New York State Senator

Rodneyse Hermelyn 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 34)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00036

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

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.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00056

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

2/11/25

Engrossed

4/2/25

Refer

4/2/25

Engrossed

5/27/25

Engrossed

6/12/25

Enrolled

10/9/25

Chaptered

10/16/25

Passed

10/16/25

Prohibits residential landlords from charging tenants a fee for a dishonored rent check in excess of the actual costs or fees incurred by such landlord as a result thereof, provided such dishonored check fee was included in the initial lease.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00123

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

2/25/25

Establishes an assumption of the inadmissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding; requires the proffering party to affirmatively prove that the evidence is admissible by clear and convincing evidence.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00239

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires batteries for bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters to be tested and approved by certain testing laboratories.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00250

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes the "education equity act" which provides language assistance to parents or guardians who have children enrolled in public school and whose primary language is not English; defines terms; creates an annual language assistance plan to assess language needs in the district; requires the department of education to establish web pages detailing the rights of parents to translation services in each covered language; requires annual reports by each school district to the local board of education.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00292

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Allows access to sealed records and certain confidential records by the New York city civilian complaint review board in furtherance of the board's duties and functions.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00270

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings; provides for the administration thereof.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00282

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires all public school districts, charter schools and non-public schools in the state that participate in the national school lunch program or school breakfast program as provided in the national child nutrition act to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to the student.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00252

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires the use of a fire-resistant blanket, bag or container when charging a bicycle with electric assist or an electric scooter; requires sellers of such vehicles to include a fire-resistant blanket, bag, or container with the sale of each e-bike or e-scooter; establishes fines.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00281

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to establish a ride clean rebate program for electric assist bicycles and electric scooters; defines terms; provides a fifty percent rebate for eligible purchases.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00293

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Makes the release of any claim by an employee, or independent contractor who is a natural person, against an employer, unenforceable if, as a condition of such resolution, the employee or independent contractor is prohibited from applying for, accepting, or engaging in future employment with such employer, or any entity or entities related to such employer.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00313

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes sales tax exemptions for commercial energy storage systems equipment.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00403

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes application processing and review requirements for reprieves, commutations and pardons by the governor; requires the governor to provide: a written notification that the application has been received; a receipt number that the applicant can then use to check on the applicant's application status; guidelines for supplementing the application with additional or updated information; and a notification when a decision is made on the application; requires quarterly reports to the legislature regarding reprieves, commutations and pardons.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K01136

Introduced

4/17/26

Refer

4/17/26

Passed

4/20/26

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2026, as Arab American Heritage Month in the State of New York

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K01184

Introduced

4/21/26

Refer

4/21/26

Passed

4/22/26

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2026, as Caribbean Heritage Month in the State of New York

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