New York State Senator

Kwani O'Pharrow 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 20)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04443

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Relates to the residence of a sex offender near a school and the victim of such offender.
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New York Assembly Bill A03481

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Provides that in the event child protective services receives a duplicate report on an open case that has not been founded, indicated or referred to services, such duplicate report shall merge with the open case and remain open an additional thirty days for further investigation.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03565

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Prohibits county correction officers from dispensing medications to incarcerated individuals on the premises of a local correctional facility; provides that corrections officers or staff may dispense or administer medications during a medical emergency.
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New York Assembly Bill A03578

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Establishes a SNAP and cash assistance fraud victims compensation fund.
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New York Assembly Bill A03489

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Authorizes the reissuance of emergency assistance to needy families with children, safety net assistance, SNAP benefits, or emergency assistance for aged, blind and disabled persons in instances of fraud or theft of benefits.
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New York Assembly Bill A03518

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Requires contracting agencies to contact minority and women-owned business enterprises when such enterprise is listed on a utilization plan and when a contract is awarded; mandates that the prime contractor use such enterprise identified on the utilization plan, unless such enterprise cannot perform or is no longer state certified.
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New York Assembly Bill A03524

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Preserves the ability to appeal a violation of a defendant's right to make a statement personally at sentencing notwithstanding a defendant signed an otherwise valid waiver of appeal.
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New York Assembly Bill A03488

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Requires notification to insureds that an out-of-network physician may be used in their procedure, test or surgery and such physician's services shall not be covered by their insurance policy; provides such services must be covered if the insured person does not receive notification prior to such services or procedure.
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New York Assembly Bill A03506

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Prohibits and regulates the discovery and disclosure of immigration status; prohibits police officers, peace officers, school resource officers, probation agencies, state entities, state employees, and municipal corporations from questioning individuals regarding their citizenship or immigration status; regulates the disclosure of information relating to immigration status; prohibits an educational agency, higher education agency, school employee, school safety personnel, or third-party contractor from collecting information about a person's citizenship, immigration status, nationality, or country of origin, unless required by law or necessary to administer a public program or benefit sought by such person.
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New York Assembly Bill A01200

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Provides for minimum wage requirements for miscellaneous industry workers; establishes a one fair wage reimbursement credit.
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New York Assembly Bill A01373

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Increases the amount of residential solar tax credits.
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New York Assembly Bill A01372

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Enacts the "public university emergency contraception education act" requiring the commissioner of public health to establish a statewide emergency contraceptive college education and awareness program to promote public awareness in colleges and universities and to disseminate informational materials related to emergency contraception.
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New York Assembly Bill A01367

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Directs local law enforcement agencies in municipalities authorizing an auxiliary police force by local law to provide retirement service identification cards to auxiliary police officers who retire with 10 or more years of service or who are injured in the course of duty and unable to continue duty due to such injury.
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New York Assembly Bill A01306

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Report Pass
5/19/25  
Refer
5/19/25  
Directs the department of civil service to conduct a study on competitive examinations for public employment held by the state department of civil service and by municipal commissions to determine whether the contents of such examinations have a discriminatory effect on minority examinees; requires a report on such findings to be delivered to the governor and legislature.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01318

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
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.