New York State Senator

Samra Brouk 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 Senate Bill S00399

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Makes it illegal for certain persons to possess or sell a pistol converter or a converted pistol; directs the superintendent of the state police to publish a list of pistols that the superintendent has determined to be convertible pistols.
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New York Senate Bill S00397

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Refer
6/9/25  
Relates to false or misleading advertisements of food and food products; provides factors to determine whether an advertisement is false or misleading; provides for enforcement and a private right of action.
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New York Senate Bill S00401

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Establishes the "tenant opportunity to purchase act"; prevents the displacement of middle and lower-income tenants in New York and preserves affordable housing by providing an opportunity for tenants to own or remain renters in the properties in which they reside.
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New York Senate Bill S00404

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits the search, with or without a warrant, of geolocation and keyword data of a group of people who are under no individual suspicion of having committed a crime, but rather are defined by having been at a given location at a given time or searched particular words, phrases, character strings, or websites.
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New York Senate Bill S00427

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Requires chain restaurants to display an added sugars warning next to or directly under the name of each food item with high added sugars content wherever such food item is listed on a menu, menu board, or food tag, and by any self-serve dispensing point at which such food item is dispensed.
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New York Senate Bill S00415

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides for minimum wage requirements for miscellaneous industry workers; establishes a one fair wage reimbursement credit.
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New York Senate Bill S00518

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/19/25  
Refer
5/19/25  
Engrossed
5/29/25  
Refer
5/29/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
2/3/26  
Requires the inclusion of cultural competency training in the basic training and pre-employment course curricula for state police officers and municipal police officers and sheriffs, members of fire departments and companies, corrections officers, first responders, emergency medical technicians and advanced emergency medical technicians.
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New York Senate Bill S00551

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires child protective services to orally and in writing disclose certain information to parents and caretakers who are the subject of a child protective services investigation; requires such oral and written disclosure to contain certain information regarding the rights of the person under investigation.
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New York Senate Bill S01034

Introduced
1/8/25  
Relates to the establishment of a single computerized state DNA identification index; requires municipalities to expunge any DNA record stored in a municipal DNA identification index.
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New York Senate Bill S01049

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Enacts the "gender identity respect, dignity and safety act"; relates to the treatment and placement of incarcerated individuals based upon gender identity; requires that incarcerated individuals in state and local correctional facilities who have a gender identity different from their assigned sex at birth be addressed and have access to commissary items, clothing and other materials that are consistent with the person's gender identity; establishes that incarcerated individuals shall be placed in a correctional facility with persons of the gender that most closely aligns with such person's self-attested gender identity unless the person opts out of such placement.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00998

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Permits telemedicine services for mental and behavioral health issues under the workers' compensation system; permits one in-person visit within twelve months unless such in-person visit causes undue hardship on a patient.
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New York Senate Bill S01000

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Enacts "Jesse's law" to provide that a person subject to involuntary emergency admission for immediate observation, care, and treatment of mental illness shall have the right to select the hospital they are admitted to.
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New York Senate Bill S00985

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
4/22/26  
Exempts toothpaste, toothbrushes and dental floss from the payment of sales tax.
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New York Senate Bill S01014

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires coursework in the area of diversity, equity and inclusion as part of continuing education requirements for the profession of psychology.
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New York Senate Bill S00984

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Establishes the first responder epinephrine preparedness initiative (EPI) act, creating a first responder epinephrine access program; authorizes the commissioner of health to approve and implement a municipal epinephrine bulk purchase program; authorizes taxpayers to contribute a gift for municipal epinephrine bulk purchases; establishes a municipal epinephrine bulk purchase fund.