New York State Senator

Luis Sepulveda 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 53)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00086

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires disclosure of possible conflicts of an arbitrator; provides for the vacating of an arbitration award on the ground that the arbitrator was affiliated in any way with any party, or has a financial interest directly or indirectly in any party or in the outcome of the arbitration.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00173

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes an unemployment bridge program and an unemployment bridge program fund to provide wage replacement to workers that do not qualify for unemployment insurance or other worker wage assistance programs and who have lost a major source of income due to lost work (Part A); establishes the "Digital Ad Tax Act (DATA)" creating a tax on digital advertising services (Part B).

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00158

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Authorizes certain persons confined in institutions operated by the department of corrections and community supervision to apply for a sentence reduction.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00054

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Engrossed

5/13/25

Refer

5/13/25

Engrossed

6/12/25

Refer

6/12/25

Refer

1/7/26

Engrossed

4/28/26

Refer

4/28/26

Prohibits the use of intoxication of the victim as a defense in sex crimes where the victim is under the extreme influence of any substance which renders them incapable of appraising or controlling such victim's conduct and incapable of clearly expressing lack of consent.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00159

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

4/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Provides for findings of the state board of parole necessary for discretionary release of incarcerated individuals on parole.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00105

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Enacts the "Consumer and Small business Protection Act"; relates to standing for persons affected by prohibited or unlawful business practices; expands prohibited acts to include unfair, deceptive or abusive acts.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00160

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/31/25

Refer

1/7/26

Refer

2/3/26

Relates to authorizing voting by incarcerated people.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00094

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires high schools in grades nine through twelve to provide a course in financial literacy; requires students to complete such course as a condition of graduation.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00068

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Enacts the student journalist education act to protect student speech at educational institutions unless such speech is libelous, an invasion of privacy, or incites students to commit an unlawful act, violate school policies, or to materially and substantially disrupt the orderly operation of the school.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00161

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Engrossed

5/13/25

Refer

5/13/25

Refer

1/7/26

Report Pass

2/10/26

Engrossed

5/4/26

Refer

5/4/26

Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness; increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00072

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

1/27/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to establishing the housing access voucher program; provides that the commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal shall implement a program of rental assistance in the form of housing vouchers for eligible individuals and families who are homeless or who face an imminent loss of housing; provides that the commissioner shall designate housing access voucher local administrators in the state to administer the program.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00016

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Report Pass

5/5/26

Enacts Jacobe's Law requiring school administrators to contact the parents or guardians of students when bullying or harassment has occurred.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00413

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Engrossed

3/24/25

Refer

3/24/25

Refer

1/7/26

Engrossed

3/25/26

Refer

3/25/26

Makes the release of any claim by an employee, or independent contractor who is a natural person, against an employer, unenforceable if, as a condition of such resolution, the employee or independent contractor is prohibited from applying for, accepting, or engaging in future employment with such employer, or any entity or entities related to such employer.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00429

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Engrossed

5/13/25

Refer

5/13/25

Refer

1/7/26

Report Pass

2/4/26

Engrossed

5/18/26

Refer

5/18/26

Authorizes the state inspector general to receive and investigate complaints of sexual assault in correctional facilities and other places operated by the department of corrections and community supervision for the confinement of persons; requires the state inspector general to establish protocol and procedures for such reports and investigations.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00406

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Permits an exception from registration for nonresident pharmacies in cases of a specific patient need or a declared public health emergency under certain conditions.

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