New York State Senator

Nathalia Fernandez 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 23)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05640

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Authorizes up to two percent of mobile sports tax revenue, but not more than twenty-three million dollars, be used for youth team sports funding to be distributed by county youth bureaus, city of New York's department of youth and community development, and an organization which supports and invests in programs that use sports as a vehicle for youth development and social change.
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New York Senate Bill S05641

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Provides for the revocation of licenses to sell cigarettes, tobacco products, alcohol and lottery tickets for the possession or sale of illicit cannabis in violation of the cannabis law.
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New York Senate Bill S05662

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
3/10/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Relates to authorizing a reduction of taxes pursuant to shelter rent; provides that upon consent of the local legislative body in a city with a population of one million or more such taxes may be reduced to five per centum or less, including a full reduction of the annual shelter rent or carrying charges of a project.
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New York Senate Bill S05680

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
Provides notice of the death of an incarcerated individual occurring in the custody of the department of corrections and community supervision; requires the department to promptly notify the next kin and any other person designated as the representative of any incarcerated individual whose death takes place during custody.
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New York Senate Bill S05681

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
Relates to second felony drug offenders.
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New York Senate Bill J00432

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 15 to June 15, 2025, as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month in New York State
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New York Senate Bill S05535

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Engrossed
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
4/1/26  
Requires certain documents and forms to be provided in the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by limited English proficient immigrants of five years or less according to the American community survey, as published by the United States census bureau.
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New York Senate Bill S05537

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Prohibits mobile sports wagering operators and platforms from sending push notifications or text message notifications.
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New York Senate Bill S05539

Introduced
2/24/25  
Requires schools safety plans to include a cardiac emergency response plan that addresses the use of appropriate personnel and measures to respond to incidents involving any individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or similar life-threatening emergency on any school site owned or operated by a school or at a location of a school sponsored event.
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New York Senate Bill S05565

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Report Pass
5/12/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Requires health insurance policies and Medicaid to cover patient navigation services.
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New York Senate Bill S05615

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Requires businesses that allow automatic renewals, continuous service offers, and automatic subscription renewals to provide notice regarding cancelling such renewals, services, or subscriptions.
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New York Senate Bill S05605

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Requires washing machines sold after a certain date to contain a microfiber filtration system that meets certain specifications.
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New York Senate Bill S05593

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Engrossed
6/5/25  
Refer
6/5/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
1/27/26  
Provides that subsequent requests for an extension of a suspension period for certain rate, charge or other changes by utilities shall require approval by the public service commission and shall be valid for one month, after which the commission shall review and determine the necessity of a further extension; provides limitations on retroactive rate recovery by utilities.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05594

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Establishes a $1,500 tax credit for each eligible immigrant worker hired and retained for at least six months by a small business.
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New York Senate Bill S05604

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Allows for reasonable accommodations for the examination portion of licensure requirements to become a social worker for individuals for whom English is not their primary language and a test in their primary language is not available.