New York State Senator

Rachel May 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 11)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02632

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Enacts the solar for schools act which provides grants for eligible school districts to purchase and install solar and geothermal power sources; defines terms; directs the New York state energy and research development authority to establish such grant program; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof; makes an appropriation therefor.
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New York Senate Bill S02633

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Engrossed
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
4/29/26  
Directs the department of health to complete a report of the impact of hospital closures on healthcare access in the state.
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New York Senate Bill S02694

Introduced
1/22/25  
Requires certain state owned and operated parking facilities to install and maintain charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles.
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New York Senate Bill J00259

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
1/28/25  
Commemorating the 17th Anniversary of Kosovo's Independence
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New York Senate Bill J00622

Introduced
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2025, as Sikh Awareness Month in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S08462

Introduced
7/21/25  
Refer
7/21/25  
Prohibits local, state and federal law enforcement officers from wearing any mask or personal disguise while interacting with the public in the performance of their duties; excludes certain protective masks.
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New York Senate Bill J01191

Introduced
6/6/25  
Refer
6/6/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Congratulating Shawn MacKinnon upon the occasion of his retirement after 30 years of distinguished service to the New York State Senate
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New York Senate Bill S08451

Introduced
7/7/25  
Refer
7/7/25  
Enacts the "New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act"; provides transparency requirements for news media content composed, authored, or otherwise created through generative AI.
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New York Senate Bill S08360

Introduced
6/5/25  
Refer
6/5/25  
Requires every franchisor, including its affiliates and subsidiaries to properly fulfill any warranty agreement and/or franchisor's service contract and to compensate each of its franchised motor vehicle dealers for warranty parts and labor, including but not limited to all warranty repairs, extended service contract repairs, extended warranty repairs, campaigns, service bulletins, policy repairs, component part warranties, factory compensated repairs, recalls, diagnostics, parts and other voluntary stop-sell repairs, and any other franchisor compensated repairs; relates to reimbursement to a motor vehicle dealer from a motor vehicle franchisor.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02637

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Provides grants to address food insecurity among students at public institutions for higher education.
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New York Senate Bill S02635

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Enacts the "vicarious liability for housing discrimination act"; imposes vicarious liability on a person for unlawful discriminatory practices related to the sale, rental, or lease of certain property by such person's agent.
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New York Senate Bill S02639

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Requires applications for licenses granted by certain entities to include specific information to enable such entities to evaluate such license applications for compliance with the goals set forth in the New York state climate leadership and community protection act.
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New York Senate Bill S02638

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
4/28/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Prohibits proceeds from the auction or sale of carbon dioxide emission allowances pursuant to New York's participation in the regional greenhouse gas initiative (RGGI) from being transferred into the state general fund; provides that if such proceeds are transferred to the state general fund, they shall be used for the purposes directed by the RGGI.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02634

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Requires public buildings which are or contain an area of public assembly or service to have equipped and installed an induction loop listening system for use by persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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New York Senate Bill S02708

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
Refer
3/5/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
4/20/26  
Directs electric corporations and combination electric and gas corporations to file a cost-effectiveness and timetable analysis as part of any base rate proceeding with the public service commission; directs NYSERDA to conduct a study on the effectiveness of advanced transmission technologies.