New York State Senator

Rachel May 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 50)

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01847

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
1/21/25  
Engrossed
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
1/27/26  
Engrossed
2/5/26  
Requires consideration of evidence relating to the economic impact of major increases of rates or charges upon consumers and the areas affected by such increases of rates or charges prior to approval of any such rates or charges; establishes minimum data to be considered by the public service commission relating to such economic impact.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01848

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Engrossed
3/11/25  
Refer
3/11/25  
Engrossed
5/20/25  
Enrolled
12/1/25  
Requires utilities to notify property owners prior to beginning any non-emergency construction or other work that may interfere with a property owner's ability to use, or access such owner's property; requires notice to include, but not limited to, a description of the work to be performed, the expected duration of such work, the location of such work, any road closures or detours that may occur due to such work, any action that may directly and materially impact the use of such property, and the contact information for the utility performing such work; provides notice may include electronic communications, signage, and written materials; exempts cases where a natural or man-made disaster or state of emergency occurs.
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New York Senate Bill S01851

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
1/27/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
1/27/26  
Establishes a New York Main Street development center in the division of housing and community renewal.
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New York Senate Bill S01893

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Establishes a civil cause of action for employees who are subjected to an abusive work environment; provides employers shall be vicariously liable for such work environment.
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New York Senate Bill S02001

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Provides that a caregiver shall be eligible for assistance for child care under the child care block grant regardless of the hours the parent actually works.
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New York Senate Bill S01991

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Engrossed
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Relates to including information concerning repayment of outstanding loans in the standard financial aid award letter.
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New York Senate Bill S01984

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Engrossed
3/24/25  
Refer
3/24/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
4/16/26  
Directs the commissioner to publicly publish an annual report on the environmental radiation surveillance program and analyze such report showing trends and cumulative impact, as well as notify other relevant agencies if contamination has exceeded EPA standards for maximum amounts of contamination allowed in drinking water or food.
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New York Senate Bill S01857

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Establishes a three-year pilot hospital medical debt relief program to provide hospital medical debt relief to eligible residents of the state utilizing a not-for-profit organization to identify, acquire and cancel medical debt of such eligible residents directly from health care providers in the state.
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New York Senate Bill S02435

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Requires the governor to meet with the assembly and with the senate once a month for the purpose of answering questions relating to the strategic direction, financial status and general governance of the state.
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New York Senate Bill S02431

Introduced
1/17/25  
Requires the office of court administration, clerks, and all other records custodians to develop policies and procedures to ensure no identifying information or documentation relating to name change actions or sex designation change actions is visible or retrievable in any electronic database maintained by the state of New York or a subdivision thereof.
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New York Senate Bill S02430

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Requires that public schools provide instruction on climate change, including but not limited to identifying the causes and impacts of climate change on individuals, environments and communities, and learning to evaluate solutions.
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New York Senate Bill S02429

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
4/7/25  
Creates a work opportunity tax credit.
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New York Senate Bill J00247

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
1/22/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 2025, as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in the State of New York

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01833

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Refer
6/10/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
2/24/26  
Engrossed
4/21/26  
Enacts the "harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention act"; establishes the harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention fund.
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New York Senate Bill S05977

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Engrossed
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Enrolled
8/4/25  
Chaptered
8/7/25  
Extends the authorization of the county of Cayuga to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes to 11/30/2027.