for the cost of medical expenses.
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New York Assembly Bill A02505

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Provides that the comptroller shall examine and audit all state or federal funds appropriated or received for the humanitarian aid including short term shelter services to migrant individuals and families, including costs associated with humanitarian emergency response and relief centers for individuals entering short term shelter on or after April 1, 2024 in New York city or any other municipality in New York state.
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New York Assembly Bill A02487

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Requires the department of transportation to submit annual reporting to the minority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the assembly, the ranking minority member of the senate transportation committee, the ranking minority member of the assembly transportation committee, the ranking minority member of the senate finance committee, and the ranking minority member of the assembly ways and means committee.
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New York Assembly Bill A01217

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Creates the adult student grant program to provide financial aid grants to adults returning to college or seeking career education and training.
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New York Assembly Bill A01435

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Requires all text-books approved by this article to reference the Sea of Japan as also the East Sea.
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New York Assembly Bill A02094

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Requires the state to provide state funds to community colleges for additional operating costs associated with an increase in the state minimum wage; requires the board of trustees of community colleges to report to the state comptroller on an annual basis the amount of such additional operating costs.
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New York Assembly Bill A02231

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Requires that any ballot proposition creating a state debt shall contain an estimate of the amortization period and the total expected debt service payable thereon until the bonds issued pursuant to such proposition are retired; relates to deposits to the tax stabilization reserve fund; provides that at least 10% of any surplus shall be used to pay down state debt.