New York State Senator

Sarahana Shrestha 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 31)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10830

Introduced

4/1/26

Refer

4/1/26

Provides that in the siting of new electric transmission facilities, priority shall be given to major electric transmission facilities that are proposed to be sited in existing rights-of-way including those owned by an electric corporation or distribution utility, or by the state, including any subdivision thereof, or a state public authority, for state highway or transportation purposes, and railroad corridors.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10138

Introduced

2/5/26

Refer

2/5/26

Relates to the management of PFAS in biosolids in the state by requiring testing and reporting of certain groundwater, biosolids, and soil and establishing a moratorium on the sale and use of biosolids; establishes the PFAS agricultural response program and fund to assist farms found to have levels of PFAS contamination which exceed regulatory standards.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10141

Introduced

2/9/26

Refer

2/9/26

Imposes a moratorium on the issuance of permits for new data centers; requires the public service commission to issue an order or orders to minimize the impact of new data centers on electricity and gas rates for residential, commercial, and industrial users; clarifies that certain provisions are applicable to the Long Island power authority.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10210

Introduced

2/12/26

Refer

2/12/26

Establishes the crime of corporate catastrophe; defines catastrophe as widespread injury or damage by explosion, fire, flood, avalanche, collapse of building, release of poison gas, radioactive material or other harmful or destructive force or substance, or by any other means of causing potentially widespread injury or damage; establishes crimes for causing, risking, or failing to prevent a catastrophe.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10168

Introduced

2/12/26

Refer

2/12/26

Report Pass

3/4/26

Refer

3/4/26

Requires the state office for the aging to maintain a public facing state master plan on aging dashboard on the public website of the office, which includes real-time information and updates on each proposal in such master plan including legislative and budgetary progress.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10173

Introduced

2/12/26

Refer

2/12/26

Enacts the "deed theft: proof of sale price act" requiring a statement of the full sales price of real property being conveyed and proof of such sales price to be submitted to the recording officer in order for such officer to record or accept for recording the conveyance of real property.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10264

Introduced

2/12/26

Refer

2/12/26

Establishes the youth justice innovation fund to make funds available to community-based organizations for services and programs with the purpose of youth development and preventing youth arrest and incarceration.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10048

Introduced

1/30/26

Refer

1/30/26

Provides that the unemployment insurance minimum weekly benefit amount shall be the greater of two hundred fifty dollars or fifteen percent of the state average weekly wage.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10093

Introduced

1/30/26

Refer

1/30/26

Establishes a twenty-four hour, toll-free hotline and website for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning plus (LGBTQ+) individuals who are experiencing emotional distress, suicidal ideation, or crisis-related challenges, which shall provide immediate support, referrals, resource lists, and other information.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10065

Introduced

1/30/26

Refer

1/30/26

Authorizes the New York Liquidation Bureau to establish a program to evaluate and reimburse eligible local educational agencies for monetary liabilities arising from civil claims or settlement agreements related to certain acts that occurred during a period covered by a liability insurance policy issued by an insolvent insurer.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10025

Introduced

1/30/26

Refer

1/30/26

Report Pass

4/27/26

Requires one caregiver for every two children under eighteen months of age in group family day care homes and family day care homes.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10071

Introduced

1/30/26

Refer

1/30/26

Requires gas corporations to file maps with the public service commission annually to assess leak-prone gas infrastructure and the decommissioning of such leak-prone gas lines; requires the public service commission to publish such maps and certain accompanying documents on the commission's website; directs the public service commission to designate neighborhood priority decarbonization zones.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00945

Introduced

2/10/26

Passed

2/10/26

Commemorating the Asian American community's celebration of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Horse, on February 17, 2026

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10052

Introduced

1/30/26

Refer

1/30/26

Report Pass

2/25/26

Refer

2/25/26

Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community preservation fund.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00933

Introduced

2/4/26

Refer

2/4/26

Passed

2/5/26

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 2026, as Black History Month in the State of New York

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