New York State Senator

Jose Serrano 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00859

Introduced
1/8/25  
Limits robocalls to state residents; requires telephone service providers to offer free call mitigation technology to telephone customers.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00643

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/21/25  
Refer
5/22/25  
Establishes the youth justice innovation fund to make funds available to community-based organizations for services and programs with the purpose of youth development and preventing youth arrest and incarceration.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00653

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides treatment for sexually transmitted diseases to minors without a parent's or guardian's consent; provides definition for health care practitioner.
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New York Senate Bill S00660

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Relates to detaining persons for longer than twenty-four hours.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00703

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
4/8/25  
Refer
4/8/25  
Eliminates the requirement that injury be serious with respect to aggravated cruelty to animals.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00702

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the appointment and reporting duties of the superintendent of the state police and to the appointment of employees of the state police; requires the approval of certain duties of the state police by the superintendent of the state police.
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New York Senate Bill S00560

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides for a transfer fee of 75% of the fair market value in dissolution or sales of a rental project or mutual company.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00705

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Relates to fair pricing for low-complexity, routine medical care to more closely align payment rates across ambulatory settings for selected services that are safe and appropriate to provide in all settings.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00665

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes a state SNAP minimum benefit program to provide a minimum amount of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits that is higher than the amount of federal SNAP benefits.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00659

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
3/26/25  
Refer
3/26/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
2/25/26  
Relates to the general civil penalty of the environmental conservation law; provides that in addition to the fines, such person may be enjoined from continuing such violation and any permit or certificate issued to such person may be revoked or suspended, or a pending renewal application may be denied.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00658

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires persons possessing any firearm to hold a firearms safety certificate; establishes application and training process therefor; makes technical corrections.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00866

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
3/27/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
2/5/26  
Relates to re-defining the term physically helpless to mean an individual who is physically unable to communicate affirmative consent through words or clear actions that offer permission and a willingness to engage in sexual activity.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00878

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Amends procedures required for the custodial interrogation of children to provide additional protections and for taking juveniles and sixteen and seventeen year olds into custody.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00876

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the manner in which certain provisions of the correction law are enforced.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00845

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Prohibits drug, cannabis or alcohol testing of pregnant or postpartum individuals and newborns unless the individual consents and it is within the scope of medical care, or the testing is necessary for a medical emergency.