New York State Senator

Peter Harckham 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 49)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

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.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00441

Introduced
3/4/25  
Mourning the death of Dr. Hazel N. Dukes, distinguished citizen and devoted member of her community
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05998

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
4/7/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Requires the court to consider a child's health and safety when making a decision regarding child custody and visitation; directs the court to review certain information as it relates to allegations of child abuse, domestic violence and child safety.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06017

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Engrossed
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Enacts the "food retail establishment subsidization for healthy communities act" (FRESH Communities); provides loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies and grants to businesses, municipalities, not-for-profit corporations or local development corporations for the purpose of attracting, maintaining or permitting the expansion of food retail establishments in underserved areas.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06073

Introduced
3/5/25  
Refer
3/5/25  
Establishes an energy reserve fund for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05936

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Establishes the nutrient inactivant application permit to allow for the use of products used for controlling phosphorus levels in lakes or ponds to prevent and inhibit harmful algal blooms.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05983

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Engrossed
5/12/25  
Refer
5/12/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Enrolled
12/1/25  
Prohibits the application of pesticides to certain local freshwater wetlands for local governments that have implemented a freshwater wetlands protection law; provides that any local law or ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall take effect on the first day of January after it shall have been adopted.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05982

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Engrossed
4/9/25  
Refer
4/9/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/23/26  
Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to independently add to the lists of prohibited and regulated invasive species on an emergency basis pending review by the department of agriculture and markets in consultation with the New York invasive species council.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04902

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Requires cell towers to be equipped with a back-up power source in case of a power outage.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04947

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Refer
6/10/25  
Requires the addition of fog lines on all state highways and other public ways under the jurisdiction of the department of transportation when such highway or public way is repaved.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04950

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Report Pass
3/12/25  
Engrossed
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
2/24/26  
Requires that services at addiction treatment centers operated by the office of addiction services and supports shall not be refused at such centers if a person is unable to pay.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04956

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Report Pass
5/15/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/18/26  
Designates services to be provided by a jail-based substance use disorder treatment, peer led recovery support services, and transition services program as essential medical care services.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04952

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Expands the requirements for teaching humane education of animals to secondary school students; requires verification of compliance.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04948

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Report Pass
3/12/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Relates to reimbursement for non-medical transportation for individuals with a substance use disorder to receive peer support services.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04951

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Provides that a student enrolled in an individualized education program during certain school years may continue to receive educational services until the student completes the services pursuant to the individualized education program or the end of the school year during which the student turns twenty-two years old, whichever is sooner.