New York State Senator

Rachel May 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 60)

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New York Senate Bill S09846

Introduced
4/8/26  
Relates to parole eligibility for certain incarcerated persons age fifty-five or older if they have served at least fifteen years of their sentence or sentences.
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New York Senate Bill S10224

Introduced
5/7/26  
Closes the patron exclusion in the definition of advancing prostitution; expands the definition of patronizing a person for prostitution to include anything of value.
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New York Senate Bill J01558

Introduced
2/5/26  
Refer
2/5/26  
Report Pass
2/10/26  
Mourning the death of Margaret D. Williams, legendary vocalist and community leader
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New York Senate Bill J01555

Introduced
2/5/26  
Refer
2/5/26  
Report Pass
2/10/26  
Honoring Investigator Michael Theetge of the Chemung County Sheriff's Office upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Order of the Blue Heart Award from Wounded Blue
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New York Senate Bill S09142

Introduced
2/5/26  
Relates to the reporting requirements of the statewide fiscal intermediary; requires the reporting of utilization data and financial data to protect medical assistance recipients in using the program and ensure the effective use of medical assistance funds; requires the statewide fiscal intermediary to provide consumer directed personal assistant data to ensure the availability of a workforce to meet the needs of consumers utilizing the program; requires the statewide fiscal intermediary to provide data regarding customer service requests, complaints, and accessibility.
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New York Senate Bill S09144

Introduced
2/6/26  
Imposes a moratorium on the issuance of permits for new data centers; requires the public service commission to issue an order or orders to minimize the impact of new data centers on electricity and gas rates for residential, commercial, and industrial users; clarifies that certain provisions are applicable to the Long Island power authority.
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New York Senate Bill S09184

Introduced
2/12/26  
Grants peace officer status to security officers employed by St. Joseph's Health Hospital, North Medical Center and Northeast Medical Center when acting pursuant to their special duties on the grounds or premises owned, controlled or administered by any such hospital or any of its subsidiaries.
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New York Senate Bill S09196

Introduced
2/13/26  
Prohibits the establishment of new for-profit hospices or increasing the capacity of existing for-profit hospices.
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New York Senate Bill S09057

Introduced
1/28/26  
Dedicates a portion of the state and county highway system to the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway.
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New York Senate Bill S09066

Introduced
1/28/26  
Relates to standards relating to hydrofluorocarbon substances; provides that any rules or regulations relating to hydrofluorocarbon substances established or implemented by the department of environmental conservation shall conform with, and shall not exceed, any applicable rules or regulations set forth in 40 C.F.R. Part 84, as in effect on October first, two thousand twenty-five.
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New York Senate Bill S09063

Introduced
1/28/26  
Includes avoidant/restrictive food intake disorders as eating disorders for the purposes of mental health.

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New York Senate Bill S09133

Introduced
2/5/26  
Enacts the low impact landscaping rights act, preventing homeowners' associations from adopting or enforcing any rules or regulations that would effectively prohibit, or impose unreasonable limitations on, the installation or maintenance of low impact landscaping.
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New York Senate Bill S09176

Introduced
2/11/26  
Imposes a penalty of $20,000 per violation for violations of certain provisions relating to unlawfully disseminated images or depictions of individuals; clarifies that the owner or a wholly owned subsidiary of the owner of a website that hosts or transmits such images or depictions shall be liable for such violations; removes certain language restricting such violations to instances where such images or depictions were made for the purposes of harassing or annoying the individual; makes related provisions.
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New York Senate Bill S09182

Introduced
2/11/26  
Prohibits allocation of economic development power to data centers; provides for certain caps on amounts and eligibility for industrial development agency financial assistance; provides for the return of industrial development agency-awarded financial assistance if certain job levels are not maintained within 5 years of project completion; designates the department of environmental conservation as the mandatory lead agency for environmental quality review of any action consuming over 20 megawatts; requires environmental quality review for any action within 10 miles of a federally recognized Indian nation's territory.
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New York Senate Bill S09215

Introduced
2/17/26  
Relates to certain types of imitation guns, including air rifles, pellet guns, and "B-B" guns.