New York State Senator

Steven Otis 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00526

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes a cause of action for fertility fraud; allows patients who have undergone assisted reproduction procedures to bring a cause of action if human reproductive material other than that which was consented to by the patient is used in such procedure; allows for compensatory and punitive damages.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00465

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Report Pass

4/28/26

Refer

4/28/26

Requires the chair of the public service commission create rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for the creation of a resilient electric vehicle charging system pilot program to provide power through an extended outage.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00665

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Relates to the creation of a crime database of all convictions in New York state of animal cruelty, fighting, neglect, abandonment and mistreatment; makes such crime database available to all law enforcement entities, district attorneys, duly incorporated humane societies, societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, dog or cat protective associations and animal control officers.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00509

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Allows camp employees to administer medications and treatment to children, under parent or guardian consent and authorization, pursuant to a patient specific order and in compliance with regulations.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00678

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

5/20/25

Refer

5/20/25

Report Pass

5/21/25

Allows pharmacy technicians to practice in any pharmacy under the supervision of a pharmacist.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00683

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Establishes an emergency heating energy assistance program benefit to provide emergency assistance to certain households where such household is threatened with shut-off or an energy emergency due to nonpayment.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00602

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Refer

1/7/26

Provides that restaurants may provide single-use plastic straws to customers when explicitly requested by the customer; prohibits single-use plastic stirrers.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00565

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

1/21/25

Engrossed

3/26/25

Refer

3/26/25

Engrossed

4/9/25

Enrolled

12/8/25

Vetoed

12/19/25

Prohibits the establishment of new for-profit hospices or increasing the capacity of existing for-profit hospices.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00672

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

3/4/25

Refer

3/4/25

Refer

1/7/26

Reconvenes the New York state sea level rise task force to review the report and recommendations previously issued by the task force, and to determine the progress made in effectuating such recommendations and what recommendations require additional efforts; develop an updated evaluation of ways of protecting New York's remaining coastal ecosystems and natural habitats, and increasing coastal community resilience in the face of sea level rise, applying the best available science as to sea level rise and its anticipated impacts; and updating previous recommendations and, if appropriate, making new recommendations on sea level rise resiliency.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00391

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

5/6/25

Refer

5/6/25

Report Pass

5/13/25

Engrossed

5/19/25

Refer

5/19/25

Engrossed

1/12/26

Refer

1/12/26

Requires certain disclosures by a developer of virtual tokens in advertisements involving such virtual tokens; provides restrictions concerning advertising.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00384

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

5/20/25

Refer

5/20/25

Report Pass

6/13/25

Refer

6/13/25

Report Pass

6/13/25

Relates to reporting unmet need, which is the number of eligible individuals seeking participation in a program or service who are not receiving such program or service due to insufficient resources or capacity.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00544

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

3/11/25

Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms for not less than one hundred twenty hours when responding to reports of family violence.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00426

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

1/22/25

Refer

1/22/25

Report Pass

1/28/25

Engrossed

2/3/25

Refer

2/3/25

Engrossed

2/11/25

Enrolled

2/12/25

Chaptered

2/14/25

Passed

2/14/25

Directs that state agencies require that procurement of end point devices be consistent with any relevant standards, guidelines, or guidance developed as part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00433

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

1/22/25

Refer

1/22/25

Report Pass

1/22/25

Relates to the disclosure of automated employment decision-making tools; requires the office of information technology services to maintain an artificial intelligence inventory; provides that the use of artificial intelligence systems shall not affect the existing rights of employees pursuant to an existing collective bargaining agreement, or the existing representational relationships among employee organizations or the bargaining relationships between the employer and an employee organization.

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00425

Introduced

1/8/25

Refer

1/8/25

Report Pass

1/28/25

Refer

1/28/25

Report Pass

1/28/25

Engrossed

2/3/25

Refer

2/3/25

Engrossed

2/5/25

Enrolled

2/12/25

Chaptered

2/14/25

Passed

2/14/25

Increases the number of properties eligible for the coastal market assistance program to include properties located within one mile off the shore of the Hudson River.

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