New York State Senator

Jessica Scarcella-Spanton 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 21)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04774

Introduced

2/12/25

Refer

2/12/25

Engrossed

6/12/25

Refer

6/12/25

Refer

1/7/26

Creates the crime of vehicular homicide; makes such crime a class B felony.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04777

Introduced

2/12/25

Refer

2/12/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to first responders, including correction officers, coming into contact with saliva by spitting, throwing, tossing, or expelling from or by an individual.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04744

Introduced

2/12/25

Refer

2/12/25

Refer

1/7/26

Report Pass

5/5/26

Increases personal needs allowance amounts for individuals who are deemed eligible; requires that payments be subject to an annual adjustment reflecting the latest consumer price index, all items-U.S. city average.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04727

Introduced

2/12/25

Refer

2/12/25

Report Pass

3/18/25

Engrossed

6/13/25

Refer

6/13/25

Engrossed

6/16/25

Enrolled

12/8/25

Chaptered

12/19/25

Passed

12/19/25

Provides that the normal service retirement benefit for police/fire members who are members of the New York city fire department pension fund shall be paid to such members of the New York city fire department pension fund without regard to age upon retirement after twenty years of service.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00347

Introduced

2/12/25

Refer

2/12/25

Report Pass

2/25/25

Passed

2/25/25

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2025, as Lupus Awareness Month in the State of New York

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04756

Introduced

2/12/25

Refer

2/12/25

Refer

1/7/26

Enacts the "Velmanette Montgomery YouthBuild act"; sets program requirements; authorizes grants to eligible YouthBuild participants; establishes application requirements.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05321

Introduced

2/20/25

Refer

2/20/25

Refer

1/7/26

Authorizes the superintendent of financial services to hire a consultant to assist with reviewing any rate or form filing submitted to the superintendent.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05306

Introduced

2/20/25

Refer

2/20/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to the distribution of the foreign and alien fire insurance premium tax; provides amount received shall be distributed to the fire companies in proportion to the number of active members within each company.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05379

Introduced

2/21/25

Refer

2/21/25

Report Pass

5/28/25

Engrossed

6/12/25

Refer

6/12/25

Engrossed

6/16/25

Enrolled

12/8/25

Vetoed

12/12/25

Relates to prevailing wage requirements applicable to brownfield remediation work performed under private contract as it relates to certain remediation activities, for sites that are seeking or have received a determination that the site is eligible for the tangible property credit component of the brownfield redevelopment tax credit, and the work is paid for in whole or in part by public funds.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05302

Introduced

2/20/25

Refer

2/20/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires coverage for colorectal cancer early detection beginning at age thirty-five; adds coverage for colorectal cancer early detection as a required coverage for individual policies; requires notification of colorectal early detection coverage to be provided to insured individuals beginning at age thirty-five.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05390

Introduced

2/21/25

Refer

2/21/25

Refer

1/7/26

Increases the offense classification for certain assault offenses regarding police officers and peace officers.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05392

Introduced

2/21/25

Refer

2/21/25

Engrossed

3/19/25

Refer

3/19/25

Refer

1/7/26

Engrossed

2/26/26

Refer

2/26/26

Relates to permitting certain not-for-profit corporations engaged in engineering for certain conservation efforts to do business or provide professional engineering, land surveying, or professional geology services in the state.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05391

Introduced

2/21/25

Refer

2/21/25

Refer

1/7/26

Prohibits banning the burning of wood, coal, natural gas, propane, or other fuels for the purposes of cooking or otherwise preparing food.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05395

Introduced

2/21/25

Refer

2/21/25

Refer

1/7/26

Authorizes distinctive license plates for recipients of the Bronze or Silver star.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05393

Introduced

2/21/25

Refer

2/21/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to sexual abuse in the first degree where a person is incapable of consent while a passenger on public transportation and the contact was intentional and with the sole purpose of sexual gratification; relates to public lewdness while a passenger on public transportation; establishes enhanced penalties for offenses committed while in or upon a building, facility, property, vehicle or train owned, leased or operated by the metropolitan transportation authority; provides for the suspension or revocation of the use of a building, facility, property, vehicle or train owned, leased or operated by the metropolitan transportation authority.

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