New York State Senator

Patrick Burke 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 5)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A08719

Introduced

6/2/25

Refer

6/2/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes a blue envelope program for persons with mental health disorders, behavioral disorders and persons who are neurodivergent to be provided with blue envelopes to keep their identification, vehicle registration, and other related documents to improve their safety during law enforcement interactions; requires the municipal police training council to promulgate rules and regulations requiring training and instruction for all police officers with respect to the blue envelope program.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01591

Introduced

1/10/25

Refer

1/10/25

Refer

1/7/26

Increases the amount of geothermal energy systems tax credits.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01791

Introduced

1/14/25

Refer

1/14/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires out-of-state affordable housing owners to maintain an escrow account for the purpose of financing utility costs, property tax obligations, fire services, and regular maintenance costs for affordable housing rental units located in New York state.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03279

Introduced

1/27/25

Refer

1/27/25

Report Pass

4/30/25

Refer

4/30/25

Report Pass

5/20/25

Refer

5/20/25

Report Pass

5/21/25

Engrossed

5/28/25

Refer

5/28/25

Engrossed

6/4/25

Enrolled

12/1/25

Vetoed

12/5/25

Establishes the New York state cryptocurrency and blockchain study task force to provide the governor and the legislature with information on the effects of the widespread use of cryptocurrencies and other forms of digital currencies and their ancillary systems, including but not limited to blockchain technology, in the state.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04278

Introduced

2/3/25

Refer

2/3/25

Refer

1/7/26

Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01332

Introduced

1/9/25

Refer

1/9/25

Refer

1/7/26

Creates a state office of algorithmic innovation to set policies and standards to ensure algorithms are safe, effective, fair, and ethical, and that the state is conducive to promoting algorithmic innovation.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03557

Introduced

1/28/25

Refer

1/28/25

Refer

1/7/26

Allows municipalities to regulate pesticides such that they do not conflict with any laws, rules or regulations related thereto.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03553

Introduced

1/28/25

Refer

1/28/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to the caseloads of preventative services caseworkers.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03546

Introduced

1/28/25

Refer

1/28/25

Refer

1/7/26

Eliminates the requirement that limited liability companies publish their articles of organization and that certain partnerships publish their registrations; establishes the department of state modernization fund.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03514

Introduced

1/28/25

Refer

1/28/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes four mental health coordinators to provide mental health support and education for members of law enforcement; establishes that coordinators shall provide training, assistance, reporting and set standards for continuing mental health education.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03562

Introduced

1/28/25

Refer

1/28/25

Refer

1/7/26

Enacts the Justice for Rachael Act; creates dangerousness hearings.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03520

Introduced

1/28/25

Refer

1/28/25

Refer

1/7/26

Exempts railroad rolling stock from sales and compensating use taxes; defines "railroad rolling stock" as a device, which is used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks to transport goods, commodities, or equipment, including, but not limited to, flat cars, box cars, gondolas, hopper cars, or other freight railroad cars.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03522

Introduced

1/28/25

Refer

1/28/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to automatic Medicaid eligibility for striking workers.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03517

Introduced

1/28/25

Refer

1/28/25

Refer

1/7/26

Directs the department of health to study the long-term safety of tattoo ink and issue a report making recommendations for tattoo ink labeling.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A03566

Introduced

1/28/25

Refer

1/28/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires a school bus attendant or school bus monitor on all school buses transporting students in kindergarten through sixth grade to or from school or to or from any school related activity.

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