New York State Senator

Nathalia Fernandez 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00897

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Allows nursing employees to request a sink designated for washing breast pump equipment in the room designated for nursing.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00844

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the tolling of statute of limitations for individuals in state custody; provides that with respect to state action brought by anyone to recover damages for physical, psychological, or other injury or condition suffered while in state custody, the time in which such action must commence shall be extended to three years after such person is released from such custody.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00643

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/21/25  
Refer
5/22/25  
Establishes the youth justice innovation fund to make funds available to community-based organizations for services and programs with the purpose of youth development and preventing youth arrest and incarceration.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00653

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides treatment for sexually transmitted diseases to minors without a parent's or guardian's consent; provides definition for health care practitioner.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00614

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Provides for enrollment of eligible incarcerated persons in the medical assistance for needy persons program; provides for enrollment of incarcerated individuals in other medical assistance programs, where eligible.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00651

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to correctional facility visits by the correctional association; authorizes the correctional association to visit correctional facilities at any time and without advance notice; grants the correctional association access to certain records and information of correctional facilities.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00625

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
2/3/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Relates to the timing of annual tax elections and the amount of the required installments.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00707

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/30/26  
Requires certain data to be included in reports on the administration of managed long term care plans; changes reporting period to annually.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00685

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Authorizes existing building projects to continue when the fossil fuel ban takes effect.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00856

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Engrossed
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Increases the number of members on the state commission of correction; provides for the manner of confirmation of such members.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00594

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Requires all public school districts, charter schools and non-public schools in the state that participate in the national school lunch program or school breakfast program as provided in the national child nutrition act to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to the student.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00574

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes the end predatory home flipping act; imposes a tax on the transfer of certain residential properties which are sold within two years of the prior conveyance of such property; exempts certain purchases of residential properties from mortgage recording taxes; imposes a tax on the transfer of certain properties in the city of New York which are sold for one million dollars or more.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00520

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
3/11/25  
Engrossed
6/4/25  
Refer
6/4/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
2/25/26  
Engrossed
5/29/26  
Ensures ovarian cancer survivors have the right to access screenings for health conditions.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00705

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Relates to fair pricing for low-complexity, routine medical care to more closely align payment rates across ambulatory settings for selected services that are safe and appropriate to provide in all settings.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00665

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes a state SNAP minimum benefit program to provide a minimum amount of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits that is higher than the amount of federal SNAP benefits.