New York State Senator

Rebecca Seawright 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 21)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06790

Introduced
3/14/25  
Refer
3/14/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
5/12/26  
Refer
5/12/26  
Report Pass
5/14/26  
Engrossed
5/14/26  
Provides that for taxable years beginning on and after January first, two thousand twenty-six, a resident taxpayer who serves as an active volunteer firefighter or as a volunteer ambulance worker shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed equal to eight hundred dollars; provides for a real property tax exemption under certain circumstances to an enrolled member of an incorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated voluntary ambulance service residing in such city, village, town, school district, special district, fire district or county.
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New York Assembly Bill A06835

Introduced
3/14/25  
Refer
3/14/25  
Removes the prohibition relating to certain discovery of testimony in certain actions for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice.
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New York Assembly Bill A07013

Introduced
3/18/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
3/17/26  
Requires the commissioner of health to annually make the system of episodic payments, including all pricing mechanisms, available to all Medicaid managed care plans, all child health insurance plans and all essential plans, and to notify all such managed care plans of their responsibilities for ensuring that their enrolled members have access to certified home health agency services.
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New York Assembly Bill A06980

Introduced
3/18/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to publish certain information pertaining to capital project data for projects that are committed for construction on the capital program dashboard maintained by the authority on the authority's website; requires sources of funding to be specified.
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New York Assembly Bill A07150

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Relates to increased participation in state contracts and subcontracts by certified minority and women-owned business enterprises; requires quarterly reports from contracting agencies; addresses consequences if contracting agency fails to comply with reporting requirements; relates to certain performance and payment bond requirements.
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New York Assembly Bill A07098

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Relates to payment by public owners to contractors and subcontractors.
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New York Assembly Bill A07108

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Relates to a minority and women-owned business enterprise participation goal requirement in order to receive grant or appropriation money.
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New York Assembly Bill A07125

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Report Pass
6/6/25  
Refer
6/6/25  
Report Pass
6/9/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Engrossed
3/5/26  
Requires that public contracts be divided by size into large, medium, small and micro contracts for the purpose of increasing opportunities for small businesses, including minority-owned business enterprises and women-owned business enterprises, to participate in state contracts.
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New York Assembly Bill A07095

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Establishes the "Safe Staffing for Hospital Care Act"; establishes minimum staffing levels for various health care workers in different health care facilities; requires submission of staffing plans; prohibits most mandatory overtime.
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New York Assembly Bill A07102

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Provides that an insurer doing business in this state shall be liable to a policy holder for such insurer's refusal to pay or unreasonable delay of payment to the policy holder if such refusal or delay was not substantially justified; enumerates instances whereby an insurer's refusal or delay of payment is not substantially justified including intentional negligence, failure to act in good faith, failure to provide written denial of claim, failure to make final determination of claim within six months, and failure to promptly proceed with the appraisal process.
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New York Assembly Bill A07161

Introduced
3/21/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Establishes the work opportunity tax credit for businesses with fifty employees or less for hiring a long term unemployed person; provides a credit shall be allowed of up to $2,400; provides the total amount of credit provided statewide shall not exceed fifteen million dollars.
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New York Assembly Bill A07169

Introduced
3/21/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Establishes protocols for stillbirths and a stillbirth research database.
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New York Assembly Bill A06714

Introduced
3/10/25  
Refer
3/10/25  
Provides for standardized health insurance contracts for small dental employers who meet certain criteria.
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New York Assembly Bill A06727

Introduced
3/11/25  
Refer
3/11/25  
Requires distribution centers which are 50,000 sq. ft. or more to be equipped with electric vehicle charging stations as determined by the secretary of state and NYSERDA.

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00247

Introduced
3/21/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 22-28, 2025, as Doula Week in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of World Doula Week