New York State Senator

Michael Benedetto 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00665

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to the creation of a crime database of all convictions in New York state of animal cruelty, fighting, neglect, abandonment and mistreatment; makes such crime database available to all law enforcement entities, district attorneys, duly incorporated humane societies, societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, dog or cat protective associations and animal control officers.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00548

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Provides for accountability in state assessments by creating a regents review board to audit assessments used to determine grade promotion, graduation and adequate yearly progress by requiring a written report, implementation of an auditing and review of pilot and/or field testing of the standardized tests used to ensure validity, reliability, alignment to standards and appropriateness of use.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00514

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

4/2/25

Refer

4/2/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to parole eligibility for certain incarcerated persons age fifty-five or older if they have served at least fifteen years of their sentence or sentences.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00472

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes the "clean fuel standard of 2026"; provides such standard is intended to reduce greenhouse gas intensity from the on-road transportation sector, with further reductions to be implemented based upon advances in technology.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00635

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Provides a tax credit for qualified caregiving expenses.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00808

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

5/19/25

Refer

5/19/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes through the department of health a drug checking services program to allow individuals to bring drugs or controlled substances and have them tested for contaminants, toxic substances, or hazardous compounds; requires the department to establish public health surveillance of the unregulated drug supply; provides exemptions for participants in the drug checking program from certain controlled substance offenses.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00841

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Authorizes the commissioner of health to adopt policies to exclude certain non-recurring items from income that would artificially inflate the availability of funds to meet current needs relating to eligibility for the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00846

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to providing more predictable and stable schedules for employees in low-wage occupations; provides that an employer shall pay an employee for at least 4 hours at the basic minimum hourly wage for each day an employee reports for work as instructed but is given less than four hours of work.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00073

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

3/25/25

Refer

3/25/25

Report Pass

5/28/25

Refer

5/28/25

Refer

1/7/26

Report Pass

5/5/26

Requires the display of certain labels and warnings on gas stoves sold, displayed for sale, or offered for sale at retail to a consumer in this state; authorizes the department of state to adopt regulations regarding the placement and format of such labels; provides for penalties; authorizes the attorney general to enforce such provisions.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00183

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Provides for the licensing of genetic counselors; creates the state board for genetic counseling.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00196

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Enacts the "dialogue and decorum act" which establishes the crime of disruption or disturbance of a lawful assembly; makes such crime an unclassified misdemeanor.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00095

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Directs the MTA to establish a half fare rate program for veterans.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00084

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to increasing short-term disability benefits.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00101

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

5/28/25

Refer

5/28/25

Refer

1/7/26

Prohibits the use of intoxication of the victim as a defense in sex crimes where the victim is under the influence of any drug, intoxicant, or other substance to a degree which rendered the victim temporarily incapable of appraising or controlling such person's conduct and such condition was known or reasonably should have been known to a person in the actor's situation.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00814

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

1/22/25

Refer

1/22/25

Report Pass

1/22/25

Engrossed

1/28/25

Refer

1/28/25

Engrossed

2/3/25

Enrolled

2/12/25

Chaptered

2/14/25

Passed

2/14/25

Directs the commissioner of health to develop and implement a public awareness campaign on the safe storage of firearms, rifles and shotguns and child access and prevention.

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