New York State Senator

Rebecca Seawright 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00836

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Refer
5/29/25  
Report Pass
6/9/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Relates to utility intervenor reimbursement to a participant for its reasonable costs of participation in any proceeding before the Public Service Commission (PSC).
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New York Assembly Bill A00818

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes the class A-I felony of operating as a major firearms trafficker.
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New York Assembly Bill A00840

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Authorizes the liquor authority to establish a liaison with each community board in the city of New York for matters relating to license or permit issuance, renewal, modification and alteration; clarifies the powers and duties of the New York alcoholic beverage control problem premises task force.
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New York Assembly Bill A00835

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires a business entity in violation of worker protection or environmental laws and regulations to surrender all previous state subsidies issued to such business entity.
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New York Assembly Bill A00675

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Enacts the empire state licensing act to provide all New Yorkers with access to professional, occupational, commercial, or business licenses, permits, certificates, or related registrations regardless of an applicant's citizenship or immigration status.
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New York Assembly Bill A00688

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
3/18/25  
Refer
3/18/25  
Report Pass
4/1/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Report Pass
4/1/25  
Engrossed
5/12/25  
Refer
5/12/25  
Engrossed
4/29/26  
Refer
4/29/26  
Empowers the office of fire prevention and control to, in coordination with the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities and the chief disability officer, provide minimum basic training related to handling emergency situations involving individuals with any physical and/or developmental disability to all firefighters.
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New York Assembly Bill A00697

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/19/25  
Refer
5/19/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Prohibits the use of the term "excited delirium" as a diagnosis, label, or cause of death on death certificates, autopsy reports, police reports or any report, policy or procedure by a public agency or contractor; defines excited delirium.
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New York Assembly Bill A00654

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/19/25  
Refer
5/19/25  
Report Pass
6/5/25  
Refer
6/5/25  
Increases penalties for owners of rent-regulated property who overcharge tenants.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00669

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Imposes a commercial vacancy tax on vacant or abandoned commercial storefronts located in a city with a population of one million or more of one percent of the assessed value of the property.
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New York Assembly Bill A00180

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
3/17/26  
Relates to available transportation for correction facility visitation; provides for at a minimum, bimonthly free transportation from the city of New York, Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo and Albany.
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New York Assembly Bill A00073

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
3/25/25  
Refer
3/25/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Requires the display of certain labels and warnings on gas stoves sold, displayed for sale, or offered for sale at retail to a consumer in this state; authorizes the department of state to adopt regulations regarding the placement and format of such labels; provides for penalties; authorizes the attorney general to enforce such provisions.
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New York Assembly Bill A00126

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides final discipline authority over civilian complaints to the civilian complaint review board; creates a hearing officer and adjudicative body for such complaint review board.
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New York Assembly Bill A00178

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides that possession of a condom or other reproductive or sexual health device may not be received in evidence in any trial, hearing or proceeding as evidence of conduct which would constitute an offense defined in article 230 of the penal law.
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New York Assembly Bill A00216

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Directs the department of environmental conservation to establish a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances removal treatment installation grant program, providing a one-time grant to private well users for the installation of PFAS treatment or service connection to a public water system; directs the department of environmental conservation to establish a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances removal treatment maintenance rebate program, providing a rebate to private well users for the maintenance of PFAS treatment equipment.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00846

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to providing more predictable and stable schedules for employees in low-wage occupations; provides that an employer shall pay an employee for at least 4 hours at the basic minimum hourly wage for each day an employee reports for work as instructed but is given less than four hours of work.