New York State Senator

Karl Brabenec 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 3)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00385

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Creates an assembly standing committee on ethics and guidance of eight members.
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New York Assembly Bill A00899

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Creates distinctive license plates for members and supporters of the United States army 10th mountain division.
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New York Assembly Bill A00952

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides tax credits equal to the cost of the issuance of fishing and hunting licenses to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers.
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New York Assembly Bill A00872

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Refer
1/29/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Relates to the operation of games of chance by employees of authorized organizations.
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New York Assembly Bill A00894

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Authorizes a person to pass their guns to an immediate family member through their estate.
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New York Assembly Bill A00851

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides for insurance premium reductions for successful completion of a fraud prevention course, known as the New York auto fraud prevention program.
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New York Assembly Bill A00849

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to enacting the biomass fired exception program providing an exception for certain biomass fired electric generation facilities to the definition of a fossil fuel-fired facility for purposes of a CO2 budget trading program.
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New York Assembly Bill A00981

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Directs the department of economic development to study methods for keeping small retail businesses within the state and create a pilot program to train and counsel small business owners and potential small business owners; appropriates $210,000 therefor.
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New York Assembly Bill A01006

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
3/18/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Eliminates provisions exempting employees with disabilities from the minimum wage law; provides that laws or minimum wage orders that authorize an employer to pay a wage that is less than the minimum wage are valid provided that under such laws or orders an employee with a disability is paid the same wage as an employee in a comparable position that does not have a disability.
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New York Assembly Bill A00986

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides an exemption for the sale and installation of residential and commercial geothermal heat pump systems equipment.
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New York Assembly Bill A01069

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
3/18/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Requires the Medicaid inspector general to comply with standards relating to the audit and review of medical assistance program funds.
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New York Assembly Bill A01065

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides that before a person may receive public assistance benefits, they must submit to and pass a drug test; requires health care professionals, law enforcement agencies, and courts report certain instances of substance abuse to the commissioner of social services.
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New York Assembly Bill A01023

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires video communication devices for patients or residents in nursing homes, hospitals or facilities providing health related services when visitor access is limited; requires that as part of a disaster preparedness plan that nursing homes, adult homes, enriched housing programs, and assisted living facilities provide video communication devices to patients for use when visitor access is limited, including, but not limited to during a designated state of emergency or a state disaster emergency.
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New York Assembly Bill A01030

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Exempts books, magazines, pamphlets and other related items sold at a primary or secondary school facility or at a library at a book fair organized, hosted or sponsored by an organization established for educational purposes, including but not limited to a parent-teacher association, booster club, or a similar school-based association which supports school activities, or a friends of the library organization from sales and compensating use taxes.
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New York Assembly Bill A01064

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Gives state income tax credit to volunteer firefighters and members of a volunteer ambulance corps in good standing up to $2500; must be in good standing for a minimum of five years and maintain continued eligibility.