New York State Senator

Emérita Torres 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 7)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05953

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Includes in the class E felony of vehicular assault in the second degree, the causing of serious physical injury while operating a vehicle with suspended, revoked or no license; creates the crime of vehicular homicide.
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New York Assembly Bill A05207

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Report Pass
6/5/25  
Refer
6/5/25  
Report Pass
6/16/25  
Refer
6/16/25  
Requires chain restaurants to place an icon on menus next to food items that have a high content of sodium.
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New York Assembly Bill A05287

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Enacts the "Consumer and Small business Protection Act"; relates to standing for persons affected by prohibited or unlawful business practices; expands prohibited acts to include unfair, deceptive or abusive acts.
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New York Assembly Bill A05835

Introduced
2/21/25  
Refer
2/21/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Directs the state librarian to provide guidance regarding evidence-based practices for literacy education to certain libraries.
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New York Assembly Bill A08396

Introduced
5/13/25  
Refer
5/13/25  
Enacts the student suicide prevention act; requires the governing board or body of every local educational agency serving students in grades seven to twelve, to adopt policies, procedures and guidelines on student suicide prevention, intervention and postvention for students in such grades.
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New York Assembly Bill A08427

Introduced
5/15/25  
Refer
5/15/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Report Pass
6/16/25  
Refer
6/16/25  
Enacts the "fostering affordability and integrity through reasonable (FAIR) business practices act", to expand the attorney general's ability to protect New Yorkers from unfair, deceptive and abusive business practices.
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New York Assembly Bill A08547

Introduced
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Relates to off premise retail license holders; increases the number of licenses authorized under section 63 of the alcoholic beverage control law from one to two licenses.
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New York Assembly Bill A08286

Introduced
5/9/25  
Refer
5/9/25  
Prohibits participation in torture of incarcerated individuals by health professionals; prohibits a health care professional from engaging, assisting or planning the torture of an incarcerated individual; requires health care professionals to report torture.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00509

Introduced
5/14/25  
Congratulating the State of Israel on the 77th Anniversary of its establishment and reaffirming the bonds of friendship, cooperation, and shared values between the people of the State of New York and Israel
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New York Assembly Bill K00511

Introduced
5/14/25  
Commemorating the three-year Anniversary of the mass shooting at Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 2025, and honoring the victims, survivors, families, and community at large in wake of this
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New York Assembly Bill K00542

Introduced
5/19/25  
Refer
5/19/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 30, 2025, as Heat Awareness Day in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K00405

Introduced
4/29/25  
Honoring the memory of the deceased members of the New York State Assembly, in recognition of their distinguished careers in public service
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New York Assembly Bill K00444

Introduced
5/6/25  
Refer
5/6/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 7, 2025, as Fentanyl Awareness Day in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K00461

Introduced
5/7/25  
Refer
5/7/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim September 2025, as Early Intervention Awareness Month in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill K00468

Introduced
5/9/25  
Refer
5/9/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2025, as Brain Tumor Awareness Month in the State of New York