New York State Senator

James Sanders 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 33)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01990

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Establishes the "Malcom X unsolved civil rights crime act"; requires the assistant attorney of the civil rights bureau to investigate violations of criminal civil rights statutes that occurred not later than December thirty-first, nineteen seventy-nine, and resulted in a death.
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New York Senate Bill S01996

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Establishes a temporary state commission to conduct a feasibility study to evaluate and make recommendations concerning the formation and control of a state public bank; provides if such study finds that the state bank is feasible, the commission may recommend legislation to create a state public bank for New York.
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New York Senate Bill S01991

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Engrossed
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Relates to including information concerning repayment of outstanding loans in the standard financial aid award letter.
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New York Senate Bill S05979

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Enacts the "New York slavery era business and state procurement disclosure act"; requires insurers to report insurance policies issued to slaveholders during the slavery era that provided coverage for damage to or death to such slaveholders' slaves; requires contractors seeking to enter into or renew procurement contracts with state agencies to report slavery era financing, investments and profits of slavery.
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New York Senate Bill J00386

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Report Pass
2/25/25  
Commemorating the 191st Anniversary of the Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church
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New York Senate Bill S04570

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Enacts the New York state money transmission disclosure act; requires each licensee providing a transmission transaction which involves currency of one country into the currency of another country to provide the customer with a written disclosure; authorizes the superintendent of financial services to implement any necessary rules and regulations.
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New York Senate Bill S04557

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Directs the city of New York to conduct an analysis of stormwater and groundwater issues in southeast Queens.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02430

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Requires that public schools provide instruction on climate change, including but not limited to identifying the causes and impacts of climate change on individuals, environments and communities, and learning to evaluate solutions.
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New York Senate Bill J00247

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
1/22/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 2025, as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill J00441

Introduced
3/4/25  
Mourning the death of Dr. Hazel N. Dukes, distinguished citizen and devoted member of her community
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06084

Introduced
3/5/25  
Refer
3/5/25  
Relates to establishing a captive insurance program for commuter vans.
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New York Senate Bill S05037

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Engrossed
6/6/25  
Refer
6/6/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Establishes visiting policies for incarcerated people, to provide incarcerated people opportunities for personal contact with relatives, friends, clergy, volunteers and other persons to promote better institutional adjustment and better community adjustment upon release.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05036

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Requires facilities offering dialysis services to have an alternate generated power source for use during a general power outage or disaster emergency; provides exemptions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02681

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Requires the superintendent of state police to develop, maintain and disseminate to all members of the division of state police a critical incident leave policy requiring critical incident paid leave for any members directly involved in a critical incident; prohibits such superintendent from taking any punitive administrative action against any member of the division of state police granted critical incident leave solely on the basis of the provision of such leave.
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New York Senate Bill S04065

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Report Pass
4/28/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Establishes a sustainable aviation fuel tax credit and eligibility criteria for such tax credit.