New York State Senator

Nathalia Fernandez 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 47)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01808

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Relates to the licensing of sign language interpreters; creates a state board for sign language interpreting.
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New York Senate Bill S02444

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Engrossed
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Makes certain terms gender neutral in provisions regarding the right to breast feed.
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New York Senate Bill S02445

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Designates February 21st as Mother Language Day, as a day of commemoration.
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New York Senate Bill S02446

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Establishes a wound care kit and xylazine test strip distribution program to supply wound care kits designed for the treatment of injection-related wounds and skin and soft tissue infections, and xylazine test strips, to individuals with a substance use disorder or who are otherwise at risk of drug use, free of charge; prohibits facilities from collecting personally identifying information on such individuals; prohibits police from targeting individuals receiving wound care kits or xylazine test strips under such program.
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New York Senate Bill S05981

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
1/27/26  
Engrossed
1/27/26  
Establishes the comprehensive sexual and reproductive health program to provide funding to providers whose primary function is to facilitate access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care services and information for low-income, uninsured and underinsured individuals and provide support to providers to facilitate access to care, fund uncompensated care, and support community awareness of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care services across New York state.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02001

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Provides that a caregiver shall be eligible for assistance for child care under the child care block grant regardless of the hours the parent actually works.
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New York Senate Bill S01946

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
4/9/25  
Engrossed
5/29/25  
Refer
5/29/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
1/28/26  
Engrossed
4/22/26  
Relates to the expungement of syringe convictions of criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument.
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New York Senate Bill S01949

Introduced
1/14/25  
Dedicates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Haverstraw, county of Rockland to Hector L. Soto.
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New York Senate Bill S02334

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
5/5/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Provides for coverage of screenings for elevated lead levels exempting them from annual deductibles or coinsurance.
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New York Senate Bill S02436

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Engrossed
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
2/9/26  
Refer
2/10/26  
Prohibits the sale of ATVs and off-highway motorcycles in the city of New York; provides enforcement mechanisms and penalties.
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New York Senate Bill S02423

Introduced
1/17/25  
Prohibits libraries and library systems, including school libraries and school library systems from banning books or other materials based on partisan or doctrinal disapproval.
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New York Senate Bill S02429

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
4/7/25  
Creates a work opportunity tax credit.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00247

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
1/22/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 2025, as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S05941

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Engrossed
6/16/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Chaptered
12/19/25  
Requires peer-to-peer car sharing programs provide insurance coverage in amounts equal to the financial responsibility requirements set forth in section three hundred eleven of the vehicle and traffic law; removes requirements relating to requiring additional insurance coverage.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05926

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Establishes the COVID-19 pandemic response study commission to conduct a study of the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic; provides for the repeal of such commission upon the completion of the commission's final report.