New York State Senator

Rebecca Kassay 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 28)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01891

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Establishes the child victims act fund which provides grant awards in reimbursement to public school districts and voluntary foster care agencies located within the state who have been named as defendants in certain child sexual abuse legal cases and in which it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that no insurance policy for the covered period can be located after a good-faith effort to do so has been made, there was a monetary judgment issued or settlement agreement with regard to such action and where it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that payment in full of such judgment or settlement would put a substantial burden on the district's or agency's ability to execute its mission and negatively impact its existing student population.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01704

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Refer
2/11/25  
Relates to establishing the housing access voucher program; provides that the commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal shall implement a program of rental assistance in the form of housing vouchers for eligible individuals and families who are homeless or who face an imminent loss of housing; provides that the commissioner shall designate housing access voucher local administrators in the state to administer the program.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01766

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Authorizes all municipalities, with the consent of the county and the governing body of such municipality, to join a county self-funded or self-insured health plan; requires certification.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01974

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Relates to establishing an early intervention loan repayment program; provides funding is to be awarded regionally with 50% percent awarded to providers with a principal residence within NYC and the remaining fifty percent awarded to providers outside of NYC; provides that awards shall be given to providers who work in underserved areas for 3 consecutive years; provides loans shall be paid over a 3 year period; provides that a working group shall be established within 90 days to develop plans for the streamlined loan repayment program application process.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01942

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
5/12/26  
Makes conforming changes reflecting the previously authorized scope of practice of nurse practitioners; adds nurse practitioners as persons who can authorize or make certain determinations authorized to be made or determined by physicians.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01967

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Relates to the use of electronic monitoring devices to monitor residents in assisted living residences and patients in nursing homes; requires consent from roommates to such electronic monitoring.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01977

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Directs the commissioner of social services to authorize the payment of medical assistance funds for rapid whole genome sequencing for persons under twenty-one years of age under certain medical circumstances.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02018

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Repeals managed long term care provisions for Medicaid recipients; establishes provisions for fully integrated plans for long term care including PACE and MAP plans.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02054

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
3/11/25  
Refer
3/11/25  
Enacts the "beauty justice act"; provides for the regulation of ingredients in personal care products and cosmetics; prohibits the sale of personal care products and cosmetic products containing certain restricted products.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02465

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Requires long term care insurance carriers who propose to raise long term care insurance premiums to obtain prior approval of the superintendent of financial services.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02447

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
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 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06326

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Requires gas and electric corporations to provide forty-five days' notice to customers whenever there is a service rate or charge increase.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06314

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Refer
6/10/25  
Requires insurance coverage to backup devices for patients with cochlear implants during the initial implantation and for replacements and upgrades.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06318

Introduced
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Extends the time period from eighteen years to twenty-five years that a school shall be guaranteed recovery of energy performance contract costs from energy savings incurred by school districts over that time period.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00160

Introduced
3/4/25  
Mourning the death of Hazel N. Dukes, longtime civil rights stalwart and distinguished member of her community