New York State Senator

James Tedisco 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01170

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Excludes persons who, not having entered a lease or license for such dwelling with the rightful owner, enters into a dwelling unit, onto real property or otherwise settles on land or occupies real property without title, right, permission of the rightful owner, or payment of rent accepted by the rightful owner from the definition of "occupant" for the purposes of unlawful eviction.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01200

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Engrossed

6/4/25

Refer

6/4/25

Refer

1/7/26

Allows the granting of academic credit at state or city operated institutions to veterans.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01188

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Engrossed

3/17/25

Refer

3/17/25

Refer

1/7/26

Engrossed

2/9/26

Refer

2/10/26

Refer

2/9/26

Requires a 120-day warning period for violations at congressionally chartered veterans' organization facilities.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01181

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes a temporary task force on the variable supplements fund program to make findings and recommendations.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00989

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes the offense of aggravated reckless endangerment; includes aggravated reckless endangerment as a qualified offense the court must consider and take into account for securing an order.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02574

Introduced

1/21/25

Refer

1/21/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires a valid government issued photo identification card be presented when casting a ballot; provides for persons eligible for Medicaid to receive identification cards.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02538

Introduced

1/21/25

Refer

1/21/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires law enforcement and courts to notify the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) when an arrested person or defendant is not a United States citizen; adjusts certain maximum sentences for class A misdemeanors and unclassified misdemeanors; requires notification to be made to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency prior to the release of certain noncitizens; repeals provisions of the "protect our courts act".

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02581

Introduced

1/21/25

Refer

1/21/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes March twenty-fifth as "We Care Remembrance Day".

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01205

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Increases certain penalties for violating the prohibition of animal fighting and for aggravated cruelty to animals; requires a psychiatric evaluation for defendants convicted of aggravated cruelty to animals.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01206

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Ensures privacy protections for all emergency personnel present at a crime scene including ambulance services or advanced life support first response services, certified first responders, firefighters, emergency medical technicians or advanced emergency medical technicians, who are employed by or enrolled members of any such service.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01045

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Makes the failure to provide food, water or appropriate shelter to a companion animal (dogs and cats) left outside a felony punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000, or imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01044

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Prohibits a person convicted of "Buster's Law" from owning or possessing a companion animal unless authorized by court order, after appropriate psychiatric or psychological testing.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01043

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Enacts the "prison privilege limitation act"; restricts prison privileges, including the wearing of civilian clothing, for certain incarcerated individuals.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02518

Introduced

1/21/25

Refer

1/21/25

Refer

1/7/26

Directs the commissioner of health to conduct an investigation of the department's performance, compliance and enforcement of applicable state laws, rules, regulations, and directives or executive orders, with respect to mitigating the impact of COVID-19 in nursing homes, adult care facilities, and assisted living residences, and to propose a pandemic response plan for future disease outbreaks.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02519

Introduced

1/21/25

Refer

1/21/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes a limitation on financial services assessments and appropriation suballocations; requires that money obtained from assessments shall only be used to defray operating expenses of the department of financial services.

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