New York State Senator

Rachel May 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 28)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05615

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Requires businesses that allow automatic renewals, continuous service offers, and automatic subscription renewals to provide notice regarding cancelling such renewals, services, or subscriptions.
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New York Senate Bill S05598

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
4/20/26  
Enacts protections for private education loan borrowers and cosigners; requires certain notifications from creditors and debt collectors; prohibits acceleration; enacts provisions for cosigner release.
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New York Senate Bill S05599

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Engrossed
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
5/12/26  
Engrossed
5/12/26  
Places a cap on the amount that a rental vehicle company may charge a renter for refueling a rental vehicle; imposes a maximum fine for a violation of such cap on charges.
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New York Senate Bill S05597

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
2/9/26  
Provides certain warranties and protections for purchasers of new and used motor vehicles; includes commercial and business purchasers under the Lemon Law.
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New York Senate Bill S05601

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Requires serial numbers to be engraved or stamped on all catalytic converters sold in New York state.
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New York Senate Bill S04413

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Requires a business to delete a consumer's financial information after cancellation of an automatic renewal or continuous service, unless such consumer has affirmatively consented to retention of such financial information; requires such business to notify such consumer of such deletion.
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New York Senate Bill S04404

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Establishes incapacity to consent when a person is a witness to or subject of an investigation under certain circumstances.
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New York Senate Bill S04389

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Engrossed
4/9/25  
Refer
4/9/25  
Ensures that color vision requirements for appointment of police officers are tailored to only eliminate individuals with extreme color vision deficiencies from eligibility; provides methods under which an individual can meet such requirements after failing to meet an initial color vision standard.
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New York Senate Bill S04409

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Requires the issuance of certificates of occupancy for rental property damaged by fire.
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New York Senate Bill S04406

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Authorizes the use of closed-circuit television for vulnerable sexual assault witnesses; establishes a procedure for determining who qualifies as a vulnerable sexual assault witness.
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New York Senate Bill S04390

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Relates to payments made by school districts to charter schools.
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New York Senate Bill S04405

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Establishes the public water justice act; prohibits sale of waters of the state unless otherwise specifically authorized; establishes a public water justice fund for royalties and fees collected from persons or entities authorized to sell waters of the state.
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New York Senate Bill S04419

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
3/11/25  
Requires the chief administrator of the office of court administration to establish a searchable public database providing information regarding eviction proceedings in the state; directs the chief administrator to adopt rules directing village, town or other local courts to report their eviction proceeding data to the office of court administration.
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New York Senate Bill S04416

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Specifies that low-income housing tax credits may be issued both for projects creating new housing and projects renovating and preserving existing housing, nullifying a DHCR determination that projects for the renovation and preservation of existing housing do not qualify.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05605

Introduced
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Requires washing machines sold after a certain date to contain a microfiber filtration system that meets certain specifications.