New York State Senator

Michelle Hinchey 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 42)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S03883

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Engrossed
6/5/25  
Refer
6/5/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
5/19/26  
Relates to dispensing certain controlled substances for use by a person with a substance use disorder during certain emergency medical treatment, or to relieve acute withdrawal symptoms.
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New York Senate Bill S03665

Introduced
1/29/25  
Refer
1/29/25  
Engrossed
5/6/25  
Refer
5/6/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/5/26  
Expands the tax exemption for new farm buildings to include buildings used for on-farm retail sales.
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New York Senate Bill S03838

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Engrossed
5/15/25  
Refer
5/15/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
5/6/26  
Requires medical records to be made available to patients in an electronic format through a web portal and in a format that allows patients to save records to their own device; requires electronic medical records systems to give qualified persons access to records in a single, secure format and to establish policies and procedures to endure confidentiality.
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New York Senate Bill S03852

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Engrossed
4/22/25  
Refer
4/22/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/16/26  
Prohibits the sale of playground surfacing materials that contain PFAS, PAHs or more than ninety parts per million of lead; requires manufacturers of playground surfacing materials that contain PFAS, PAHs or more than ninety parts per million of lead to provide notice of such fact to distributors and retailers of such materials; provides penalties for violations.
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New York Senate Bill J01475

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/21/26  
Report Pass
1/28/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 21-28, 2026, as FFA Week in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S08965

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/21/26  
Relates to providing information to patients and the public on hospital rule-based exclusions; requires the commissioner of health to collect from each hospital a list of its hospital rule-based exclusions and publish such information on the department's website.
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New York Senate Bill S08964

Introduced
1/21/26  
Amends the definition of automated external defibrillator to remove the requirement that an action be taken by an operator before delivering an appropriate electrical impulse to the patient's heart to perform defibrillation.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S03659

Introduced
1/29/25  
Relates to the recall of a class B firefighting foam; prohibits the sale or distribution of firefighting personal protective equipment that contains intentionally added PFAS.
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New York Senate Bill S03682

Introduced
1/29/25  
Refer
1/29/25  
Requires each electric corporation to submit a storm hardening and system resiliency plan to the public service commission for review and approval; makes related provisions.
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New York Senate Bill S03762

Introduced
1/29/25  
Refer
1/29/25  
Provides for coverage for certain individuals under the 1332 state innovation program.
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New York Senate Bill J00297

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 4, 2025, as Canada Day in the State of New York, in celebration of this great Empire State's long-standing economic and cultural relationship with Canada
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New York Senate Bill J01471

Introduced
1/20/26  
Refer
1/20/26  
Commemorating the observance of the 41st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the State of New York, on January 19, 2026
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08951

Introduced
1/20/26  
Refer
1/20/26  
Enacts the "cannabis supply chain integrity and anti-inversion act"; prohibits any act or omission involving illicit cannabis; provides penalties for such cannabis inversion.
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New York Senate Bill S08955

Introduced
1/21/26  
Enacts the "fair pay for home care act" relating to minimum wages applicable to home care aides; provides for a minimum wage of 150% of the applicable statewide or regional minimum wage.
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New York Senate Bill J01488

Introduced
1/22/26  
Refer
1/22/26  
Report Pass
1/28/26  
Congratulating the Shenendehowa High School Girls Varsity Cross Country Team and Head Coach Rob Cloutier upon the occasion of capturing the New York State Federation Cross Country Team Championship