New York State Senator

Emérita Torres 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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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.
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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.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02729

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Relates to requirements when landlords offer tenants the option of rent reporting to a consumer reporting agency to boost such tenant's credit score.
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New York Assembly Bill A08953

Introduced
7/16/25  
Refer
7/16/25  
Enacts the "fair share act"; authorizes cities imposing city personal income taxes to adopt and amend local laws imposing an additional tax of two percent on the annual city taxable income of city residents, estates and trusts reporting any return in excess of one million dollars.
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New York Assembly Bill A07544

Introduced
4/1/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Report Pass
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Report Pass
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Relates to enforcement of pole attachment safety and quality and utility pole and attachment identification.
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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.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08850

Introduced
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Allows for a new special open enrollment period to choose a new health insurance plan for consumers in certain instances to allow for continuity of care with an existing health care provider.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A09068

Introduced
9/5/25  
Refer
9/5/25  
Requires the state to participate in the United Nations human rights council's universal periodic review by submitting a report in the capacity of a subnational stakeholder.
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New York Assembly Bill A07963

Introduced
4/16/25  
Refer
4/16/25  
Eliminates late fees for residential utility customers; provides that no late payment charges may be imposed on residential customers.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08799

Introduced
6/6/25  
Refer
6/6/25  
Report Pass
6/11/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Provides for the adjustment of stipends of certain incumbents in the state university of New York and designating moneys therefor; continues a doctoral program recruitment and retention enhancement fund; continues work-life services and pre-tax programs; continues a professional development committee; continues a comprehensive college graduate program recruitment and retention fund; continues a fee mitigation fund; continues a downstate location fund; continues a joint labor management advisory board; continues an accidental death benefit; makes an appropriation therefor.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A09026

Introduced
9/5/25  
Refer
9/5/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
4/21/26  
Enacts the "Baby Food and Infant Formula Safety and Transparency Act"; requires the testing of baby food and infant formula for toxic heavy metals and the disclosure of such test results.
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New York Assembly Bill A09016

Introduced
8/27/25  
Refer
8/27/25  
Requires property/casualty insurance companies to submit certain information to the department of financial services, including zip code-level data on nonrenewal rates, nonpayment cancellation rates, other cancellation rates, claim frequency rates, average claim amounts, paid loss ratios, and average premiums; market share data; for property/casualty insurance companies that use a natural disaster risk model or scoring method to assign risk, information about such model or scoring method; authorizes a premium discount to policyholders of homeowners insurance or property/casualty insurance applicable to residential real property who demonstrate certain mitigation actions; requires insurers to post about such discounts on their public websites; relates to the timing of cancellation and nonrenewal notices for certain insurance policies; relates to increasing membership of the board governing the New York property insurance underwriting association; requires a quadrennial report on the activities of such association; increases such board membership to 23 including 6 directors appointed by the legislature and 4 directors appointed by the governor.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A09015

Introduced
8/27/25  
Refer
8/27/25  
Establishes the insurance and housing task force to ensure the availability of affordable housing and affordable housing insurance.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A07952

Introduced
4/16/25  
Refer
4/16/25  
Requires judges or justices in a court that exercises criminal jurisdiction, including town and village justices, family court judges, and justices of the supreme court who regularly handle matrimonial matters, and court clerks of such courts to attend a program approved by the chief administrator of the courts addressing issues relating to domestic violence totaling at least ten hours every two years; requires law enforcement officers to complete ten hours of domestic violence training every two years.
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New York Assembly Bill A07977

Introduced
4/16/25  
Refer
4/16/25  
Strengthens protections against discrimination, harassment, and bullying based on actual or perceived immigration status, and to improve implementation and oversight under the Dignity for All Students Act.