New York State Senator

Pamela Helming 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 7)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02518

Introduced

1/21/25

Refer

1/21/25

Refer

1/7/26

Directs the commissioner of health to conduct an investigation of the department's performance, compliance and enforcement of applicable state laws, rules, regulations, and directives or executive orders, with respect to mitigating the impact of COVID-19 in nursing homes, adult care facilities, and assisted living residences, and to propose a pandemic response plan for future disease outbreaks.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02574

Introduced

1/21/25

Refer

1/21/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires a valid government issued photo identification card be presented when casting a ballot; provides for persons eligible for Medicaid to receive identification cards.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02538

Introduced

1/21/25

Refer

1/21/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires law enforcement and courts to notify the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) when an arrested person or defendant is not a United States citizen; adjusts certain maximum sentences for class A misdemeanors and unclassified misdemeanors; requires notification to be made to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency prior to the release of certain noncitizens; repeals provisions of the "protect our courts act".

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02627

Introduced

1/22/25

Refer

1/22/25

Engrossed

2/4/25

Refer

2/4/25

Engrossed

6/11/25

Refer

6/11/25

Refer

1/7/26

Engrossed

3/16/26

Refer

3/16/26

Establishes the homeowner protection program; provides that the department of law shall establish the homeowner protection program to ensure the availability of free housing counseling and legal services to homeowners for the purposes of mitigating threats to homeownership; provides that the department of law shall provide grants to eligible not-for-profit housing counseling organizations and legal services organizations to provide services under the program.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02656

Introduced

1/22/25

Refer

1/22/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to segregated confinement; provides that certain incarcerated individuals shall not be placed in a residential rehabilitation unit; makes related provisions.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00259

Introduced

1/22/25

Refer

1/22/25

Report Pass

1/28/25

Passed

1/28/25

Commemorating the 17th Anniversary of Kosovo's Independence

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00622

Introduced

4/2/25

Refer

4/2/25

Report Pass

4/8/25

Passed

4/8/25

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2025, as Sikh Awareness Month in the State of New York

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08461

Introduced

7/18/25

Refer

7/18/25

Refer

1/7/26

Allows surplus or uncommitted funds in the New York state climate investment account to be returned to ratepayers.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08463

Introduced

7/21/25

Refer

7/21/25

Refer

1/7/26

Report Pass

5/12/26

Establishes a one-year utility bill tax and surcharge holiday and a two-year green energy tax holiday.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01191

Introduced

6/6/25

Refer

6/6/25

Report Pass

6/10/25

Passed

6/10/25

Congratulating Shawn MacKinnon upon the occasion of his retirement after 30 years of distinguished service to the New York State Senate

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08448

Introduced

6/25/25

Refer

6/25/25

Refer

1/7/26

Increases the reimbursement amount authorized to be paid to localities maintaining incarcerated individuals convicted of felonies to $300 per day per capita for the first 10 days, and $600 per day per capita for each day thereafter, or the actual per day per capita cost, whichever is more.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08481

Introduced

8/20/25

Refer

8/20/25

Refer

1/7/26

Authorizes local governments to opt out of mandates and benchmarks arising under the climate leadership and community protection act and associated universal electrification requirements by filing a resolution with the department of environmental conservation.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08492

Introduced

8/29/25

Refer

8/29/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes a digital legal mail program for the delivery of privileged correspondences to incarcerated individuals housed at correctional facilities; requires law offices sending legal mail via digital platforms to incarcerated individuals to register with the department of corrections.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00821

Introduced

4/16/25

Refer

4/16/25

Report Pass

4/29/25

Passed

4/29/25

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 4, 2025, as Star Wars Day in the State of New York

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01256

Introduced

7/11/25

Refer

7/11/25

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 20, 2026, as Court Clerks Day in the State of New York

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