New York State Senator

Steve Stern 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 10)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06804

Introduced

3/14/25

Refer

3/14/25

Refer

1/7/26

Report Pass

4/28/26

Engrossed

5/4/26

Refer

5/4/26

Provides that court records in a proceeding under articles 77, 78 and 81 of the mental hygiene law shall not be perused, examined, disclosed, taken or copied by any other person than a party, the attorney or counsel of a party, the guardian, the court evaluator or the court examiner except by order of the court.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06962

Introduced

3/18/25

Refer

3/18/25

Refer

1/7/26

Enacts the "no child left out inclusive playgrounds act"; requires newly built and renovated playgrounds to be accessible for children with disabilities.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06917

Introduced

3/18/25

Refer

3/18/25

Report Pass

5/28/25

Refer

5/28/25

Report Pass

6/16/25

Requires certain health insurance policies include coverage for services provided by pharmacists related to contraceptives.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A07019

Introduced

3/18/25

Refer

3/18/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes protections for adults sixty years of age or older, or at least the age of eighteen and who, because of mental or physical impairments, are unable to manage their own resources or protect themselves from financial exploitation without assistance from others.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06490

Introduced

3/5/25

Refer

3/5/25

Refer

1/7/26

Requires instruction in arts and music education to be incorporated into curriculums for all public school students; requires school districts to ensure that appropriately certified teachers are providing such education; authorizes rules and regulations consistent with such provisions.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06597

Introduced

3/6/25

Refer

3/6/25

Refer

1/7/26

Authorizes the imposition of bail for certain offenses involving threats of mass harm against a school district, school, school staff or a student.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06604

Introduced

3/6/25

Refer

3/6/25

Refer

1/7/26

Authorizes the town of Huntington to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands to the Huntington African American Museum.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A06543

Introduced

3/6/25

Refer

3/6/25

Report Pass

5/28/25

Refer

5/28/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to returnable bottles; adds noncarbonated soft drinks, certain noncarbonated fruit or vegetable juices, coffee and tea beverages, carbonated fruit beverages and cider to the definition of "beverage"; provides that beginning April 1, 2027, the handling fee will be six cents for each beverage container accepted by a deposit initiator from a dealer or operator of a redemption center; directs the multi-agency bottle bill fraud investigation team to submit a report on findings of pervasive bottle redemption fraud in New York state.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05756

Introduced

2/20/25

Refer

2/20/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to first responders, including correction officers, coming into contact with saliva by spitting, throwing, tossing, or expelling from or by an individual.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05326

Introduced

2/13/25

Refer

2/13/25

Refer

1/7/26

Enacts the criminal street gang related crimes act; provides for enhanced criminal sanctions where crimes are related to criminal street gangs.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05376

Introduced

2/13/25

Refer

2/13/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to promotions of police detectives, sergeants, and lieutenants for retirement purposes.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00227

Introduced

3/18/25

Refer

3/18/25

Passed

3/19/25

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 23, 2025, as Pakistan-American Heritage Day in the State of New York

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00270

Introduced

3/26/25

Refer

3/26/25

Passed

3/27/25

Passed

3/27/25

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 2, 2025, as Custodial Worker's Recognition Day in the State of New York

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill K00269

Introduced

3/26/25

Refer

3/26/25

Passed

3/27/25

Passed

3/27/25

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 30, 2025, as Doctors' Day in the State of New York

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A05404

Introduced

2/13/25

Refer

2/13/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to the municipal sustainable energy loan program regarding qualifying water improvements, qualifying resiliency improvements and the use of low carbon intensity building components.

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