New York State Senator

Rachel May 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 29)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04388

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Prohibits gun industry members from marketing firearms and firearm related products to minors; excepts instances where marketing is geared toward hunting purposes; establishes a private right of action for violations.
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New York Senate Bill S04385

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Relates to the calculation of voting power for committee members in districts that have changed or new districts since the last preceding gubernatorial election.
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New York Senate Bill S05684

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
Relates to returnable bottles; adds noncarbonated soft drinks, certain noncarbonated fruit or vegetable juices, coffee and tea beverages, carbonated fruit beverages and cider to the definition of "beverage"; provides that beginning April 1, 2027, the handling fee will be six cents for each beverage container accepted by a deposit initiator from a dealer or operator of a redemption center; directs the multi-agency bottle bill fraud investigation team to submit a report on findings of pervasive bottle redemption fraud in New York state.
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New York Senate Bill S05772

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Establishes the right to inspection of residential real properties, condominium units, and cooperative apartments.
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New York Senate Bill S05771

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Report Pass
3/11/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Requires original manufacturers of agricultural equipment to make certain documentation, parts, and tools required for the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of agricultural equipment available, on fair and reasonable terms, to independent repair providers and owners of agricultural equipment manufactured and sold on or after July 1, 2015.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S05730

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Establishes the water resiliency projects fund for flood mitigation, stormwater mitigation and other water related resiliency projects; makes an appropriation therefor.
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New York Senate Bill S05706

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/4/26  
Authorizes certain nursing students to administer certain vaccines pursuant to patient specific orders or non-patient specific orders; authorizes physicians and certified nurse practitioners to prescribe and order a patient specific order or non-patient specific order to a nursing student to administer certain vaccines.
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New York Senate Bill S05751

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Amends the constitution to delete the requirement that registration for purposes of voting be completed at least ten days before election day; provides that laws be made to adequately safeguard against deception in the exercise of the right of suffrage.
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New York Senate Bill S05781

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Report Pass
4/7/25  
Requires all authorities having jurisdiction over a population exceeding five thousand residents to adopt a residential automated solar permitting platform by June thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven.
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New York Senate Bill J00433

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Commemorating the 38th Annual SOMOS Spring Conference to be held March 7-9, 2025, and paying tribute to its host, SOMOS, Inc.
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New York Senate Bill S05713

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Requires railroad corporations to inform the division of homeland security and emergency services, department of environmental conservation and department of transportation about freight rail trains transporting hazardous materials prior to traveling on tracks within the state.
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New York Senate Bill S05816

Introduced
3/3/25  
Refer
3/3/25  
Establishes the homeless protection act which designates certain offenses against homeless persons as hate crimes; includes the definition of homelessness.
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New York Senate Bill J00439

Introduced
3/3/25  
Refer
3/3/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2025, as Women's History Month in the State of New York, recognizing the invaluable contributions of women in all aspects of society
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New York Senate Bill S05804

Introduced
3/3/25  
Refer
3/3/25  
Relates to medical parole and determinations of whether a person released on medical parole is physically or cognitively incapable of presenting a danger to society.
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New York Senate Bill S05854

Introduced
3/3/25  
Refer
3/3/25  
Establishes a pilot program for establishing and operating certain rural health zones.