New York State Senator

Roxanne Persaud 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S01282

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Requires health insurance policies to offer full coverage for annual testing for ovarian cancer; requires certain health care providers offer annual testing for ovarian cancer.
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New York Senate Bill S08459

Introduced
7/16/25  
Refer
7/16/25  
Prohibits transcripts being made from video conference meetings by artificial intelligence without conspicuous disclosure during such meeting that such meeting may be transcribed by artificial intelligence.
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New York Senate Bill J01198

Introduced
6/6/25  
Refer
6/6/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Congratulating the Thomas Jefferson High School Boys Basketball Team and Coach Lawrence Pollard upon the occasion of capturing the Public School Athletic League (PSAL) Boy's Brooklyn Borough Championship
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New York Senate Bill S08450

Introduced
7/7/25  
Refer
7/7/25  
Allows public campaign funds to be used for disability access services including but not limited to captioning, sign language interpretation, assistive listening device, Braille, large print, communication access real-time translation and accessible transportation services and to be used for language interpretation and translation services.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02547

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Establishes a culturally responsive education curriculum and standards; requires all school districts, charter schools and private schools to integrate culturally responsive education throughout the education of all students at all grade levels; establishes a pilot program in culturally responsive education; appropriates $25,000,000 therefor.
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New York Senate Bill S02640

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Refer
6/10/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/23/26  
Includes veterans in the definition of military status to protect veterans from being unlawfully discriminated against.
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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 S08472

Introduced
8/6/25  
Refer
8/6/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Requires biannual certification of cooling towers; increases penalties for violations of such reporting requirements.
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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
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New York Senate Bill S08416

Introduced
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Engrossed
6/17/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Chaptered
12/19/25  
Enacts the "fostering affordability and integrity through reasonable (FAIR) business practices act", to expand the attorney general's ability to protect New Yorkers from unfair, deceptive and abusive business practices.
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New York Senate Bill S08499

Introduced
9/5/25  
Refer
9/5/25  
Requires the department of environmental conservation and the department of health, owners or operators of public water systems, and owners or operators of buildings to take actions to prevent and control waterborne pathogens including legionella from source-to-tap.
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New York Senate Bill S08487

Introduced
8/22/25  
Refer
8/22/25  
Establishes a Legionnaires' disease awareness and education program on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Legionnaires' disease.
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New York Senate Bill J00821

Introduced
4/16/25  
Refer
4/16/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 4, 2025, as Star Wars Day in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill J00823

Introduced
4/16/25  
Refer
4/16/25  
Report Pass
5/6/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 28, 2025, as Taiwan Heritage Day in the State of New York