New York State Senator

Edward Ra 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00991

Introduced

2/27/26

Refer

2/27/26

Passed

3/4/26

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 1, 2026, as School Principals' Day in the State of New York

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00827

Introduced

1/12/26

Refer

1/12/26

Passed

1/13/26

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 9, 2026, as Law Enforcement Appreciation Day in the State of New York

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02413

Introduced

1/16/25

Refer

1/16/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes that tuition rates shall grow by a percentage equal to the general support for public schools appropriation provided to schools.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02415

Introduced

1/16/25

Refer

1/16/25

Refer

1/7/26

Creates the crime of tampering with electronic monitoring equipment; makes such crime a class E felony.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02392

Introduced

1/16/25

Refer

1/16/25

Refer

1/7/26

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.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02411

Introduced

1/16/25

Refer

1/16/25

Refer

1/7/26

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.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02391

Introduced

1/16/25

Refer

1/16/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to protecting witnesses in criminal prosecutions from intimidation and threats by permitting the court to withhold disclosure of names and other information if the court finds on the record that such witness is subject to potential intimidation, violence or threats.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02382

Introduced

1/16/25

Refer

1/16/25

Refer

1/7/26

Provides for the appeal of disputes between shareholders and boards of directors of residential cooperatives to a hearing officer appointed by the attorney general.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02595

Introduced

1/21/25

Refer

1/21/25

Report Pass

6/10/25

Refer

6/10/25

Report Pass

6/17/25

Authorizes the county of Nassau assessor to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from The Cathedral of the Incarnation in the Diocese of Long Island.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02644

Introduced

1/21/25

Refer

1/21/25

Refer

1/7/26

Provides that any school district may establish a reserve fund for the payment of unanticipated costs related to pupil transportation in excess of public funds apportioned to districts for such purposes.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02524

Introduced

1/17/25

Refer

1/17/25

Refer

1/7/26

Prohibits the unauthorized sale, purchase or transfer of any cemetery marker, flag holder, monument, statue or other physical memorabilia that is over 75 years old that commemorates the life or death of a veteran or group of veterans, including but not limited to a military unit, company, battalion or division, if such cemetery marker, flag holder, monument, statue or other physical memorabilia that commemorates the life or death of a veteran or group of veterans has been placed in any cemetery; makes violations a class B misdemeanor; permits cemeteries to make such sales upon application to the state cemetery board and upon certain conditions.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A09558

Introduced

1/14/26

Refer

1/14/26

Provides that certain crimes of child abuse may be amended to give the plaintiff until they reach 55 years of age; provides that where acts or omissions giving rise to a claim and occurred in more than one jurisdiction, New York courts shall have jurisdiction where the plaintiff resided in this state for a substantial portion of childhood or received a substantial portion of the treatment or medical control in this state; voids any insurance policy which purports to exclude or limit coverage for certain claims where an action to recover damages for injury resulting from child abuse, including physical abuse, emotional abuse, medical neglect, or medical negligence committed against a person when such person was under eighteen years of age; makes related provisions.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A09548

Introduced

1/14/26

Refer

1/14/26

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.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02598

Introduced

1/21/25

Refer

1/21/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as school holidays, with dates established by religious law and tradition; allows for school districts and municipalities with a population of less than fifty thousand to opt into the recognition of such holidays.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02046

Introduced

1/14/25

Refer

1/14/25

Refer

1/7/26

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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