New York State Senator

Linda Rosenthal 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 5)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00664

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits a person convicted of "Buster's Law" from owning or possessing a companion animal unless authorized by court order, after appropriate psychiatric or psychological testing.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00658

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
1/28/26  
Requires homeless shelters to keep an opioid antagonist on hand at all times and trained personnel when required by applicable law, regulation, code, or operating plan approved by a social services district or the commissioner otherwise requires employees to be at the premises; sets out the requirements for the training of those employees; develops a training plan for opioid overdoses in conjunction with a registered opioid overdose prevention program.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00599

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the definition of serious offense and felony offenses against animals for purposes of possession of a firearm.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00637

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Creates a tax credit for the adoption of household pets from animal shelters or humane societies; up to $100 per animal with a maximum of three household pets.
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New York Assembly Bill A00604

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to instruction in food, agriculture and nutrition in elementary and high school; contents may be varied to meet the needs of particular school districts; need not be uniform throughout the state; school districts shall utilize either the curriculum for health education instruction regarding food, agriculture and nutrition prescribed by the commissioner or a course approved by the commissioner in accordance with criteria established by the commissioner.
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New York Assembly Bill A00794

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires the New York city housing authority to establish and maintain a vacancy database.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00798

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Expands the requirements for teaching humane education of animals to secondary school students; requires verification of compliance.
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New York Assembly Bill A00754

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Modifies the offense of forcible touching by removing the element of the actor's intent, including the intent to degrade or abuse another person.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00739

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Directs the secretary of state to prepare and distribute to cities, towns and villages criterion for a comprehensive outdoor lighting ordinance; updates general lighting restrictions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00724

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Regulates the issuance of pet insurance policies covering veterinary expenses.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00737

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Exempts retirement accounts established by not-for-profit corporations from application to the satisfaction of money judgments for bankruptcy purposes.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00802

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Initiates a four year moratorium on privatization voting by Mitchell-Lama building shareholders between failed dissolution votes.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00778

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
4/28/25  
Refer
4/28/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Engrossed
5/29/25  
Refer
5/29/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Enrolled
10/9/25  
Directs the department of health to create an informational pamphlet concerning intrauterine devices; requires such informational pamphlet to be available on the department of health's website; requires practitioners to distribute such informational pamphlet to patients seeking contraceptives.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00725

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires every physician, physician assistant, specialist assistant, registered nurse and licensed practical nurse to complete course work or training regarding human immunodeficiency virus and sexually transmitted infections testing and the elements of sexual health including sexual orientation and gender identity.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00756

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Report Pass
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Defines the term "construction projects" to mean the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement of any school building where a district receives any apportionment for debt service or building aid and the school building is sited within the Long Island region; provides that each contract involving the award of a construction project shall require the use of a project labor agreement for all contractors and subcontractors on such project.