New York State Senator

Robert Ortt 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 3)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02575

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Repeals the Empire state film production credit and the Empire state film post production credit.
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New York Senate Bill S02576

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Designates the definition of person for the purposes of homicide as Mya's law.
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New York Senate Bill S02583

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Relates to providing ten million dollars annually to be used for the provision of grants related to the expansion and support of crisis intervention services and diversion programs.
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New York Senate Bill S02579

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Relates to lowering the minimum required course load and permitting application prior to matriculation for the recruitment incentive and retention program for members of the New York state organized militia.
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New York Senate Bill S02577

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Permits mentoring programs to conduct background clearances of prospective employees and volunteers to determine whether any such person has been reported for child abuse or maltreatment or is on the sex offender registry.
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New York Senate Bill S02580

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Establishes a biodiesel grant program for the agricultural production of biodiesel fuel; defines biodiesel fuel as a fuel comprised of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, designated B100, and meeting the requirements of the American Society of Testing and Materials designation of D 6751; establishes the biodiesel grant program fund.
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New York Senate Bill J01191

Introduced
6/6/25  
Refer
6/6/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Congratulating Shawn MacKinnon upon the occasion of his retirement after 30 years of distinguished service to the New York State Senate

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York Senate Bill S02602

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
5/18/26  
Establishes the office of Native American affairs to act as a centralized office for Native American nations to access information on state programs that are provided to Native Americans.
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New York Senate Bill S02656

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Relates to segregated confinement; provides that certain incarcerated individuals shall not be placed in a residential rehabilitation unit; makes related provisions.
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New York Senate Bill J00259

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
1/28/25  
Commemorating the 17th Anniversary of Kosovo's Independence
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New York Senate Bill J00622

Introduced
4/2/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2025, as Sikh Awareness Month in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S08461

Introduced
7/18/25  
Refer
7/18/25  
Allows surplus or uncommitted funds in the New York state climate investment account to be returned to ratepayers.
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New York Senate Bill S08463

Introduced
7/21/25  
Refer
7/21/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Establishes a one-year utility bill tax and surcharge holiday and a two-year green energy tax holiday.
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New York Senate Bill S08365

Introduced
6/5/25  
Refer
6/5/25  
Provides for a preference for activated members of the New York army national guard or the New York air national guard serving during declared state disaster emergencies for competitive examinations for original appointment or promotion.
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New York Senate Bill S08366

Introduced
6/5/25  
Refer
6/5/25  
Permits family leave benefits related to the active service of a spouse, domestic partner, child, or parent of the employee in the New York national guard during a declared state of emergency or other ordered active state service.