New York State Senator

Rachel May 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 25)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00455

Introduced
3/5/25  
Refer
3/5/25  
Report Pass
3/11/25  
Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Village of Margaretville, New York
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New York Senate Bill J00450

Introduced
3/5/25  
Refer
3/5/25  
Report Pass
3/11/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 21, 2025, as Yoga Day in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S06160

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Exempts farmers from commercial driver's license (CDL) requirements when operating a covered farm vehicle within one hundred fifty miles of such farmer's farm.
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New York Senate Bill S06161

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Relates to reducing pharmacy benefit manager costs; defines "pharmacy benefit manager".
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New York Senate Bill S06163

Introduced
3/6/25  
Refer
3/6/25  
Provides for state aid for certain cities, towns, villages or fire districts adversely affected by a concentration of tax exempt property.
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New York Senate Bill S05138

Introduced
2/19/25  
Refer
2/19/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Abolishes citizens arrests in New York state.
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New York Senate Bill S05116

Introduced
2/19/25  
Refer
2/19/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Refer
6/10/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/16/26  
Establishes the New York state Black history preservation commission to ensure the documentation and preservation of Black history in New York state within the state university of New York.
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New York Senate Bill S05189

Introduced
2/19/25  
Refer
2/19/25  
Report Pass
3/18/25  
Establishes a comprehensive electric vehicle fast charging station implementation plan; requires the New York state energy and research development authority to further establish a "Fast Charge NY working group" to develop such plan; makes related provisions.
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New York Senate Bill J00391

Introduced
2/19/25  
Refer
2/19/25  
Report Pass
2/25/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 3-7, 2025, as School Breakfast Week in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S05231

Introduced
2/19/25  
Refer
2/19/25  
Establishes the crime of staging a construction site accident which is a class E felony.
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New York Senate Bill S05258

Introduced
2/20/25  
Refer
2/20/25  
Increases the minimum wage outside of New York city and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester; repeals certain provisions of law relating to exceptions to minimum wage increases.
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New York Senate Bill S05249

Introduced
2/20/25  
Refer
2/20/25  
Relates to automatic Medicaid eligibility for striking workers.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00458

Introduced
3/5/25  
Refer
3/5/25  
Report Pass
3/11/25  
Honoring the Syracuse Central School District's first ever Girls Wrestling Team for being trailblazers in the sport of wrestling
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00459

Introduced
3/5/25  
Refer
3/5/25  
Report Pass
3/11/25  
Congratulating Coach Edward Curle upon the occasion of being named the Section 1 Swimming and Diving Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05248

Introduced
2/20/25  
Refer
2/20/25  
Establishes the home improvement fraud prevention act relating to the responsibilities of home improvement contractors and requiring home improvement contractors to register with the secretary of state.