New York State Senator

Steven Otis 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 28)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01235

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Establishes an Alzheimer's disease outreach and education program for medical and non-medical professionals to promote earlier identification of Alzheimer's and to provide information and other assistance in finding community support for caregivers.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01417

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
Refer
5/13/25  
Report Pass
6/5/25  
Refer
6/5/25  
Prohibits a person or entity from knowingly or with reckless disregard facilitate an agreement between or among two or more residential rental property owners or managers to not compete with respect to residential rental dwelling units, including by operating or licensing a software, data analytics service, or algorithmic device that performs a coordinating function on behalf of or between and among such residential rental property owners or managers.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01461

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Report Pass
4/28/25  
Refer
4/28/25  
Relates to the use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes; imposes limits as to time and documentation; requires informed consent under certain circumstances.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01356

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Prohibits state-operated hospitals from suing patients for medical debt; defines "medical debt".
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New York Assembly Bill A01314

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Refer
2/11/25  
Relates to the prevention and mitigation of marine and coastal debris; defines terms; requires the department of environmental conservation to prepare and annually update a marine and coastal debris action plan.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01466

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Establishes the New York Health program, a comprehensive system of access to health insurance for New York state residents; provides for administrative structure of the plan; provides for powers and duties of the board of trustees, the scope of benefits, payment methodologies and care coordination; establishes the New York Health Trust Fund which would hold monies from a variety of sources to be used solely to finance the plan; enacts provisions relating to financing of New York Health, including a payroll assessment, similar to the Medicare tax; establishes a temporary commission on implementation of the plan; provides for collective negotiations by health care providers with New York Health.
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New York Assembly Bill A01409

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Extends and expands the scope of the on-demand E-hail paratransit pilot to include an additional 1,200 users.
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New York Assembly Bill A01299

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  
Increases civil penalties on certain combination gas and electric corporations that fail to comply with the public service law.
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New York Assembly Bill A02103

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Refer
6/10/25  
Limits liability of producers, representative organizations and retailers for antitrust, restraint of trade, or unfair trade practices arising from the performance of an action required to be undertaken under certain law or a producer plan.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02141

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Report Pass
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Provides for the protection of health information; establishes requirements for communications to individuals about their health information; requires either written consent or a designated necessary purpose for the processing of an individual's health information.
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New York Assembly Bill A02100

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Grants public access to employer lactation rooms under certain circumstances.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02170

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Repeals the state Medicaid spending cap and related processes.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A02137

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Provides practical support for access to abortion care including, but not limited to, reimbursement for ground and air transportation, lodging, meals, childcare, translation services, and doula support.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01694

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Relates to the protection of public health from exposure to radon in natural gas; requires continuous monitoring of the level of radon in the natural gas delivered; relates to a compliance assurance system; requires public reporting.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01749

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
5/6/25  
Refer
5/6/25  
Report Pass
6/16/25  
Refer
6/16/25  
Enacts the "packaging reduction and recycling infrastructure act" to require companies selling, offering for sale, or distributing packaging materials and products to register with a packaging reduction organization to develop a packaging reduction and recycling plan; makes related provisions.