New York State Senator

Peter Harckham 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00825

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
5/6/26  
Establishes protections for minors who are featured in compensated video content that generate earnings from being shared on social media or other video-sharing websites.
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New York Senate Bill S00945

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Provides that the Governor's annual budget proposal to the Legislature shall include statements of any new legislation, amendment to legislation, or limitation on the effect of any legislation contained in the budget; makes related provisions granting the legislature an equal role with the governor in the budget process.
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New York Senate Bill S00929

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Engrossed
1/22/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Provides for the protection of health information; establishes requirements for communications to individuals about their health information; requires either written consent or a designated necessary purpose for the processing of an individual's health information.
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New York Senate Bill S00954

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes the teachers' fossil fuel divestment act; requires the New York state teachers' retirement system to divest the retirement system of any stocks, securities, equities, assets, or other obligations of corporations or companies included on an exclusion list of coal producers and oil and gas producers.
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New York Senate Bill S00915

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Enables safe access to public roads for all users by utilizing complete street design principles.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00745

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
2/3/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Engrossed
3/19/25  
Enrolled
3/31/25  
Chaptered
4/3/25  
Removes dealers of ammunition from certain provisions that require the use of certain merchant category-codes by payment card networks for firearm merchants.
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New York Senate Bill S00743

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
2/3/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Engrossed
3/19/25  
Enrolled
3/31/25  
Chaptered
4/3/25  
Includes rifles and shotguns in required warnings to consumers regarding the risk of death or suicide in homes where such weapons are present.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00187

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/21/25  
Prohibits the sale of certain products that contain regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; requires manufacturers of products containing PFAS to provide notice of such fact to persons that offer the products for sale or distribution; provides penalties for violations.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00197

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
4/8/25  
Refer
4/8/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
5/5/26  
Enacts "Tucker's law"; removes the provision that provides that any term of imprisonment for a violation of aggravated cruelty to animals may not exceed two years.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00316

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits governmental entities from entering into agreements to house individuals in immigration detention facilities; requires governmental entities to terminate existing contracts for the detention of individuals in immigration detention facilities.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00324

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
1/13/25  
Refer
1/13/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
1/12/26  
Engrossed
1/12/26  
Enacts the democracy preservation act; prohibits contributions by foreign-influenced business entities; requires certification.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00342

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Establishes the "earned time act" providing for time allowances against the term or maximum term of sentences imposed by the court to be credited on an annual pro rata basis.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00376

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires the department of education to report information regarding counselors, social workers and psychologists in schools and to implement a plan to increase the school counselor, school social worker and school psychologist to student ratio to nationally accepted standards and provide funding for such.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00906

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Makes permanent provisions creating a presumption relating to certain lung disabilities incurred by volunteer firefighters.
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New York Senate Bill S00764

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to the commissioner of corrections and community supervision's heat mitigation plan for correctional facilities; provides findings regarding permanent cooling solutions shall be included.