New York State Senator

Michelle Hinchey 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 13)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01681

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
3/5/26  
Congratulating the Potsdam Central High School Girls Hockey Team upon the occasion of capturing the NYSPHSAA Girls Hockey Championship
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New York Senate Bill S08838

Introduced
1/8/26  
Provides parity to durable medical equipment providers by requiring Medicaid managed care organizations to reimburse such providers at no less than one hundred percent of the medical assistance durable medical equipment fee schedule for the same service or item.
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New York Senate Bill S08851

Introduced
1/9/26  
Refer
1/9/26  
Requires that companies contracting with the state do not contribute to tropical forest degradation or deforestation directly or through their supply chains.
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New York Senate Bill J01392

Introduced
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Report Pass
1/21/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 11-17, 2026, as Black Maternal Health Week in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill J01395

Introduced
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Report Pass
1/21/26  
Commemorating the 56th Anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, 2026
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New York Senate Bill J01399

Introduced
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Report Pass
1/21/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 29, 2026, as Denim Day in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill J01410

Introduced
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Report Pass
1/21/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 29, 2026, as Vietnam Veterans Day in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S08870

Introduced
1/12/26  
Increases the period of supervision to four years for real estate brokers applying for a license.
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New York Senate Bill S08884

Introduced
1/13/26  
Requires the superintendent of state police to develop, maintain and disseminate to all members of the division of state police a critical incident leave policy requiring critical incident paid leave for any members directly involved in a critical incident; prohibits such superintendent from taking any punitive administrative action against any member of the division of state police granted critical incident leave solely on the basis of the provision of such leave.
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New York Senate Bill S08902

Introduced
1/14/26  
Ensures services provided in school-based health centers are not provided to medical assistance recipients through managed care programs.
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New York Senate Bill S02082

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Provides for a working families tax credit; directs quarterly prepayment of the credit; provides for a sliding reduction in the credit for incomes which exceed a certain threshold.
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New York Senate Bill S02058

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Report Pass
3/11/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
1/27/26  
Requires each institution within the state university of New York and the city university of New York offering in-person student instruction to have at least one vending machine making emergency contraception available for purchase.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08837

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/8/26  
Provides optional disability coverage for county probation officers.
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New York Senate Bill S08862

Introduced
1/12/26  
Provides a tax credit for sales or rentals of agricultural assets to emerging farmers; requires the commissioner of agriculture and markets to implement a plan for certification of eligible taxpayers with respect thereto.
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New York Senate Bill S08868

Introduced
1/12/26  
Enacts the New York state food security purchase and processing act to establish a state-level program that purchases food grown or raised by New York farmers; requires processing within New York State; distributes such food to communities in need.