New York State Senator

Phil Steck 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 14)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00988

Introduced

2/26/26

Passed

2/26/26

Mourning the death of the Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson and honoring his lifetime of service, leadership, and advocacy for civil rights and social justice

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A09532

Introduced

1/14/26

Refer

1/14/26

Grants retroactive membership with Tier IV status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to William Kerr.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A09541

Introduced

1/14/26

Refer

1/14/26

Grants retroactive membership with Tier IV status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Philip Apruzzese.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A09537

Introduced

1/14/26

Refer

1/14/26

Requires each board of education to adopt a written policy for reconsideration of school library materials and make such policy available on its website; requires such policies to include provisions for the creation of a reconsideration committee to review complaints regarding school library materials; requires the commissioner of education to develop one or more model policies for school districts.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A09549

Introduced

1/14/26

Refer

1/14/26

Enacts "Jesse's law" to provide that a person subject to involuntary emergency admission for immediate observation, care, and treatment of mental illness shall have the right to select the hospital they are admitted to.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A09548

Introduced

1/14/26

Refer

1/14/26

Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate to represent interests of residential utility customers including a proposed change of rates, charges, terms and conditions of service, the adoption of rules, regulations, guidelines, orders, standards or final policy decisions.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A09557

Introduced

1/14/26

Refer

1/14/26

Provides that only automated clearing houses or electronic funds transfers from such authorized sports bettor's personal bank account, wire transfers from an authorized sports bettor's personal bank account, personal checks delivered to the operator, a debit card issued by a financial institution that draws directly from such authorized sports bettor's personal bank account only and not a prepaid debit card, or in-person cash deposits at a casino or other approved location, may be used to fund mobile sports wagering accounts.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A09571

Introduced

1/16/26

Refer

1/16/26

Increases short-term disability benefits.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01885

Introduced

1/14/25

Refer

1/14/25

Refer

1/7/26

Promotes understanding, awareness and enforcement of animal crimes laws.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01958

Introduced

1/14/25

Refer

1/14/25

Refer

1/7/26

Grants authority to a hospice medical director or a physician designated by such director, to sign a death certificate.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01991

Introduced

1/14/25

Refer

1/14/25

Refer

1/7/26

Enacts the "fair pay for home care act" relating to minimum wages applicable to home care aides; provides for a minimum wage of 150% of the applicable statewide or regional minimum wage.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01903

Introduced

1/14/25

Refer

1/14/25

Refer

1/7/26

Restricts consecutive hours of work for health care workers except in the case of certain emergencies and surgical procedures.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02565

Introduced

1/17/25

Refer

1/17/25

Report Pass

2/4/25

Engrossed

3/26/25

Refer

3/26/25

Creates the New York electronic communications privacy act; requires government agents and agencies to obtain a search warrant for physical or electronic access to electronic device information.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02613

Introduced

1/21/25

Refer

1/21/25

Refer

1/7/26

Report Pass

4/28/26

Provides additional protections for sensitive health information; requires all health information networks, electronic health record systems, and health care providers to provide patients with a right to restrict the disclosures of such patient's health information; defines terms; provides for exceptions.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02596

Introduced

1/21/25

Refer

1/21/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes new targets for offshore wind electricity generation; includes the requirements that there is at least 15 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2040, at least 18 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2045 and at least 20 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2050.

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