New York State Senator

Rachel May 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 51)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J00441

Introduced
3/4/25  
Mourning the death of Dr. Hazel N. Dukes, distinguished citizen and devoted member of her community
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05983

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Engrossed
5/12/25  
Refer
5/12/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Enrolled
12/1/25  
Prohibits the application of pesticides to certain local freshwater wetlands for local governments that have implemented a freshwater wetlands protection law; provides that any local law or ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall take effect on the first day of January after it shall have been adopted.
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New York Senate Bill S05998

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
4/7/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Requires the court to consider a child's health and safety when making a decision regarding child custody and visitation; directs the court to review certain information as it relates to allegations of child abuse, domestic violence and child safety.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06021

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Establishes the large projects historic rehabilitation tax credit and the "white elephant" housing historic rehabilitation projects tax credit program for qualified rehabilitation expenditures totaling fifty million dollars or more with respect to a certified historic structure that has been vacant, as determined by local code enforcement or other reasonable means, for at least ten of fifteen consecutive years preceding the date of the taxpayer's application for the rehabilitation credit.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06017

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Engrossed
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Enacts the "food retail establishment subsidization for healthy communities act" (FRESH Communities); provides loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies and grants to businesses, municipalities, not-for-profit corporations or local development corporations for the purpose of attracting, maintaining or permitting the expansion of food retail establishments in underserved areas.
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New York Senate Bill S05982

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Engrossed
4/9/25  
Refer
4/9/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/23/26  
Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to independently add to the lists of prohibited and regulated invasive species on an emergency basis pending review by the department of agriculture and markets in consultation with the New York invasive species council.
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New York Senate Bill S06049

Introduced
3/5/25  
Refer
3/5/25  
Refer
3/24/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Renames the supreme court the superior court and the court of appeals the supreme court.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04902

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Requires cell towers to be equipped with a back-up power source in case of a power outage.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04953

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Report Pass
5/15/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Refer
6/10/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Establishes an intensive addiction and medical services integrated services pilot program to support two three-year demonstration programs that provide intensive addiction and medical services integrated services to individuals who have significant addiction and medical issues.
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New York Senate Bill S04955

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Refer
6/10/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Requires the Medicaid inspector general to comply with standards relating to the audit and review of medical assistance program funds.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04989

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Report Pass
5/19/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Requires utility service providers to disclose planned rate increases to consumers within thirty days before a planned price increase takes effect; requires utility providers to provide contact information and a mechanism to cancel service completely.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05984

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Engrossed
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Engrossed
6/17/25  
Enrolled
8/4/25  
Chaptered
8/7/25  
Extends certain provisions authorizing an occupancy tax in the village of Weedsport to 12/31/2027.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05986

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Engrossed
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Enrolled
8/4/25  
Chaptered
8/7/25  
Extends certain provisions authorizing an occupancy tax in the village of Skaneateles to 12/31/2027.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05985

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Engrossed
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Enrolled
8/4/25  
Chaptered
8/7/25  
Extends certain provisions authorizing an occupancy tax in the town of Skaneateles to 12/31/2027.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06044

Introduced
3/5/25  
Exempts the South Onondaga Fire Department within the town of Onondaga, Onondaga county, from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of the membership.