New York State Senator

Kwani O'Pharrow 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 5)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A09554

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
5/11/26  
Refer
5/11/26  
Report Pass
5/20/26  
Refer
5/20/26  
Report Pass
5/28/26  
Engrossed
5/29/26  
Enacts the "deed protection act" in relation to prohibiting a mortgage banker or mortgage loan servicer from commencing, maintaining, or proceeding with a foreclosure action on a mortgage loan where such mortgage banker or mortgage loan servicer knows or has reason to know that the mortgage securing such loan is dependent on a deed, conveyance, or other instrument affecting title to residential real property that was procured by fraud, forgery, or other unlawful means.
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New York Assembly Bill A09565

Introduced
1/14/26  
Excludes violations occurring within one hundred feet from a place of worship, funeral home, or similar institution from bus operation-related traffic regulations as part of participation in a ceremony or religious service.
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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 A02581

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Report Pass
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
5/21/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Enrolled
10/9/25  
Creates a department of health education and outreach program on reproductive health services for consumers, patients, educators, and health care providers related to reproductive health services available in New York state including, but not limited to: access to family planning services such as contraceptives and pregnancy testing, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections; makes related provisions.
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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 A02440

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
6/11/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Requires each appropriate institution housing a defendant due to mental disease or defect to assign a critical time intervention care management team to the defendant and make a single point of access referral for the defendant prior to such defendant's discharge.
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New York Assembly Bill A02454

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Requires the commissioner of health to promulgate regulations requiring that the addition of, decertification of, or changes in the method of delivery of perinatal services by a general hospital be subject to an application under article 28 of the public health law that requires review and approval by the council.
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New York Assembly Bill A02625

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Establishes a pilot program to provide grants to local education providers to implement high-impact tutoring programs prioritizing low-income or underserved students to address student learning loss or unfinished learning resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New York Assembly Bill A02588

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Authorizes certain licensed health service professionals to form limited liability companies.
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New York Assembly Bill A02590

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Adds certain human services programs to the designated human services programs eligible for a cost of living adjustment.
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New York Assembly Bill A00127

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Provides for findings of the state board of parole necessary for discretionary release of incarcerated individuals on parole.
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New York Assembly Bill A00074

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Establishes a real property tax exemption for the primary residence of veterans with a 100 percent service connected disability.
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New York Assembly Bill A00118

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to school climate and codes of conduct on school property and disciplinary action following violation of such codes of conduct; makes conforming amendments.

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00846

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 2026, as Mentoring Month in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National Mentoring Month