New York State Senator

Rachel May 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 27)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04589

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Provides for the calculation and analysis of certain health center costs.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04647

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Increases penalties for certain speed violations.
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New York Senate Bill J00423

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Mourning the death of John O. Peck, devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and small business owner
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New York Senate Bill S05634

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Authorizes the participation by free association libraries in the New York state and local employees' retirement system.
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New York Senate Bill J00432

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 15 to June 15, 2025, as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month in New York State
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New York Senate Bill S05516

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
4/28/26  
Requires railroad corporations to conduct a comprehensive safety inspection when a freight train is parked in a train yard prior to traveling on tracks within the state including, but not be limited to, a review of tracks, safety equipment, including brakes, and train cars.
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New York Senate Bill S05527

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Relates to certain prohibitions in contracts or agreements by health maintenance organizations; prohibits clauses which entitle reimbursement at the lowest price or rate; prohibits contracts which restrict referral of patients based solely upon a health care provider's status with a managed care product; prohibits contracts which allow for the substitution of a pharmaceutical drug or agent by any person other than the prescribing health care professional.
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New York Senate Bill S05506

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Relates to qualified energy storage systems; authorizes energy storage permitting under the office of renewable energy siting and electric transmission.
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New York Senate Bill S05542

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Establishes the professional practice of community midwifery; defines as the management in the home, birth center, or community setting, of normal pregnancies, child birth, and postpartum care, including newborn evaluation, resuscitation and referral for infants; sets requirements for license and practice.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05512

Introduced
2/24/25  
Extends the authorization of the county of Onondaga to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes from November 30, 2025 until November 30, 2027.
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New York Senate Bill S05557

Introduced
2/25/25  
Authorizes the Jamesville-DeWitt central school district to discontinue the use of school district-owned parklands and to lease such parklands to the town of Onondaga for use by such town for park and/or recreational purposes.
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New York Senate Bill S05596

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Requires motor vehicle dealers to search for recalls and make certain repairs prior to selling a used motor vehicle.
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New York Senate Bill S05600

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Engrossed
4/9/25  
Refer
4/9/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/23/26  
Provides for a cap on the credit service charge computed and collected on a retail instalment contract.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05602

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Exempts certain timesharing plans involving ten or fewer purchasers from certain filing requirements relating to real estate investments; excludes New York City.
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New York Senate Bill S05603

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Authorizes state assistance to municipalities containing exempt privately owned forest lands; expands categories of lands eligible for certain property tax exemptions as forest lands; authorizes tax exemptions for certain conservation easement tracts; provides for violations of certain provisions relating to filing for tax exemptions of forest lands.