New York State Senator

Rachel May 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00841

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits certain unlawfully deceptive acts or practices involving environmental marketing claims.
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New York Senate Bill S00883

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Declares the waters of the state to be public trust resources; declares that the waters of the state are valuable public natural resources and the state has a duty to conserve and manage its waters effectively.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00639

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to special provisions for the operation of bicycles when approaching stop signs and traffic-control signals including steady circular red signals and red arrow signals.
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New York Senate Bill S00707

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/30/26  
Requires certain data to be included in reports on the administration of managed long term care plans; changes reporting period to annually.
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New York Senate Bill S00689

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides that the existence of an infestation of pests in a premises occupied for dwelling purposes is a breach of the warranty of habitability, and requires a landlord to keep premises occupied for dwelling purposes free from an infestation of pests, prevent the reasonably foreseeable occurrence of such a condition and expeditiously remediate such condition and any underlying defect.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00859

Introduced
1/8/25  
Limits robocalls to state residents; requires telephone service providers to offer free call mitigation technology to telephone customers.
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New York Senate Bill S00632

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to the oversight of immigration detention facilities; prohibits municipalities from using funds or resources for the construction of any new detention facility or the expansion of any existing detention facility without approval by the legislature; establishes a committee on immigration detention oversight.
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New York Senate Bill S00644

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits schedule B contributions on campaign finance filings.
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New York Senate Bill S00656

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires access to new homes by persons with disabilities.
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New York Senate Bill S00592

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Engrossed
5/6/25  
Refer
5/6/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Establishes the New York state youth in agriculture and entrepreneurship summer employment program to provide students with the opportunity to be educated on the agricultural industry and alternative career paths and to provide agricultural work experience and entrepreneurship work experience.
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New York Senate Bill S00594

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Requires all public school districts, charter schools and non-public schools in the state that participate in the national school lunch program or school breakfast program as provided in the national child nutrition act to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to the student.
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New York Senate Bill S00571

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits landlords, lessors, sub-lessors and grantors from demanding brokers' fees from a tenant.
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New York Senate Bill S00557

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
5/4/26  
Relates to designating the month of May as "Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month".
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00705

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Relates to fair pricing for low-complexity, routine medical care to more closely align payment rates across ambulatory settings for selected services that are safe and appropriate to provide in all settings.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00699

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Relates to the exercise of powers and duties of the board of elections of the city of New York and its executive management; provides for equal representation among certain employees of the board of elections; relates to qualification and removal of certain employees of the board of elections.