New York State Senator

Michael Gianaris 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00811

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Engrossed
2/11/25  
Enrolled
2/12/25  
Chaptered
2/14/25  
Requires separate collection categories for Middle Eastern and North African groups in NYS.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00743

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
2/3/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Engrossed
3/19/25  
Enrolled
3/31/25  
Chaptered
4/3/25  
Includes rifles and shotguns in required warnings to consumers regarding the risk of death or suicide in homes where such weapons are present.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00335

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
6/5/25  
Refer
6/5/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
5/6/26  
Relates to actions or practices that establish or maintain a monopoly, monopsony or restraint of trade; authorizes a class action lawsuit in the state anti-trust law.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00324

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
1/13/25  
Refer
1/13/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
1/12/26  
Engrossed
1/12/26  
Enacts the democracy preservation act; prohibits contributions by foreign-influenced business entities; requires certification.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00363

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Establishes the "New York junk fee prevention act"; requires clear and conspicuous pricing practices regarding junk fees.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00361

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
3/10/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Enacts the "NYCHA utility accountability act"; requires the NYCHA to provide a rent reduction to tenants who experience a disruption in utility service.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00374

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/12/25  
Refer
5/12/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/10/26  
Requires registration and the disclosure of information relating to lobbying for the nomination or confirmation of persons to state office.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00362

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Establishes a 10 day waiting period for the purchase of any firearm; establishes violations of such provisions shall constitute a class A misdemeanor.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00372

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
3/3/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
Refer
3/5/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
2/11/26  
Establishes the "no severance ultimatums act", which prevents employers from giving coercive ultimatums to employees or former employees relating to severance agreements.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00364

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
4/8/25  
Refer
4/8/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Prohibits restrictions on insurance policies based solely on the policyholder harboring or owning any dog of a specific breed or mixture of breeds.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00373

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
2/4/26  
Prohibits confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions from inclusion in contracts pertaining to economic development, entered into by the state or a municipality or any party negotiating on behalf of such governmental entity.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

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 2025-2026 Regular Session

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 2025-2026 Regular Session

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 2025-2026 Regular Session

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.