New York State Senator

Leroy Comrie 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 Senate Bill S00563

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Enacts the good jobs guarantee program to provide workforce training and opportunities for employment for residents of New York state to secure high paying jobs through the acquisition of job skills.
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New York Senate Bill S00570

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the removal of an election commissioner by the governor or by affirmative vote of a majority of commissioners of the state board of elections for incompetence, misconduct, or other good cause, provided that prior to removal, such election commissioner shall be given a written copy of the charges against them and have an opportunity to be heard in their defense.
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New York Senate Bill S00879

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/13/25  
Refer
5/13/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/17/26  
Establishes the "garden protection act", protecting the rights of individuals to cultivate home vegetable gardens, native plant gardens, and/or pollinator gardens.
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New York Senate Bill S01048

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
3/10/25  
Refer
3/10/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
2/4/26  
Engrossed
5/5/26  
Requires public agencies to establish preliminary license application procedures to determine whether an applicant for a license would be ineligible for such license based on criminal history; establishes time frames for public agencies to respond to such applications; requires public agencies to report information regarding granting licenses annually.
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New York Senate Bill S00187

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/21/25  
Prohibits the sale of certain products that contain regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; requires manufacturers of products containing PFAS to provide notice of such fact to persons that offer the products for sale or distribution; provides penalties for violations.
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New York Senate Bill S00239

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the transfer, acceptance, or purchase of military weapons from the United States government; prohibits participation in the 1033 federal excess property program; provides exceptions.
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New York Senate Bill S00252

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
4/8/25  
Refer
4/8/25  
Provides that "wild animal" means indigenous, non-domesticated animals native to the country in which they live and "exotic animal" means a wild animal with an origin of a different continent; adds certain wild or exotic animals to the list of non-companion animals; provides certain owners of wild or exotic animals with a license process.
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New York Senate Bill S00329

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
1/28/26  
Engrossed
4/22/26  
Relates to facilitating appellate review of rulings that implicate issues of public concern.
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New York Senate Bill S00318

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Eliminates certain court surcharges and fees and probation and parole surcharges and fees; eliminates the requirement that a parolee or releasee receiving a merit termination of sentence be financially able to comply with an order of restitution; eliminates the requirement that a person receiving a discharge of sentence be financially able to comply with an order of restitution and the payment of certain surcharges or fees (Part A); mandates that courts engage in an individualized assessment of a person's financial ability to pay a fine prior to imposing a fine (Part B); eliminates the availability of incarceration as a remedy for a failure to pay a fine, surcharge, or fee, lifts and vacates existing warrants issued solely on a person's failure to timely pay a fine, surcharge or fee and ends existing sentences of incarceration based on such failure (Part C); vacates existing unsatisfied civil judgments based on a person's failure to timely pay a surcharge, or fee (Part D); prohibits the collection of a fine, restitution or reparation from the funds of an incarcerated person; prohibits the payment of court fines, mandatory surcharges, certain fees, restitution, reparation or forfeitures from the earnings of prisoners (Part E); vacates existing unpaid surcharges, DNA databank fees, crime victim assistance fees, sexual offender registration fees, supplemental sex offender victim fees, or probation or parole supervision fees; repeals certain provisions of law relating to restrictions on remitting such fees (Part F).
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New York Senate Bill S00316

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits governmental entities from entering into agreements to house individuals in immigration detention facilities; requires governmental entities to terminate existing contracts for the detention of individuals in immigration detention facilities.
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New York Senate Bill S00339

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
3/12/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Relates to the establishment of a state university-based center for employee ownership that provides education and outreach to business owners regarding employee ownership.
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New York Senate Bill S00342

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Establishes the "earned time act" providing for time allowances against the term or maximum term of sentences imposed by the court to be credited on an annual pro rata basis.
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New York Senate Bill S00336

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides that in grand jury proceedings when following submission to a grand jury of a criminal charge or charges, the grand jury dismisses all charges presented or directs the district attorney to dismiss all charges or directs the DA to file in a local criminal court an application for disclosure of certain materials; authorizes the court to limit disclosure of certain items where there is a reasonable likelihood that such disclosure may lead to the identity of a witness who is not a public servant or expert witness; makes related provisions.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00617

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits the New York state safety inspection of vehicles used for a for-hire service if such vehicles have out-of-state license plates.
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New York Senate Bill S00779

Introduced
1/8/25  
Increases membership on the state fire prevention and building code council to include the commissioner of agriculture and markets; amends the effectiveness thereof.