New York State Senator

Jonathan Jacobson 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 A09548

Introduced
1/14/26  
Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate to represent interests of residential utility customers including a proposed change of rates, charges, terms and conditions of service, the adoption of rules, regulations, guidelines, orders, standards or final policy decisions.
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New York Assembly Bill A09522

Introduced
1/14/26  
Expands eligibility for the tuition assistance program by restoring eligibility to graduate students; makes optional semesters, quarters or terms eligible for awards.
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New York Assembly Bill A09553

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
2/11/26  
Limits the reimbursement amount of certain overpayment claims and reviews where such overpayment was due to the provider's submission of records which were not in accordance with program requirements at the time but which were in accordance with current requirements as a result of changes to guidelines or regulations.
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New York Assembly Bill A09571

Introduced
1/16/26  
Increases short-term disability benefits.
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New York Assembly Bill A01903

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Restricts consecutive hours of work for health care workers except in the case of certain emergencies and surgical procedures.
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New York Assembly Bill A02621

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Enacts the "education funding census update act"; updates the census numbers used to calculate certain education funding.
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New York Assembly Bill A02596

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Establishes new targets for offshore wind electricity generation; includes the requirements that there is at least 15 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2040, at least 18 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2045 and at least 20 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2050.
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New York Assembly Bill A02008

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Establishes a small business tax credit for the employment of disabled persons.
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New York Assembly Bill A01962

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Enacts "Francesco's law" which establishes violations for the failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms in the presence of a minor or a prohibited person; requires the office of gun violence prevention to collect and analyze statistical and other information and data with respect to injuries or deaths of minors resulting from failure to safely store a firearm, rifle, or shotgun.
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New York Assembly Bill A02037

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Requires insurance companies to provide at least ninety days of rehabilitation services to an insured upon a doctor's prescription.
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New York Assembly Bill A02439

Introduced
1/16/25  
Establishes a reproductive health services training and education grant program to train licensed providers and interns or residents who are employed by a hospital or otherwise enrolled in an accredited graduate medical education program in the performance of abortion and related reproductive health services; establishes the reproductive health training and education fund.
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New York Assembly Bill A02571

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Relates to the practice of professional geology.
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New York Assembly Bill A02534

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Provides for the initiation of treatment for COVID-19, influenza, and pharyngitis resulting from a Group A streptococcal infection by a licensed pharmacist in certain circumstances.
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New York Assembly Bill A02561

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Relates to professional obligations under the physician loan repayment program; provides an option to practice as a physician engaged in private practice in an underserved area.
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New York Assembly Bill A02605

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
5/5/26  
Engrossed
5/13/26  
Requires the results of any outage management system stress test conducted in the state by a utility company to be posted online and such results to be sent to the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly and the chairs of the senate and assembly standing committees on energy.