New York State Senator

Jessica González-Rojas 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 50)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00279

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Refer
1/29/25  
Report Pass
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Requires parity in the mental and physical health treatment of the residents of New York state; provides that both mental and physical health "will be matters of public concern and provision therefor shall be made by the state and by such of its subdivisions".
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New York Assembly Bill A00293

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Makes the release of any claim by an employee, or independent contractor who is a natural person, against an employer, unenforceable if, as a condition of such resolution, the employee or independent contractor is prohibited from applying for, accepting, or engaging in future employment with such employer, or any entity or entities related to such employer.
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New York Assembly Bill A00342

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes the end predatory home flipping act; imposes a tax on the transfer of certain residential properties which are sold within two years of the prior conveyance of such property; exempts certain purchases of residential properties from mortgage recording taxes; imposes a tax on the transfer of certain properties in the city of New York which are sold for one million dollars or more.
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New York Assembly Bill A00334

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes the bilingual teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program to attract and retain bilingual, certified teachers in schools with a bilingual teacher shortage; provides for grants and procedures for applying for such grants and eligibility requirements for fund distribution.
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New York Assembly Bill A00403

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes application processing and review requirements for reprieves, commutations and pardons by the governor; requires the governor to provide: a written notification that the application has been received; a receipt number that the applicant can then use to check on the applicant's application status; guidelines for supplementing the application with additional or updated information; and a notification when a decision is made on the application; requires quarterly reports to the legislature regarding reprieves, commutations and pardons.
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New York Assembly Bill A00407

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits the search, with or without a warrant, of geolocation and keyword data of a group of people who are under no individual suspicion of having committed a crime, but rather are defined by having been at a given location at a given time or searched particular words, phrases, character strings, or websites.
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New York Assembly Bill A00379

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Allows the New York state thruway authority to provide a discounted toll rate to farmers transporting agricultural products.
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New York Assembly Bill A11040

Introduced
4/23/26  
Creates the non-partisan legislative budget office; directs such office shall provide information to legislative committees of the senate and assembly with respect to the state budget, appropriation bills and other bills providing budget authority or tax expenditures; requires such office to report to the temporary president of the senate, the senate minority leader, the speaker of the assembly and the assembly minority leader.
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New York Assembly Bill A11030

Introduced
4/23/26  
Requires a utility corporation or municipality to notify property owners at least five business days prior to beginning any non-emergency construction or other work that will result in a planned interruption of a customer's property; requires notice to include, but not be limited to, a description of the work to be performed, the expected duration of such work, the location of such work, and the contact information for the utility performing such work; exempts cases where a natural or man-made disaster or state of emergency occurs.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00282

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires all public school districts, charter schools and non-public schools in the state that participate in the national school lunch program or school breakfast program as provided in the national child nutrition act to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to the student.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K01142

Introduced
4/20/26  
Commemorating the 39th Annual SOMOS Spring Conference to be held April 17-19, 2026, and paying tribute to its host, SOMOS, Inc.
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New York Assembly Bill K01157

Introduced
4/20/26  
Refer
4/20/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2026 as Workplace Violence Prevention Month in the State of New York
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New York Assembly Bill A11033

Introduced
4/23/26  
Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices by government agencies relating to persons recovering from substance use disorder.
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New York Assembly Bill A11027

Introduced
4/23/26  
Relates to detaining persons for longer than twenty-four hours.
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New York Assembly Bill A11094

Introduced
4/24/26  
Provides that companion animals, as sentient beings, shall be considered victims of animal cruelty crimes, including but not limited to all offenses as defined in article twenty-six of the agriculture and markets law, and shall be treated as such in a court of law.