New York State Senator

Steven Rhoads 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 15)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08925

Introduced
1/16/26  
Prohibits the sale of products that contain 7-hydroxymitragynine at a level that exceeds 2% of total alkaloids or one milligram per serving; establishes fines for the sale of such products.
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New York Senate Bill S08932

Introduced
1/16/26  
Establishes a persistent domestic violence offender registry of individuals convicted of multiple domestic violence offenses, which is available for public inquiry.
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New York Senate Bill S08936

Introduced
1/16/26  
Requires electric utility corporations, energy services companies and municipalities to provide an itemized breakdown on all monthly bills detailing infrastructure costs, contributions to the New York Power Authority, and other public utility investments.
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New York Senate Bill S02367

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Makes permanent provisions relating to preferred source status for entities that provide employment to certain persons.
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New York Senate Bill S01933

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Provides that being eighteen years old or more, while in the course of committing rape in the first, second or third degree, criminal sexual act in the first, second or third degree, sexual abuse in the first degree, aggravated sexual abuse in the first, second, third or fourth degree, or incest in the first, second or third degree, against a person less than eighteen years old, such defendant intentionally causes the death of such person.
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New York Senate Bill S02372

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Enacts "Chelsey's law"; provides that a person commits the crime of manslaughter or aggravated manslaughter when such person knows or has reasonable grounds to know that a controlled substance is likely to cause the death of another person and sells, administers, delivers, or causes the delivery of a controlled substance to another person and such substance causes, contributes to, or aids in the death of such other person.
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New York Senate Bill S02371

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Requires that new administrative rules that imposes a new administrative burden on a business shall be offset by the repeal of an existing rule.
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New York Senate Bill J00257

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
1/28/25  
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2025, as Muslim History Month in the State of New York
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New York Senate Bill S00224

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Increases the designation of certain offenses relating to unlawfully fleeing a police officer and makes such offenses eligible for bail.
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New York Senate Bill S00257

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
3/12/25  
Refer
3/12/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/16/26  
Authorizes a study on lithium-ion battery fires and prevention to review the severity of lithium-ion battery fires, including what specific components of the battery causes severe fires; examine the effectiveness of lithium fireproof blankets on such fires; examine the current measures of safety implemented by fire departments across New York in relation to lithium-ion battery fires; requires a report to the governor and the legislature; makes related provisions.
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New York Senate Bill S00266

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Provides a religious exemption from vaccination requirements for school attendance.
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New York Senate Bill S00196

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Report Pass
3/12/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Removes language requiring the state from moving public safety surcharge funds into the state general fund; increases from seventy-five million dollars to one million dollars available for grants or reimbursements to counties for the development, consolidation, or operation of public safety communications systems or networks designed to support statewide interoperable communications for first responders.
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New York Senate Bill S00190

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
4/1/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
2/5/26  
Establishes the payment of certain volunteer firefighter and volunteer ambulance worker death benefits shall be within ninety days of the filing of application to receive such death benefit.
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New York Senate Bill S00219

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Enacts the health care tax reform act; eliminates certain taxes and assessments on health insurance.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S02461

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/12/25  
Authorizes the New York state and local employees' retirement system to accept an application for disability retirement benefits from Andrew Reilly, Jr.