New York State Senator

Steven Otis 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 3)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00166

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to securing payment of wages for work already performed; creates a lien remedy for all employees; provides grounds for attachment; relates to procedures where employees may hold shareholders of non-publicly traded corporations personally liable for wage theft; relates to rights for victims of wage theft to hold the ten members with the largest ownership interests in a company personally liable for wage theft.
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New York Assembly Bill A00095

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Directs the MTA to establish a half fare rate program for veterans.
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New York Assembly Bill A00173

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Refer
3/4/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Refer
5/27/25  
Relates to the applicability of open meetings and freedom of information laws to certain not-for-profit corporations.
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New York Assembly Bill A00202

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to adding ammunition to the list of prohibited items to purchase or dispose of after certain convictions.
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New York Assembly Bill A00084

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Relates to increasing short-term disability benefits.
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New York Assembly Bill A00198

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Refer
5/20/25  
Report Pass
6/5/25  
Refer
6/5/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Relates to establishing a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase firearms, rifles or shotguns; requires the division of state police to maintain statewide records of individuals who have waived the right to purchase firearms, rifles, or shotguns and any revocations of such waivers.
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New York Assembly Bill A00101

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Prohibits the use of intoxication of the victim as a defense in sex crimes where the victim is under the influence of any drug, intoxicant, or other substance to a degree which rendered the victim temporarily incapable of appraising or controlling such person's conduct and such condition was known or reasonably should have been known to a person in the actor's situation.
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New York Assembly Bill A00153

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Requires that all female-designated and gender-neutral bathrooms in the state of New York provide menstrual products at no cost.
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New York Assembly Bill A00066

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Refer
5/28/25  
Requires a caller making a report of suspected child abuse or maltreatment to the central register to leave their name and contact information; prohibits the office of children and family services from releasing information identifying a person who made such a report.
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New York Assembly Bill A00971

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides that a business entity may not provide false caller identification information with the intent to defraud or harass any party; provides definition of business entity.
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New York Assembly Bill A00862

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Prohibits the taking of zoo, petting zoo, carnival or circus animals; provides that violations shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00967

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Enacts the "crash victims bill of rights"; requires accident reports to be delivered to victims of accidents or their next of kin; requires victim impact statements to be delivered at traffic infraction hearings by injured parties or their next of kin; requires employers to grant leave of absence to employees delivering a victim impact statement at a traffic infraction hearing; directs the superintendent of financial services to conduct a study and complete a report on certain automobile crash information.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A00968

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
3/11/25  
Refer
3/11/25  
Authorizes the study of aviation flight operations by the department of transportation; requires reporting.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A01004

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Provides for the conveyance or lease of sewer system properties located in the county of Westchester's New Rochelle sanitary sewer district and related management responsibilities to the county by municipalities in such district when determined to be in the public interest.
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New York Assembly Bill A00986

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides an exemption for the sale and installation of residential and commercial geothermal heat pump systems equipment.