New York State Senator

Michelle Hinchey 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 15)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04659

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Relates to enacting the rent emergency stabilization for tenants act on local determinations of a housing emergency; authorizes a city with a population of one million or more to declare an emergency as to any class of housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations in such class within such municipality is not in excess of five percent and a declaration of emergency may be made as to all housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations within such municipality is not in excess of five percent; authorizes other cities, towns and villages to declare a housing emergency after considering publicly available data and holding public hearings.
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New York Senate Bill S04707

Introduced
2/11/25  
Refer
2/11/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Expands the geographic area of employment of state university police officers; centralizes the state university police by appointing a commissioner of state university police; provides for the hiring of state university police officers.
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New York Senate Bill S06378

Introduced
3/12/25  
Refer
3/12/25  
Relates to use of public funds for prevailing wage requirements applicable to construction projects performed under private contract.
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New York Senate Bill S06606

Introduced
3/18/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Designates the month of September as firefighter, police officer and emergency medical technician appreciation month.
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New York Senate Bill J00529

Introduced
3/19/25  
Recognizing the honorees of the New York State Legislative Women's Caucus in conjunction with the observance of Women's History Month
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New York Senate Bill J00586

Introduced
3/26/25  
Refer
3/26/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Congratulating the Glens Falls High School Boys Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2025 NYSPHSAA Class A Boys Basketball Championship
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New York Senate Bill J00573

Introduced
3/26/25  
Refer
3/26/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Honoring New York State first responders for their valiant efforts in combating the brush fires in Suffolk County, Long Island
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New York Senate Bill J00595

Introduced
3/27/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 6-12, 2025, as Crime Victims' Rights Week in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S06997

Introduced
3/28/25  
Refer
3/28/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Engrossed
6/6/25  
Refer
6/6/25  
Engrossed
6/17/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Chaptered
12/19/25  
Relates to enforcement of pole attachment safety and quality and utility pole and attachment identification.
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New York Senate Bill J00596

Introduced
3/28/25  
Refer
3/28/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Congratulating the Gananda High School Varsity Cheerleading Team upon the occasion of winning the NYSPHSAA Class D State Championship
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New York Senate Bill J00599

Introduced
3/28/25  
Refer
3/28/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Congratulating the Shaker High School Boys Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the NYSPHSAA Class AAA Championship on March 21, 2025
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New York Senate Bill J00598

Introduced
3/28/25  
Refer
3/28/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Congratulating student-athlete Ava Bachta upon the occasion of winning the 2025 NYSPHSAA State Championship in Slalom and Alpine Combined

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06665

Introduced
3/19/25  
Relates to an exemption for certain property located in the county of Columbia from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a school or church.
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New York Senate Bill S06664

Introduced
3/19/25  
Authorizes the town of Copake to establish community preservation funds and to impose a real estate transfer tax with revenues to be deposited into the community preservation fund; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof.
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New York Senate Bill S06666

Introduced
3/19/25  
Refer
3/19/25  
Relates to the liability of landowners who permit recreational uses of their land; establishes landowners owe no duty to keep premises safe for entry, passage over premises or other recreational uses or to give warning of any hazardous condition or use of or structure or activity on such premises to persons entering for such purposes.