New York State Senator

Kristen Gonzalez 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 6)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00259

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
1/28/25  
Commemorating the 17th Anniversary of Kosovo's Independence
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00622

Introduced
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2025, as Sikh Awareness Month in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08462

Introduced
7/21/25  
Refer
7/21/25  
Prohibits local, state and federal law enforcement officers from wearing any mask or personal disguise while interacting with the public in the performance of their duties; excludes certain protective masks.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08472

Introduced
8/6/25  
Refer
8/6/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Requires biannual certification of cooling towers; increases penalties for violations of such reporting requirements.
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New York Senate Bill S07136

Introduced
4/1/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Refer
6/10/25  
Adopts the psychology interjurisdictional compact to increase public access to psychological services by allowing telepsychological practice and temporary in-person services across state lines.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01191

Introduced
6/6/25  
Refer
6/6/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Congratulating Shawn MacKinnon upon the occasion of his retirement after 30 years of distinguished service to the New York State Senate
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08451

Introduced
7/7/25  
Refer
7/7/25  
Enacts the "New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act"; provides transparency requirements for news media content composed, authored, or otherwise created through generative AI.
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New York Senate Bill S08499

Introduced
9/5/25  
Refer
9/5/25  
Requires the department of environmental conservation and the department of health, owners or operators of public water systems, and owners or operators of buildings to take actions to prevent and control waterborne pathogens including legionella from source-to-tap.
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New York Senate Bill S08487

Introduced
8/22/25  
Refer
8/22/25  
Establishes a Legionnaires' disease awareness and education program on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Legionnaires' disease.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08500

Introduced
9/10/25  
Refer
9/10/25  
Establishes a right of action for the deprivation of constitutional rights; provides for compensatory damages, punitive damages, injunctive and declaratory relief, and reasonable attorney's fees.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00821

Introduced
4/16/25  
Refer
4/16/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 4, 2025, as Star Wars Day in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00823

Introduced
4/16/25  
Refer
4/16/25  
Report Pass
5/6/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 28, 2025, as Taiwan Heritage Day in the State of New York
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S07462

Introduced
4/17/25  
Provides additional requirements for approval of charter school applications; applies additional prohibitions to charter schools; requires certain financial disclosures by charter schools; requires charter schools to comply with provisions relating to construction, repair or demolition of school facilities; relates to admission of students.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00827

Introduced
4/17/25  
Refer
4/17/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Congratulating Yvonne Reddick upon the occasion of her retirement as District Manager after more than 40 years of distinguished service to Community Board 12

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08484

Introduced
8/20/25  
Refer
8/20/25  
Regulates the use of artificial intelligence in the provision of therapy or psychotherapy services by prohibiting the use of artificial intelligence to assist in providing supplementary support where the session is recorded or transcribed unless the patient is informed of the specific purpose of such use and consents of such use; establishes penalties for violations of such provisions; excludes religious counseling, peer-support, and self-help materials and educational resources from such provisions.