New York State Senator

Peter Harckham 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 39)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S03359

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/12/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Expands health care services provided by telehealth to include services delivered through a facility licensed under article twenty-eight of the public health law that is eligible to be designated or has received a designation as a federally qualified health center, including those facilities that are also licensed under article thirty-one or article thirty-two of the mental hygiene law.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S03346

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Enacts the climate and community investment act; prioritizes the allocation of public investments in disadvantaged communities; addresses climate change challenges through the expansion and growth of clean and renewable energy sources; adopts best value requirements for the solicitation, evaluation and award of renewable energy projects; establishes a community just transition program; establishes a climate pollution fee and a household and small business energy rebate; creates the climate and community investment authority.
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New York Senate Bill S03353

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Provides an exemption for the sale and installation of residential and commercial geothermal heat pump systems equipment.
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New York Senate Bill S03409

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Requires the director of information technology services to undertake a detailed study of the comparative qualities of cloud computing services and state data center operations.
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New York Senate Bill S03425

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Establishes the New York Health program, a comprehensive system of access to health insurance for New York state residents; provides for administrative structure of the plan; provides for powers and duties of the board of trustees, the scope of benefits, payment methodologies and care coordination; establishes the New York Health Trust Fund which would hold monies from a variety of sources to be used solely to finance the plan; enacts provisions relating to financing of New York Health, including a payroll assessment, similar to the Medicare tax; establishes a temporary commission on implementation of the plan; provides for collective negotiations by health care providers with New York Health.
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New York Senate Bill S03456

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Establishes the climate corporate data accountability act requiring certain business entities within the state to annually disclose scope 1, scope 2 and scope 3 emissions; establishes the climate accountability and emissions disclosure fund.
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New York Senate Bill S04123

Introduced
2/3/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Preserves the ability of health care providers to access the independent dispute resolution process.
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New York Senate Bill S04122

Introduced
2/3/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Clarifies that the New York state health insurance program remains subject to certain provisions of the financial services law and coverage for usual and customary costs for out-of-network health care service.
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New York Senate Bill S04149

Introduced
2/3/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Enhances criminal investigations and prosecutions in relation to the integrity of statements of those accused of crimes and to promote confidence in the criminal justice system.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04158

Introduced
2/3/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Aligns utility regulation with state climate justice and emission reduction targets; provides for a statewide affordable gas transition plan and utility home energy affordable transition programs; repeals provisions relating to continuation of gas service; repeals provisions relating to the sale of indigenous natural gas for generation of electricity.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04152

Introduced
2/3/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Engrossed
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Establishes September twenty-second of each year as a day of commemoration known as Veteran Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S03442

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Establishes the East of Hudson watershed road salt reduction task force, pilot plan and test program to conduct a comprehensive review of road salt contamination and road management best practices within the East of Hudson watershed.
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New York Senate Bill S03444

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Includes certain employees or volunteers of not-for-profit youth organizations whose primary purpose is to interact with youth through activities, events or gatherings as mandated reporters.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04126

Introduced
2/3/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Provides a period of probable usefulness for the acquisition, construction or reconstruction of or addition to a solar array or solar panel system, whether or not including buildings, land or rights in land, original furnishings, equipment, machinery or apparatus, or the replacement of such equipment, machinery or apparatus.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04151

Introduced
2/3/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Increases age eligibility for certain programs and benefits to age twenty-two for students with a disability.