New York State Senator

Rachel May 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 16)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01607

Introduced
2/17/26  
Refer
2/17/26  
Report Pass
2/25/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2026, as American Red Cross Month in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill J01630

Introduced
2/19/26  
Refer
2/19/26  
Report Pass
2/25/26  
Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of Park and Public Lands Advocacy Day on February 25th, 2026
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New York Senate Bill J01629

Introduced
2/19/26  
Refer
2/19/26  
Report Pass
2/25/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 6, 2026, as Tartan Day in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill J01633

Introduced
2/20/26  
Refer
2/20/26  
Report Pass
2/25/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 23, 2026, as Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Day in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S09271

Introduced
2/20/26  
Enacts the "NY broadband resiliency, public safety and quality act" to provide for oversight of the resiliency, public safety and quality of broadband and voice over internet protocol service.
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New York Senate Bill S09285

Introduced
2/25/26  
Establishes a nonprofit news media jobs grant program within the newspaper and broadcast media jobs program to provide grants to support certain nonprofit media organizations which increase employees.
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New York Senate Bill J01664

Introduced
2/26/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Report Pass
3/5/26  
Mourning the death of Jonathan A. Dandes, president of Rich Baseball Operations, inductee of the Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame, and devoted member of his community
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New York Senate Bill J01650

Introduced
2/26/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Report Pass
3/5/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2026, as Native Plant Month in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill J01677

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
3/5/26  
Celebrating Holi, an ancient Hindu Spring Festival
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New York Senate Bill J01680

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
3/5/26  
Commemorating the Inaugural Celebration of Bronx Day on March 10, 2026

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S09267

Introduced
2/19/26  
Prohibits manufacturers or operators of networked camera devices to enable coordinated surveillance features on such devices as a default feature without first obtaining affirmative opt-in consent from the owner; requires disclosure of data rights for owners of such devices; prohibits coordinated surveillance features to be disclosed to law enforcement without a warrant; makes related provisions.
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New York Senate Bill S09280

Introduced
2/24/26  
Refer
2/24/26  
Enacts the "New York open water data act"; directs certain agencies, under the leadership of conveners, to identify and integrate key water data sets; provides an annual plan for existing data to be researched and reported.
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New York Senate Bill J01663

Introduced
2/26/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Report Pass
3/5/26  
Honoring the Black history trailblazers of New York State's Cayuga and Onondaga Counties
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New York Senate Bill S09313

Introduced
2/27/26  
Authorizes the state university of New York trustees are hereby authorized and empowered, without any public bidding, to lease and otherwise contract to make available to the Abby Lane Housing Corporation, a not-for-profit corporation, a portion of the lands of the university for the purpose of building undergraduate and graduate student housing.
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New York Senate Bill S09305

Introduced
2/27/26  
Extends provisions of law relating to the New York telecommunications relay service center from June 30, 2027 until June 30, 2030.