New York State Senator

Steven Rhoads 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 10)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill J01191

Introduced
6/6/25  
Refer
6/6/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Congratulating Shawn MacKinnon upon the occasion of his retirement after 30 years of distinguished service to the New York State Senate
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New York Senate Bill S08448

Introduced
6/25/25  
Refer
6/25/25  
Increases the reimbursement amount authorized to be paid to localities maintaining incarcerated individuals convicted of felonies to $300 per day per capita for the first 10 days, and $600 per day per capita for each day thereafter, or the actual per day per capita cost, whichever is more.
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New York Senate Bill S08447

Introduced
6/25/25  
Refer
6/25/25  
Requires a fiscal note when a bill enacts or amends a law impacting the cost of utility services.
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New York Senate Bill S08360

Introduced
6/5/25  
Refer
6/5/25  
Requires every franchisor, including its affiliates and subsidiaries to properly fulfill any warranty agreement and/or franchisor's service contract and to compensate each of its franchised motor vehicle dealers for warranty parts and labor, including but not limited to all warranty repairs, extended service contract repairs, extended warranty repairs, campaigns, service bulletins, policy repairs, component part warranties, factory compensated repairs, recalls, diagnostics, parts and other voluntary stop-sell repairs, and any other franchisor compensated repairs; relates to reimbursement to a motor vehicle dealer from a motor vehicle franchisor.
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New York Senate Bill S08488

Introduced
8/22/25  
Refer
8/22/25  
Directs the regents to adopt rules to permit lifeguard certification training courses to satisfy required physical education credits.
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New York Senate Bill S08481

Introduced
8/20/25  
Refer
8/20/25  
Authorizes local governments to opt out of mandates and benchmarks arising under the climate leadership and community protection act and associated universal electrification requirements by filing a resolution with the department of environmental conservation.
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New York Senate Bill S08492

Introduced
8/29/25  
Refer
8/29/25  
Establishes a digital legal mail program for the delivery of privileged correspondences to incarcerated individuals housed at correctional facilities; requires law offices sending legal mail via digital platforms to incarcerated individuals to register with the department of corrections.
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New York Senate Bill S08476

Introduced
8/13/25  
Refer
8/13/25  
Increases criminal penalties for aggravated harassment of an elected official and criminal trespass of an elected official's residence; provides that aggravated harassment of an elected official shall be a class E felony and criminal trespass of an elected official's residence shall be included in criminal trespass in the first degree and shall be a class D felony.
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New York Senate Bill J00821

Introduced
4/16/25  
Refer
4/16/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 4, 2025, as Star Wars Day in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill J00823

Introduced
4/16/25  
Refer
4/16/25  
Report Pass
5/6/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 28, 2025, as Taiwan Heritage Day in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill J00827

Introduced
4/17/25  
Refer
4/17/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Congratulating Yvonne Reddick upon the occasion of her retirement as District Manager after more than 40 years of distinguished service to Community Board 12
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New York Senate Bill S07501

Introduced
4/21/25  
Refer
4/21/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Engrossed
6/16/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Chaptered
12/19/25  
Directs counties, in coordination with their regional emergency medical services councils, to develop and maintain comprehensive county emergency medical system plans that provide for coordinated emergency medical systems within such counties.
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New York Senate Bill J00835

Introduced
4/21/25  
Refer
4/21/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to recognize April 20, 2025, in honor of the 248th Anniversary of the adoption of the first New York State Constitution

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08453

Introduced
7/9/25  
Refer
7/9/25  
Dedicates a portion of the Wantagh state parkway from route 27 to Jerusalem Road in the hamlet of Wantagh, town of Hempstead, county of Nassau to William Cornell.
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New York Senate Bill S07490

Introduced
4/17/25  
Refer
4/17/25  
Authorizes the South Nassau Water Authority and the North Shore Water Authority to remain eligible for funding in state fiscal year two thousand twenty-six--two thousand twenty-seven.