New York State Senator

Lester Chang 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04763

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Makes permanent certain provisions relating to expanding opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned business enterprises.
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New York Assembly Bill A04797

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Enacts the "stop Anti-Semitism on college campuses act" to ensure no state aid is granted to any college or university that authorizes, facilitates, provides funding for, or otherwise supports any event promoting Anti-Semitism on campus; defines "Anti-Semitism".
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New York Assembly Bill A04758

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Defines antisemitism for purposes of certain reviews of practices by the department of education.
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New York Assembly Bill A04773

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Makes it a violation to loiter while masked or disguised by unusual or unnatural attire or facial alteration while in a group of six or more persons so masked or disguised.
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New York Assembly Bill A04753

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Establishes Bella's Law which calls for an investigation into possible domestic violence or abuse for persons who have been accused of animal abuse.
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New York Assembly Bill A04755

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Provides that people arrested in connection with certain felonies must submit a DNA sample.
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New York Assembly Bill A04761

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Relates to purchasing restrictions and persons boycotting American allies.
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New York Assembly Bill A04772

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Enacts "the combating campus antisemitism act"; prohibits the granting of tuition assistance awards to any student who has knowingly engaged in promoting antisemitism in a manner that is directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action, that constitutes "true threats"; makes related provisions.
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New York Assembly Bill A04968

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Relates to being a good samaritan; adds "reasonable intervention" as a reason to be protected from liability; provides that a person may use physical force when and to the extent that such person reasonably believes that reasonable intervention is necessary to maintain order, but may use deadly physical force only when such person reasonably believes that reasonable intervention is necessary to prevent death or serious physical injury; appropriates $500,000 for public service announcements and community-based training programs aimed at educating people about the legal protections and responsibilities of being a good samaritan.
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New York Assembly Bill A04932

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Establishes January 30th of each year as a day of commemoration known as "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution".
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New York Assembly Bill A07021

Introduced
3/18/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Requires utility corporations and municipalities to ensure that bills for service to residential customers include a line item for cost impact measures taken in accordance with the climate action council's final scoping plan; requires the department of public service to establish a formula to enable utility corporations and municipalities to calculate the cost impact on each residential customer's bill attributed to measures taken in accordance with the climate action council's final scoping plan.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04771

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Relates to withholding the governor and lieutenant governor's salaries until the legislative passage of the budget occurs.
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New York Assembly Bill A04852

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Requires the periodic inspection of commercial buildings where bicycles with electric assist are repaired, sold, rented, or stored for repair, sale, or rental; requires such inspection quarterly; requires the state fire prevention and building code council to establish a fee for such inspection; requires the inspection of such buildings following a fire-related emergency or other fire-related incident.
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New York Assembly Bill A04963

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Includes New York guard members to the recruitment incentive and retention program for members of the New York state organized militia; permits tuition benefits for post-graduate study.
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New York Assembly Bill A06905

Introduced
3/18/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Allows the state and city university of New York system to offer college credits to prospective students based on such prospective student's performance on the regents examinations.