New York State Senator

Rebecca Seawright 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 64)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A04850

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Report Pass
3/25/25  
Engrossed
4/30/25  
Refer
4/30/25  
Engrossed
3/18/26  
Enacts the "New York state teleworking expansion act"; provides that each state agency shall establish a policy and program to allow employees to perform all or a portion of their duties through teleworking to the maximum extent possible without diminished employee performance.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05293

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Relates to granting certain individuals youthful offender status; adds a new category of individuals eligible for young adult offender status; provides for process and sentencing requirements related to such statuses.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05143

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Relates to court ordered forensic evaluations and reports in child custody and visitation proceedings.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00093

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits mandatory arbitration agreements in consumer and employment contracts; repeals existing provisions prohibiting mandatory arbitration clauses in certain consumer contracts.
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New York Assembly Bill A00037

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes the "New York individuals with dyslexia education act"; implements a plan to identify and support students with characteristics of dyslexia; requires annual screening in grades K-5; directs intervention and notification; directs education department to develop a handbook providing guidance to parents and teachers.
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New York Assembly Bill A00031

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to creating the health emergency response data system, which collects information and statistical data relating to public health emergencies in order to assist the department of health, other government entities, health care providers, and the public in understanding and responding to public health emergencies.
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New York Assembly Bill A00033

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
3/25/25  
Refer
3/25/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Refer
5/13/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Engrossed
5/13/25  
Refer
5/13/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Enrolled
12/1/25  
Establishes the task force to promote the employment by state agencies of people with disabilities.
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New York Assembly Bill A00055

Introduced
1/8/25  
Includes veterans in the definition of military status to protect veterans from being unlawfully discriminated against.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00035

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires the cannabis control board to provide notice to state legislative representatives upon receipt of application for an adult-use cannabis retail dispensary or on-site consumption license in their district.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00036

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits any cannabis related advertisements in establishments within a certain distance from schools; increases penalties for prohibited advertisement of tobacco and cannabis products; requires enforcement inspections.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00057

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Engrossed
5/28/25  
Relates to action arising out of consumer debt; defines consumer debt and replaces consumer credit transaction with such term.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00053

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Allows evidence of a defendant's prior crimes or acts to be admissible in a criminal case for certain purposes including as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, state of mind of the defendant, state of mind of the victim or other party, absence of mistake or accident, identity, modus operandi, or common scheme or plan; requires that the prosecution provide reasonable notice of the general nature of any such evidence it intends to introduce at trial.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00038

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Report Pass
5/29/25  
Engrossed
5/29/25  
Refer
5/29/25  
Engrossed
1/12/26  
Directs the New York State Department of Labor to establish a voluntary training and certification program for employers entitled the Neurodiversity Training Pledge.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00034

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Report Pass
4/7/25  
Refer
4/7/25  
Report Pass
4/7/25  
Engrossed
4/8/25  
Refer
4/8/25  
Engrossed
6/5/25  
Enrolled
12/1/25  
Provides that the thruway authority shall issue permits for ambulances and fire vehicles exempting such vehicles from paying tolls on the thruway when engaged in an emergency operation.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00032

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Requires all municipalities that collect demographic information about a person's gender or sex to update all applicable forms and data systems to include a gender "x" option.