New York State Senator

Rachel May 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 17)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01681

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
3/5/26  
Congratulating the Potsdam Central High School Girls Hockey Team upon the occasion of capturing the NYSPHSAA Girls Hockey Championship
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New York Senate Bill S08838

Introduced
1/8/26  
Provides parity to durable medical equipment providers by requiring Medicaid managed care organizations to reimburse such providers at no less than one hundred percent of the medical assistance durable medical equipment fee schedule for the same service or item.
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New York Senate Bill S08841

Introduced
1/8/26  
Directs the department of taxation and finance to include an opportunity on certain personal income tax forms for individuals to provide written consent to be added to the donate life registry; makes related provisions.
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New York Senate Bill S08851

Introduced
1/9/26  
Refer
1/9/26  
Requires that companies contracting with the state do not contribute to tropical forest degradation or deforestation directly or through their supply chains.
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New York Senate Bill S08858

Introduced
1/9/26  
Requires the creation of an immigration enforcement activity transparency dashboard, which shall be made publicly available, to track certain information relating to immigration authorities activities within New York state.
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New York Senate Bill S08853

Introduced
1/9/26  
Refer
1/9/26  
Engrossed
3/4/26  
Requires the administration of certain vaccines for children in accordance with regulations issued by the commissioner, utilizing generally accepted medical standards and based on recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American College of Physicians, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or other similar nationally or internationally recognized scientific organizations.
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New York Senate Bill J01392

Introduced
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Report Pass
1/21/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 11-17, 2026, as Black Maternal Health Week in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill J01395

Introduced
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Report Pass
1/21/26  
Commemorating the 56th Anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, 2026
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New York Senate Bill J01399

Introduced
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Report Pass
1/21/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 29, 2026, as Denim Day in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S08869

Introduced
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Engrossed
1/27/26  
Refer
1/27/26  
Requires certain health insurance policies include coverage for services provided by pharmacists related to contraceptives.
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New York Senate Bill J01410

Introduced
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Report Pass
1/21/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 29, 2026, as Vietnam Veterans Day in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S08881

Introduced
1/13/26  
Authorizes the dormitory authority to provide additional services to local governments and the department of environmental conservation.
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New York Senate Bill S08884

Introduced
1/13/26  
Requires the superintendent of state police to develop, maintain and disseminate to all members of the division of state police a critical incident leave policy requiring critical incident paid leave for any members directly involved in a critical incident; prohibits such superintendent from taking any punitive administrative action against any member of the division of state police granted critical incident leave solely on the basis of the provision of such leave.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08818

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/8/26  
Engrossed
1/21/26  
Refer
1/21/26  
Engrossed
2/25/26  
Enrolled
3/20/26  
Chaptered
3/27/26  
Provides protections for telecommunications tower technicians, including requiring that all tower technicians performing work pursuant to a contract with a state agency complete training requirements determined by the office of general services prior to commencing work pursuant to such contracts; repeals legislative intent relating to such tower technician protections; relates to the effectiveness thereof.
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New York Senate Bill S08860

Introduced
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Engrossed
1/27/26  
Prohibits the consideration of evidence that either parent has ever obtained or attempted to obtain reproductive health services relating to the termination of a pregnancy in certain legal proceedings.