New York State Senator

Steven Rhoads 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 46)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04955

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Refer
6/10/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Requires the Medicaid inspector general to comply with standards relating to the audit and review of medical assistance program funds.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04983

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Prohibits state funding of any college if instructional staff promotes, encourages, advocates or engages in activities on campus in support of a terrorist organization as defined in federal statute.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05095

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Requires affirmative consent for the disclosure of contact information of witnesses to a defendant; provides that denial of such consent shall only be for good cause as determined by the court.
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New York Senate Bill S05041

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Engrossed
4/3/25  
Refer
4/3/25  
Adds to the definition of a victim of a sexual offense by including a victim of unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image.
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New York Senate Bill S05024

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Requires the department of education to develop school health and mental health professionals to student ratios in public schools for students who do not receive services pursuant to the individuals with disabilities education act.
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New York Senate Bill S04552

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Engrossed
6/11/25  
Refer
6/11/25  
Engrossed
6/13/25  
Enrolled
12/8/25  
Chaptered
12/19/25  
Prohibits the sale of kratom to individuals under the age of twenty-one; imposes a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for the sale or provision of kratom to any person under the age of twenty-one.
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New York Senate Bill J00308

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Honoring the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New York on the occasion of celebrating Prince Hall Day 2025
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04072

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Requires insurance coverage of sonograms and other diagnostic procedures used to detect breast cancer for covered persons with a prior history of breast cancer or who have a first degree relative with a prior history of breast cancer.
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New York Senate Bill S04105

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Allows commuter vans to accept hails from prospective passengers in the street.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S03026

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Engrossed
4/8/25  
Refer
4/8/25  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
5/5/26  
Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats; prohibited for reasons of convenience in keeping or handling a dog or cat.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04438

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Establishes a hydroelectric power tax credit.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04447

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Prohibits the use of SUNY dormitories for the purposes of providing permanent or temporary housing for migrant populations; requests the board of trustees adopt a policy stating such.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04468

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Engrossed
6/12/25  
Refer
6/13/25  
Expands the definition of "family leave" to include persons recovering from a pregnancy loss.
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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S04487

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Relates to payment of a supplemental empire state child tax credit for the tax year 2024 and thereafter equal to $1000 per qualified newborn.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S05054

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Repeals certain provisions of law relating to the disclosure of immigration records by the department of motor vehicles which make it a class E felony to disclose such records and information pertaining to immigration status.