New York State Senator

Rachel May 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 45)

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New York Senate Bill S03743

Introduced
1/29/25  
Refer
1/29/25  
Establishes a co-navigation services program for persons who are deaf-blind to provide services to a person who is deaf-blind that assist the person to physically access the person's environment and to make informed decisions, including providing visual and environmental information or sighted guide services and assisting with communication accessibility by communicating in the preferred language and communication mode of the person who is deaf-blind.
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New York Senate Bill S03829

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Relates to the money deposited as bail by charitable bail organizations; removes maximum authorized amount of money allowed to be deposited by such organizations.
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New York Senate Bill J00297

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 4, 2025, as Canada Day in the State of New York, in celebration of this great Empire State's long-standing economic and cultural relationship with Canada
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New York Senate Bill J01471

Introduced
1/20/26  
Refer
1/20/26  
Commemorating the observance of the 41st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the State of New York, on January 19, 2026
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New York Senate Bill S08955

Introduced
1/21/26  
Enacts the "fair pay for home care act" relating to minimum wages applicable to home care aides; provides for a minimum wage of 150% of the applicable statewide or regional minimum wage.
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New York Senate Bill J01475

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/21/26  
Report Pass
1/28/26  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 21-28, 2026, as FFA Week in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S08965

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/21/26  
Relates to providing information to patients and the public on hospital rule-based exclusions; requires the commissioner of health to collect from each hospital a list of its hospital rule-based exclusions and publish such information on the department's website.
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New York Senate Bill J01488

Introduced
1/22/26  
Refer
1/22/26  
Report Pass
1/28/26  
Congratulating the Shenendehowa High School Girls Varsity Cross Country Team and Head Coach Rob Cloutier upon the occasion of capturing the New York State Federation Cross Country Team Championship
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New York Senate Bill J01489

Introduced
1/22/26  
Refer
1/22/26  
Report Pass
1/28/26  
Commemorating the 182nd Anniversary of the Independence of the Dominican Republic to be celebrated on February 27, 2026
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New York Senate Bill S02275

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Engrossed
3/24/25  
Refer
3/24/25  
Enacts the online revenues and expenditures transparency act to provide for the development of a single, searchable budget database website accessible to the public, at no cost.
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New York Senate Bill S02279

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Engrossed
5/5/25  
Refer
5/5/25  
Engrossed
6/17/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Chaptered
12/19/25  
Excludes food sold to a student purchasing a meal using an approved donation program of funds or food points from sales tax.
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New York Senate Bill S02240

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Removes the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons.
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New York Senate Bill S02273

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Engrossed
4/8/25  
Refer
4/8/25  
Includes contacts via text, email, private message, direct message or other electronic communication in the definition of the offense of aggravated harassment in the second degree.
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New York Senate Bill S02237

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Enacts the "fair college admissions act"; prohibits legacy admissions policies at colleges and universities in New York; declares such policies and practices to be discriminatory and inequitable.
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New York Senate Bill S02244

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Prohibits any local police department, county sheriff's office, the division of the state police or any agency that employs a peace officer in this state from participating in the 1033 federal excess property program for the purposes of receiving lethal or offensive weapons.